Cycling – The great moments of Caleb Ewan’s career – Sports Info – Ski

A kid with the bike in the blood

Caleb Ewan was born on July 11, 1994 in Sydney, in a family where cycling is more than a sport: it is a religion. His father, a pro runner, takes him to eight years on his first race.

“I immediately knew that I wanted to do this all my life”, he confided in 2019 to Cycling Weekly. At nine, he won his first medal, a huge smile under his too large helmet.

Of Korean origin by his mother and Australian by his father, Caleb grows with an iron discipline and a dream: to become the best.

As a teenager, he burns the steps. In 2011, he was champion of Australia junior on the road. The following year, he won world gold in junior tracks on track. At 17, he beats pros at the Jayco Bay Classic 2012, even impressive Robbie McEwen legend.

“I was just a kid who was sprinting to have fun, but that day, I felt that I could make it my job”he will say later on Instagram when Lm Peloton begins to whisper his name.

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The explosion of a raw diamond

In 2013, Caleb joined the Jayco-Ais World Tour Academy, a springboard for young Australians. He wins races like the Picardy coast and shines around the future.

A few weeks later, Orica-Greenedge (now Jayco-Alula) recruited him. At 20, he passes professional “It was intimidating, but I said to myself: ‘If I am here, it is that I have my place’”,he said at the time.

In 2014, he bordered on the victory at the Tour de Beijin. In 2015, he won the Herald Sun Tour and Langkawi’s turn, showing his punch. But 2016 is his year: he won Euroeyes Cyclassics and the Down Under turn.

In 2017, he touched the Grail with a step at the Italia Giro. At 1.65 meters, he challenges the sprint giants with a unique position, almost glued to the frame. “I’m not tall, so I have to be smarter, more explosive”explained Caleb Ewan.

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Caleb Ewan touches the summits

From the year 2019, at Lotto-Soudal, Caleb Ewan passed the last CAP and reached heights. He won three stages of the Tour de France, including the Champs-Élysées and realized a childhood dream.

“Crossing the line in the lead in Paris was like flying. I will never forget this moment “, He confided to SBS Australia. He adds two stages to the Giro and becomes one of the few to triumph over the three large towers. Elected Australian cyclist of the year, he is at the Zenith.

Its duels with Sagan, Groenewegen or Viviani are electric. His technique, aggressiveness and tactical flair make him a nightmare for his rivals. “A sprint is a fight. You give all ten seconds, and if you win, it’s ecstasy ”,

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When the body and the mind tire

The 2020 pandemic slows down its momentum. In 2021, tensions with Lotto-Soudal pushed him to join Jayco-Alula. But the results crumble: only one WorldTour victory in three years. Falls, frequent in sprints, mark it.

“Whenever I fell, I got up, but it left traces” he admitted to The Guardian In 2023. At the end of 2024, without a contract, he doubts. “ I thought I would stop there. Bike was my life, but it hurt me ”he will confide on X.

However, Ineos Grenadiers reached his hand in January 2025. He was reborn, winning the week Coppi and Bartali and the Tour of the Basque Country.“Ineos gave me confidence. They treated me like a human, not just a runner ” he said in early April.

We then thought it was revived, reboosted but something broke in it, the flame has disappeared and Caleb Ewan announces today May 6, his sports retirement.

But something was broken. The flame flicens.

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Retirement time

“I gave everything I had in cycling, but in recent years, especially 2024, have damaged my love for this sport. Even by winning, I no longer felt this deep joy. It’s time for me to leave “he wrote on Instagram.

He thanks Ineos for their support, but chooses his family-his wife Ryann, married in 2018, and their two children-and his well-being.

“I want to be a present father, a happy husband, not just a guy who runs after arrival lines. I don’t regret anything. I lived my dream. But now I want to live for myself ”

“If I can leave a message, it’s this one: listen to yourself. Victory is worth nothing if it destroys you. ”

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