{"id":424287,"date":"2026-02-13T21:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/424287\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:51:08","slug":"oscar-onley-to-make-ineos-grenadiers-debut-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/424287\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Onley to make Ineos Grenadiers debut next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Onley<\/a> will make his Ineos Grenadiers debut at the Volta ao Algarve next week.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Scot joined the British WorldTour squad this year from Picnic PostNL<\/a>, with whom he turned pro in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Onley announced he was leaving his former team two days before Christmas last year, saying \u201cthe opportunity to represent the team of my home country was one I could not refuse\u201d.<\/p>\n

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He will be one of two Ineos Grenadiers debutants at the Volta ao Algarve; K\u00e9vin Vauquelin, the Tour de France stage winner who joined from Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels, will also open his season at the race.<\/p>\n

The Volta ao Algarve will take place from 18-22 February, starting in Vila Real de Santo Ant\u00f3nio and ending in Malh\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

Onley was the subject of fierce transfer speculation<\/a> after he finished fourth at the Tour de France<\/a> last summer \u2013 a result that matched the best-ever finish by a Scottish rider, achieved by Pippa York<\/a>, in 1984.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old was understood to have a contract with Picnic PostNL until 2027; however, after a \u201cvery late late but appealing offer\u201d came in from Ineos Grenadiers for the rider, his contract was broken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In a statement released by Ineos Grenadiers at the time, the team\u2019s director of racing Geraint Thomas<\/a> said Onley \u201ccomplements our rider roster perfectly\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOscar\u2019s performance in 2025 has been incredible really. I rode my first Tour when I was 21, so to see what he achieved at this year\u2019s Tour at just 22 was really impressive,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cThe way he rides and understands a race is mature beyond his years \u2013 he\u2019s a proper racer. I can\u2019t wait to work with him \u2013 at his age there\u2019s still loads of headroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas suggested in an episode of his podcast, Watts Occurring<\/a>, last month that Onley will go on to compete at Paris-Nice<\/a> and the Tour Auvergne – Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/a>, the latter formerly known as the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9.<\/p>\n

From there, the 23-year-old is expected to lead Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour de France, which starts in Barcelona, Spain on 4 July.<\/p>\n

The Volta ao Algarve revealed its \u201cstar-studded\u201d start list this week, which also counts Jo\u00e3o Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek<\/a>), Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe<\/a>) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Although the full start list is yet out, Filippo Ganna<\/a> and Thymen Arensman are confirmed to join Onley and Vauquelin in the seven-rider Ineos Grenadiers squad.<\/p>\n

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