THE PATH TO THE TOP LEVEL OF GLOBAL CYCLING, the WorldTour, appears to have transformed in recent years with Aussie rider Jay Vine leading the way.
At time of writing, late January 2023, the male and female winners of the most recent two WorldTour races – the Women’s Cadel Evans Road Race and at Men’s Tour Down Under – were reigning E-sports World Champions. Those two riders? Loes Adegeest of FDJ-Suez and Jay Vine of UAE Team Emirates.
Dutch rider Loes Adegeest is 26yo, has just started her first season at the top level of the sport, and indeed, beat in-form veteran Amanda Spratt in the final sprint of