Cycling’s Future Superstars? Top 10 Neo-Pros To Watch In 2023

[@gcnracing]

Did we miss anyone? Which neo-pro star are you most looking forward to watching this year? 🤩

[@JoaoABRodrigues]

António Morgado!

[@unsuitable_real]

Emil Herzog

[@Tzu-LiangYU]

Tobias Lund Andressen

[@banane1163]

Jan Christen U19 Road European Champion and U19 Cyclo-cross World Champion, he will have his world tour debut with UAE after tour de l'avenir

[@MacZussie]

Fem Van Empel, she's playing with multiple worldchampions in cyvlocross, Marianne Vos and Lucinda Brand. Only a Bit behind are Shirin Van Anroy and Puck Pieterse. All three could already have the same impact on road as Wout Van Aert, Matthieu Van der Poel and Tom Pidcock

[@tvsmed]

Another brilliant video Dan. Racing is so exciting right now and the super talents keep coming! Pogacar won Tour de l'avenir in 2018. Vingegaard came in 41.34 minutes later in 67th place. We've had one hit wonders in the tour before. Think about that.

[@Knud451]

As a Dane I can vouch for Vingegaard not being a one hit wonder 😉

[@stineagerbk9234]

The fact that people develop physically at very different rates is for bizarre reasons still a forgettable fact to many. So a 21 yr old Vingegaard (summer/autumn 2018) not performing in l'avenir while not being a full-time or WT pro, is hardly proof of that much in either direction. And seriously, anyone who've raced as teens will have memories of those riders who won everything due to earlier development/physical size/geography of races, then plateaued when people started catching up or the race type got more varied/specialised... people develop, circumstances change, and it's all pretty undramatically normal even in outlier groups like here. Plus the list of bright young boy wonders that shone brightly at 18-22 yr old but burned out is probably still longer than the list of the ones who made it big.

[@Knud451]

@@stineagerbk9234 very well put and very much agree 😃

[@ethangodridge6833]

Interested to see how the young Grenadiers do. Interested in Tarling and Leo Hayter. It will be further interesting to see how much Plapp, Sheffield and Turner progress after their first pro year.

[@MichaelGambill]

I enjoy this type of program but when you are introducing relatively NEW names (or data), in addition to just speaking it would also be very helpful to put it briefly in text form on the screen. Also providing the country of origin or other relevant information might be useful. This also might apply to lesser know races and places. Dan is a terrific presenter but when he zips through unfamiliar names it is difficult to grasp what has been said. Remember, the purpose is not only to entertain but to INFORM. (And yes, I am a native English speaker-American). Thanks, you do a good job.

[@mr.football6078]

How many of they are GC contenders? I know how much people loves sprints and classics races, but what really did I fell in love with cycling was big mountain stages and GC battles

[@Mill10n]

(Aklilu Arefayne) 🇪🇷 18 years old he doesn’t have a pro team yet but he is very strong, he will race( La Tropicale Amissa Bongo) with his National team I can’t wait to see his improvement from last year...

[@jascollinscork]

Great recap of up and coming Riders there Dan 👌🏻 also it'll be great to Archie up in the mix this year flying the 🇮🇪 🤞🏻😍

[@hjkolthof]

Isn’t Archie Ryan signed to the jumbo development squad (like the last few years)? So he’s not a neo pro?

[@martonbehr8554]

Kata Blanka Vas. Indeed! 🤘❤️❤️

[@Andy_ATB]

I'm sure I've read that Fem will also be doing some MTB as well as road this year...

[@PM9193]

Emil herzog and a António Morgado are two to watch for the future as well

[@edymarkonthego4096]

WVA is the man to beat this year. His power is insane..

[@gcnracing]

He'll be good to watch for sure!

[@voodoodolleke]

Archie Ryan technically not a neo-pro yet as he's still in the Jumbo Visma Development squad. Lennert Van Eetvelt could be a breakthrough star being one of the few climbers for Lotto this year and most likely having a free role wherever he starts.

[@georgehugh3455]

May I suggest putting the name of the Future Superstar IN TEXT ON SCREEN. (Wife was asking if Fem was Mathieu van der Poel's younger sister...)

[@sumselknoten]

Luca Vergalito :)

[@HBosman]

My view on Superstar in the near future? Juan Ayuso..

