Spend enough time following pro cycling and the years start blurring together. A young GC talent comes to the fore, challenging the old guard. A new sprinter makes their mark. Another young prodigy rides to prominence, seemingly destined for greatness.
But then, somehow, a decade goes by. Those young, emerging riders get older, they falter, and then they disappear. And suddenly you’re left watching one of the best riders of their generation, standing with a microphone in hand, wondering where all the years went.
Seeing Caleb Ewan on media duties at the Tour de France this week has felt like one of those moments. His joining the SBS coverage team wasn’t just a surprise; it was a stark reminder of the weight of time – how quietly, how suddenly, it moves.
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