{"id":372744,"date":"2026-01-16T06:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372744\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:05:11","slug":"i-couldnt-turn-down-a-contract-at-the-top-of-the-sport-and-in-the-worldtour-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372744\/","title":{"rendered":"I couldn’t turn down a contract at the top of the sport and in the WorldTour \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Eddy on the podium after his win at nationals. Photo courtesy of SWpix.<\/p>\n

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The transfer season hasn\u2019t really kicked off yet, but following Patrick Eddy\u2019s spectacular victory at the Australian road championships last weekend, could we see our first in-season transfer this year?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a chance, with the newly crowned Australian champion contemplating a return to the WorldTour if the right offer comes along. Eddy was deemed surplus to requirements at the end of last season, and with his contract at Picnic PostNL not renewed, the 23-year-old found himself, like many professional riders in the off-season, searching for options to continue his professional career. <\/p>\n

With no opportunities in the WorldTour or Pro Tour ranks, Eddy was forced to lower his expectations, but he was eventually signed by the Continental squad Team Brennan to a one-year deal.<\/p>\n

Some might have seen that as the beginning of the end for Eddy on the road, but he welcomed the move to Team Brennan as an opportunity, and his attitude paid off immediately with a surprise victory in the men\u2019s road race, with the rider beating Luke Plapp and Jayco AlUla to the national champion\u2019s jersey.<\/p>\n