Why are more juniors making the leap directly into the WorldTour? A deep dive into the new normal

With the likes of Remco Evenepoel and Zoe Bäckstedt, and now Matthew Brennan and Cat Fergeson, the WorldTour is seeing younger and younger riders stepping up to the senior ranks and having instant successes.

But in a sport that is notorious for high volumes of training and equally high demands when it comes to travel for races and training, how do these riders deal with the sudden jump from junior racing and training loads up to the top flight of the sport?