‘Learn how to try and win races’ – Megan Jastrab confident new home at UAE Team ADQ will spark success for first WorldTour-level victory

Megan Jastrab turns 24 in one week as she begins her sixth season as a professional rider on the WorldTour level. She soared to three world titles as junior in 2019, two on the road and one on the track, Omnium. So far, she has 29 US national titles as well.

After the last five seasons with Dutch squad Picnic PostNL and a solid haul of top 10s, Jastrab has just one UCI victory, a 1.1-level race at Tour de Gatineau from 2023. She makes a fresh start with UAE Team ADQ this season, summoning the line delivered by the good witch of the north, Glinda, in the Wizard of Oz movie when Dorothy didn’t know how to find her way home: “You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it yourself.”