[@Friedi-jm9jq]

Jan Christen, Emil Herzog

[@henrikpedersen533]

Where is the danish riders?

[@barryhambly7711]

Did I miss the names of two women riders Shirin & Puck don't need there second names everyone should know these two with Fem if they don't they don't know women.s cycling super stars already

[@Andy_ATB]

Puck is a MTB-er in the summer; has done very little road.

[@chyall6752]

Puck dont do road race yet she's focusing on mtb and and shirine isn't a neo pro on the road anymore. Can't wait to see them 3 going head to head tho in the near future on the road

[@NLBOYW]

Yeah, and both Fem and Puck will do mountainbiking too. Not to sure about Shirin there.

[@chyall6752]

@@NLBOYW nop no shirine, not sure about fem this year too, she might want to do a complete road season

[@rulifaller8474]

@@chyall6752 on the contrary, she seems to be looking forward to the mountainbiking, and the question is more how much we will see her on the road. Let’s hope a lot, because of these three she is the only one that might really be ready to mix it with the big girls

[@Jan_ne]

Ricarda Bauernfeind would have been an odd choice, given how close she's been to becoming German and U23 world champion already

[@eteokles3]

Hannes Wilksch. Watch out for this guy!

[@paulb8587]

I take it that as I'm 72 years old I should not expect a call from Jumbo Visma - or anyone else!

[@paulbradford6475]

I feel equally as neglected, being the same age as yourself. But, what can one do, right?

[@jw3638]

Dan still drops them at the pub

[@CatManDoSocial]

Excellent! FYI, the studio lighting seems a bit dim compared to video clips and other videos. Thanks.

[@pandate2036]

Not a neo pro, but Corbin Strong will have a big year

[@georgehugh3455]

6:07 *Somebody Feed Eglantine!* (also, I'm sure she would appreciate a better photo to start with...)

[@ivanmarchamalo3110]

Cameron mason cx

[@Jan_ne]

You could just fill this list with team DSM riders

[@bramvugts]

Max van der Meulen and Vlad van Mechelen🫡

[@Jan_ne]

@@bramvugts aren't they both still in the Devo team?

[@bramvugts]

@@Jan_ne ahh they are😅

[@andreas4257]

You missed emil herzog

[@Arsenalcycling]

He’s Axeon u23 team, not professional.

[@eteokles3]

Not really a pro yet.

[@iansutton8802]

Interesting. I see this in the music industry (stay with me). There seems to be a business model in that world based on intensive investment (ie hype) around a new artist who is ‘the one to watch ‘ and is everywhere for12 months. Then, the following year it’s a new ‘one to watch’. It’s all front loaded. They keep the interest going and they keep you spending your money. There is no need for long term investment or talent development. To say someone is branded as the new Remco Evenepol says it all. I still haven’t learned to spell his name and he’s being replaced by a young pretender. I don’t like it. Having a brand new wunderkind win grand tours every year may be good for sponsors but it’s dull for the sport. No more heroes anymore, just flash in the pans.

[@paulbradford6475]

Good points. Cycling is an enterprise where the "product" must be trained and promoted as early as possible in order to make a profit.

[@MDP1702]

The reason Cian uijtdebroeks was called the new Remco was that a trainer that trained both said that Cian had done some better numbers than Remco at the same age. Which numbers and by how much wasn't said I think, could just be more explosive (which isn't special vs Remco) or on shorter timeframes (like sub 20'), which isn't necessarily special. If it is in the longer (30'+) category it can be promising. Ofcourse this statement was jumped on by the press as they do so often. He doesn't really have a great ITT, said so by himself. It is decent or even good for a GC rider, but nothing like the top level Remco can do, which is one of the main advantages Remco has both during ITT's in GC and to do his long solo's. So even if he is slightly better at climbing (which isn't certain), he won't be as good as Remco as a general rider imo. Obviously teams and press always are trying to look for the next 'big thing'.

[@jarrodfife242]

You pronounced Jensen Plowright because he’s Australia, it’s with a J

[@nemanjapaunovski]

Max van der Meulen

[@jofl]

Certainly helps to be from the English speaking world in order to be featured by GCN

[@thenoclue90]

Missing an obvious choice in Dr. Oliver Bridgewood. Embarrassing oversight!