Australia’s Ben O’Connor is out of the shadows and primed to scale cycling’s heights | Martin Pegan

Australia’s Ben O’Connor is out of the shadows and primed to scale cycling’s heights | Martin Pegan

The GuardianMonday 19 January 2026🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Australia’s Ben O’Connor is out of the shadows and primed to scale cycling’s heights | Martin Pegan

The Jayco AlUla rider is finally in a position to find out what he’s capable of at a grand tour with form, fitness and a strong team behind him Ben O’Connor is just one of the many in the current generation of professional cyclists who knows how it feels to finish as the best of the rest. The Australian’s proudest moment on a bike comes not from raising his arms in triumph on the road, but while finishing second behind Tadej Pogacar at the world championships in 2024. “That was a huge race, an a

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