Harry Hudson became the first-ever British male rider to win the junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships. Photo courtesy of SWpix.
It’s January 2025, and an email lands in Markel Irizar’s inbox from Cat Ferguson’s father, Tim. The subject line simply reads ‘Harry Hudson introduction’.
Intrigued, the former Euskaltel-Euskadi and Trek Segafredo rider, who is now the Development Team Manager / Talent Scout at Lidl-Trek, opens the email and its attachments. What Irizar sees are some of the best climbing numbers ever produced by a 17-year-old talent.
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In no time at all, an invitation is sent to Hudson, inviting him to do some testing on the Port de la Vall d’Ebo in Spain and for Lidl-Trek to see more of the rider’s profile.