Generation Now
The passing of historic eras often takes years or even decades to conclude. In pro cycling, eras come and go in the blink of an eye. We’re living through one of these lightning-quick shifts at the moment. Fresh-faced new stars of the sport like Remco Evenepoel, Liane Lippert, and Mathieu van der Poel have risen to the top, while our decorated veterans Chris Froome, Vincenzo Nibali, and others now struggle to keep pace. In this first VeloNews issue of 2021 — traditionally, our international road season preview — we examine seven riders who are driving on this generational shift. Some of these riders are youngsters from Generation Z: Tadej Pogačar, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Chloé Dygert, Marc Hirschi, and Elynor Bäckstedt. Two others are up-and-coming millennials who are poised to jump to…