At 20 years of age and in his first season as a professional, every race is going to be a learning curve for Caleb Ewan, no matter how much expectation is placed on his young shoulders.
The hype surrounding the Orica GreenEdge sprinter has increased since the start of the year after he won three stages and the overall of the Mitchelton Bay Classic and two stages of the Herald Sun Tour. This week, though, he finds himself in Malaysia at the Tour de Langkawi and at 2.HC level.
As Andrea Guardini (Astana) powered away from him on the first two stages, it certainly seemed like he was competing in a different league.
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"It’s obviously a bigger step than what I’ve been doing this year and it might take a few stages to get used to it," said Ewan. "This is more of a learning year where I try to get some wins along the way. So gaining experience is the main thing."
Aside from the raw speed of the Italian, it is clear that Ewan is very much getting to grips with how to approach things tactically in the final stages of these races.
"I’ve never really had a lead-out train," he admits, "so I need to learn to use them a bit more now."
That train, made up of Leigh Howard and Adam Blythe, looked strong on the first stage but when Guardini hijacked it before coming round him it caused a rethink.
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