Ahead of the Giro d’Italia Cyclingnews sat down with Caleb Ewan to talk about his rise through the ranks, that unique sprinting position and his path towards world sprinting domination.
The Australian turned professional with Orica GreenEdge in 2015 and won a stage in the Vuelta a Espana on his debut. He’s targeting a number of stages in this year’s Giro.
Cyclingnews: For those of us who aren’t aware of how you got into cycling, can you bring us up to speed?
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Caleb Ewan: So I started cycling when I was about 10. I never really started and thought that it would become a profession, I got into it because at that age you just ‘do sport’. I was combining cycling and rugby but pretty soon I moved completely into cycling. When I started I wasn’t actually great or even that good for a long time.
CN: Really? Can you define not being that good?
CE: Well I’d never win anything. I’d be up there but never take the victory. In hindsight I think that was a good thing because I really had to learn to use other riders because at that time I wasn’t physically strong enough. When I was about 16, 17 I started to improve and then I started to win some of the Bay Crits as a junior. I think that’s when it hit me that I could become a professional. I’ve been going well ever since.
CN: Family. How supportive were they when you were coming through?
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