Racing<\/p>\n
\u2018I want to give back to the younger riders coming up\u2019<\/p>\n
September 15, 2025<\/p>\n
We are proud to announce that veteran American road racer Alexis Magner will join EF Education-Oatly next season.<\/p>\n
Alexis has over a decade of professional racing to her name. A classics specialist, she won Drentse Acht van Westerveld and has reached the podium at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Dwars door Vlaanderen, and Ronde van Drenthe.<\/p>\n
For Alexis, deciding to sign with EF Education-Oatly had a lot to do with the existing roster and the team\u2019s supportive environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been following the team and there\u2019s some generational talent on the squad. It\u2019s very inspiring. I can\u2019t wait to race alongside C\u00e9drine and Noemi. I have personal ambitions but I really want to be part of a team that lifts each other up and supports each other and helps each other reach their goals. I really want to help these girls reach their goals because they\u2019re super talented. It\u2019s been pretty cool to watch. I can\u2019t wait to be there, dying a thousand deaths for my new teammates,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n
The American\u2019s 2025 season was cut short by a crash last month at the Baloise Ladies Tour where she sustained multiple fractures and a collapsed lung. Fortunately, Alexis is healing well and, despite the severity of her injuries, her enthusiasm for racing hasn\u2019t wavered. <\/p>\n
\u201cAll my fractures are healing pretty well and my mobility is getting a lot better,\u201d Alexis said. \u201cI collapsed my lung. It was really bad. The day that I was discharged from the hospital was the day that I signed my contract with EF Education-Oatly. That was a wild experience. Mentally, I needed it at the moment. It was like, \u2018I have to get better because I have this thing to look forward to.\u2019 Joining this team is the best motivation for my recovery. Honestly, it has never crossed my mind that I don\u2019t want to race again. I still have the opportunity to get back to WorldTour level racing and accomplish what I\u2019ve set out to do pretty much my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mentally and physically worn out after the 2021 season, Alexis took a break from European road racing and spent the next three years racing criteriums in the United States. But she concluded she wasn\u2019t ready to let go of her unfulfilled goals on the road and dedicated herself to returning to a team with a full European racing calendar.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really burned out when I left the WorldTour, so I stepped back to just find myself again. But last year I decided that I wanted to come back and I wanted to strive for that place in the peloton that I know I\u2019m capable of holding. Being older and having that experience, I want to give back to the younger riders coming up. My motivation to come back has two parts: to reach the level that I know I\u2019m capable of and also to pass on everything that I\u2019ve learned over the course of my career. My time is limited and I want to make sure that with all the lessons I\u2019ve learned and the mistakes that I\u2019ve made, I can teach the younger generation to hopefully guide them,\u201d Alexis said.<\/p>\n
Esra Tromp, general manager of EF Education-Oatly, said Alexis\u2019s atypical path to the team appealed to her. <\/p>\n
\u201cAlexis is a huge asset to our squad,\u201d Esra said. \u201cShe has years and years of racing experience at the top level so she\u2019s very intuitive with strategy and tactics, which makes her an ideal road captain. But it\u2019s her drive to return to a full-time European racing program that deeply impressed me. To voluntarily step away from the WorldTour in her 20s, spend a few years gaining a bit of life perspective, and then to be able to return to WorldTour racing isn\u2019t something most people could accomplish. The combination of her racing experience and her life experience make her a natural mentor to some of our younger riders. Alexis is a true racer at heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexis is well aware that just because she\u2019s returning to Europe, it doesn\u2019t mean that she will rest on her laurels.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not lost on me that it\u2019s going to be a very hard road to be at the pointy end of the race and competitive at the WorldTour level. I know it\u2019s going to take some time but just having the opportunity to be there, giving my best in every race, and being a super supportive teammate to all these talented riders on the squad is incredibly exciting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Of course, Alexis has her eye on a win in 2026, but that\u2019s not her only goal. <\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, you never know how you\u2019re going to feel when you\u2019re out there but if I am in a race and I\u2019m on a day, I would love to have the opportunity to get a result,\u201d Alexis said. \u201cFor me though, the biggest thing is building relationships with my teammates, earning their trust, and showing them that they can rely on me to get the job done because in the long term, you can\u2019t win without a team. You can\u2019t be part of a team unless your teammates trust you. That\u2019s my biggest goal for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
We can\u2019t wait to help you reach for your goals, Alexis. Welcome!<\/p>\n
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