Top talents to watch out for in 2023: Magnus Sheffield from Ineos Grenadiers
Andreas Kublik
· 12.01.2023
Info about Magnus Sheffield
- Date of birth: 19/04/2002
- Nationality: US-American
- Height/weight: 1.83 m, 74 kg
Teams
- 2021 (until 18.08.) Rally Cycling
- 2022 Ineos Grenadiers
- 2023 Ineos Grenadiers
- 2024 Ineos Grenadiers
Magnus Sheffield, 20 years old, Ineos Grenadiers
Magnus Sheffield came to Europe, took a look at the level and quickly won at the highest level: the US American from Ineos Grenadiers celebrated his first major victory last April - as a soloist in the Arrow of Brabant, the youngest winner in the history of the semi-classic.
The race, which will be held on parts of the 2021 World Championship route, has an illustrious list of winners: Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, Sonny Colbrelli, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, Thomas Pidcock. "We don't know what his limits are," said Ineos sports director Dario Cioni to the US trade magazine VeloNews after the race.
The 20-year-old Sheffield native from the US state of New York was already third in the junior world championships in 2019, is a strong time trialist and has potential as a climber. The 2023 season could provide further clues as to where his path will lead and where his limits might lie in the future.
Cycling talents: TOUR shows 10 promotion candidates for 2023
TOUR editor Andreas Kublik takes a look at ten young riders who will be worth watching in 2023. We present the individual candidates in our series. Almost all of the selected riders are already under contract with a World Tour team. Signing cyclists at a very young age is a trend that has recently caught on with the top teams.
Numerous youngsters skip the U23 class and go straight into the professional ranks. The most prominent example of this development is Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian was under contract with Deceuninck - Quick Step in 2019 at the age of just 18. Since then, he has worked his way up to the top of the world rankings, including becoming road world champion in 2022.
Many top teams also have their own junior racing team, where they train their talented youngsters and later bring them into the professional squad. A prime example of this is the Groupama-FDJ team in 2023, which has recruited all seven new riders for this year from the Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ.
Andreas Kublik
Editor
