Australian rider Fergus Browning, who was left adrift after the closure of the Trinity Racing street squad final yr, has secured his likelihood by capturing a late signing with Continental improvement squad Hagens Berman Jayco after a run of onerous to disregard outcomes.
The 21-year-old claimed the U23 Australian street title in 2024, a podium on the Ronde de l’Isaard and a stage of the Tour de l’Ain after which launched into 2025 by taking the King of the Mountains classification, in emphatic type, on the Santos Tour Down Beneath. Now he’ll be capable to proceed chasing outcomes on the worldwide stage, starting on the five-stage 2.2 ranked Circuit des Ardennes Worldwide on Wednesday.
“After getting a late alternative to signal with Hagens Berman Jayco, I’m very grateful and excited to get the yr going,” mentioned Browning in a workforce assertion. “Beginning at workforce camp, it was good to fulfill everybody and perceive how skilled and motivated the workforce is.”
The rider from Melbourne has been unrelenting in his pursuit of an opportunity to make a mark on the worldwide biking scene, determinedly chasing the outcomes to ship the subsequent alternative, even when the percentages appeared stacked towards him – evident proper from his efforts to assert the Australian U23 street title final yr regardless of being knocked off his bike by a automobile the day earlier than.
Then initially of 2025 he rapidly stormed into the lead of the KOM on the Tour Down Beneath, first by delivering a protracted break with ARA Australia teammate Zac Marriage after which an unyielding present the subsequent two phases to all however sew up the class earlier than the race was even half manner by means of. It was a strong efficiency on a WorldTour stage that was onerous to overlook.
“The publicity I’ve had has simply been precisely what I wanted … I am actually trying ahead to what’s to return,” mentioned Browning on the time.
Hagens Berman Jayco, run by Axel Merckx, has had Gerry Ryan’s Jayco as a co-sponsor since 2024 however can also be now the official improvement workforce of the Jayco-AlUla WorldTour workforce.
“Together with his mix of race-winning intuition and work ethic, the workforce sees Fergus as a key a part of its continued concentrate on creating all-around riders for the skilled stage,” mentioned the workforce assertion.
“We’re excited to have him in Hagens Berman Jayco colours this season and may’t wait to see what he brings to the street.”
