What will the team do when Gerry Ryan steps away? 📸 Swpix.
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It’s been on the cards for a number of years, but finally, Gerry Ryan has publicly gone on the record to state that 2027 could be his final year in the sport as an owner of Jayco AlUla, Liv AlUla Jayco, and the team’s development squads.
Speaking on the Stanley St. Social podcast, the team boss discussed a variety of topics, from his entry into the sport in the early 1990s, when backing Kathy Wyatt’s Barcelona Olympics dream, to the launch of GreenEdge in 2012.
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Ryan has poured millions of his own fortune into the sport over the years and has basically singlehandedly propped up Australian cycling to the point where almost every pro cyclist from the country over the last few decades can trace their success back to his influence.
However, now in his mid-seventies, we’re moving closer to the end of his time within the sport, and while his departure has been muted for a few years now, he’s never officially put a time frame in public.
When asked if he had a finish line in mind, Ryan said, “Probably looking to the end of the year, next year. I’ve been doing it for a long time, and my kids are a bit concerned about their inheritance. They like it when we’re there [at races], but they see their inheritance going out the door.”
It must be remembered that Ryan’s team almost folded at the end of last year, coming to within just a few days of collapse before a deal was struck with AlUla and a new three-year contract was put in place, with the foundations underpinned by Ryan himself.