As one of only two Australians to win the Tour de France's green jersey, Robbie McEwen is well aware of the pressures that come with top-level sprinting. So, while many who watched Caleb Ewan win four stages at the Tour Down Under, McEwen has also urged for patience in the young rider's career.
Ewan dominated the sprints at this year's race, winning all four flat stages and wearing the leader's jersey until the end of stage 2. He has now won six stages in the race in just the last two editions, and many are expecting him to transfer a similar success rate when he races in Europe. At just 22 his team have looked to develop Ewan's talent at manageable rate, and he is down to repeat the Giro d'Italia this year rather than head to the Tour de France.
"I think personally that he's stepped it from last year," McEwan told Cyclingnews watching Ewan win the final stage in the centre of Adelaide.
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"He won two stages last year and dominated but even with Peter Sagan here, although not at 100 per cent, Caleb hasn't been intimidated or forced into mistakes. He's been by head and shoulders the best sprinter here."
McEwen has been impressed, not just with Ewan's pure speed but the variety of ways he won during the Tour Down Under.
"He's done it in a number of ways. He's used his own lead out train; he's come off other trains; he come from the back; from the middle and he's been patient. He's made really good decisions even when he's been boxed in."
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