Nicolas Milesi, one of the most promising U23 talents in cycling, is joining EF Education-EasyPost in 2027. <\/p>\n
The Italian rider, who hails from Clusone in Lombardy, has enjoyed a stellar season on the road, winning the U23 category at the Chrono des Nations, the time trial at the Olympia’s Tour, claiming silver against the clock at the UCI Road World Championships, again in the U23 category, and winning the Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana one-day race in Italy.<\/p>\n
Powerful and naturally strong against the clock, the 22-year-old will add depth and quality to next year\u2019s roster, with a multi-season contract signed with EF Education-EasyPost.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the summer, I started talking to EF Education-EasyPost, and what was clear was that this team was an excellent opportunity for my progression and development as a rider. I could immediately see that they believed in my ability, and that had a big impact on my decision to join. I wanted to step up and join the WorldTour, and I\u2019m really happy with my decision for the next few years. The team looks really exciting from the outside, and I’ve really enjoyed watching how they work and race on the road. The environment looks excellent for me,\u201d Nicolas said from his home in Bergamo.<\/p>\n
Nicolas\u2019s passion for cycling began at an early age, when he began mountain biking with his friends near his home. He quickly started racing and rose through the ranks before becoming a U16 off-road national champion. He switched to the road as a junior, and his progression continued; he made an instant impression and became one of Europe’s most promising time trialists, winning a U23 national TT title in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started cycling with my friends and began racing as soon as I could, at about eight years old. I had fun with mountain biking to start with, and then when I became a junior, I began to race on the road. Almost immediately, I had an interest in time trialling, and at the moment that\u2019s where my main qualities are. I want to focus more on that in the future, but also improve in other areas too. I really like the classics, and with my mountain-biking background, I also love Paris-Roubaix and the Belgian classics. But when I won in Poggiana, that was also from a long breakaway, so maybe I can focus on that aspect too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Winning silver in the U23 time trial at the world championships was another key milestone in Nicolas\u2019s career trajectory, although the initial feelings were mixed in Canada. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a combination of emotions, if I\u2019m honest, as I was feeling both frustration and happiness. I was second, just seven seconds from victory, but after a few days, only the happiness remained, and I\u2019m going to use that performance to help motivate me over the winter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nicolas will meet his new teammates later this year at the team\u2019s first winter training camp, where they’ll set goals and outline programs for next season. He\u2019s excited to start that process and see where 2027 takes him. <\/p>\n
\u201cI want to discover more races, bigger races, and then aim for a grand tour start in the future. I want to see what I can do at the next level in the WorldTour with EF Education-EasyPost. I\u2019ll keep working on my time trial, and I want to keep progressing and be competitive at the highest level. And I know a few Italians on the team. I know Roberto Capello from the U23 team and, of course, Vincenzo Albanese from our time together at Ark\u00e9a,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
For EF Pro Cycling founder and CEO Jonathan Vaughters, our latest recruit adds a new dimension to our young but eager team. <\/p>\n
\u201cNicolas is going to add some real power to the team,\u201d Vaughters said. \u201cHe\u2019s coming off a win at the under-23 Chrono des Nations and finished first in the time trial at the Olympia\u2019s Tour and second in the under-23 time trial world championship. Nicolas is a winner on the road, too, with a fast finishing kick. I think he is going to be one of the most exciting young riders in the WorldTour next year. We\u2019re looking forward to watching him develop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nicolas, we can\u2019t wait to meet you at camp and see where 2027 takes you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicolas Milesi, one of the most promising U23 talents in cycling, is joining EF Education-EasyPost in 2027. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-810970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}