Just weeks away from becoming a fully-fledged pro, up-and-coming British sprinter Noah Hobbs is raring to \u201cget stuck into\u201d life on the WorldTour.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old will join EF Education-EasyPost<\/a> on a two-year deal from January, a formality he has known since the start of the season, but that was announced in August after a standout 2025 campaign; Hobbs won eight times in his final year as an under-23 rider, including a stage at the prestigious Tour de l\u2019Avenir<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cObviously I had no pressure, and I feel like that\u2019s the best way to race, on instinct,\u201d Hobbs told Cycling Weekly. \u201cI did a lot of things I wanted to do in the under-23 season throughout the first and second year, so it\u2019s quite nice in the third year to get it all right, and it all to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n In an era of teenagers turning pro, the 21-year-old plied his trade the old-fashioned way, first spending two years with Groupama-FDJ\u2019s development team, before joining EF Education-Aevolo for 2025. His standout moment from the year, he says, was April\u2019s Tour de Bretagne, where he won almost half the stages. \u201cTo get a win, let alone three, was probably the highlight,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to show myself as a sprinter, a guy who can win races. Having the opportunity to do that helps in the long term, instead of going to the WorldTour and not being ready, maybe slipping back a bit. It\u2019s good to be able to know you can win.\u201d<\/p>\n Sadly for the Brit, his season ended with a broken collarbone in late September, which ruled him out of the UCI Track World Championships<\/a>. Hobbs returned to action at the London 3 Day earlier this month, where he raced with his younger brother, Henry<\/a>, laughing that the Madison handslings were \u201cprobably not the best\u201d for his injury.<\/p>\n Hobbs\u2019s focus now is on continuing his winning streak into the pro ranks. \u201c[I want to] get stuck in, really, show myself and prove to myself that obviously doing all this under-23 is carried over into the WorldTour, and that I\u2019ve taken all that experience and actually used it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, there\u2019s a bit of pressure on yourself, but if I can get stuck in there, get some top-threes \u2013 ideally, I want to win a race. That\u2019s probably the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n The Brit will join his WorldTour colleagues on a team camp in Girona later this month, where he will find out his race calendar for the season. He hopes to see Paris-Roubaix<\/a> and the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a> on it.<\/p>\n Explore More<\/p>\n