Oscar Onley Explained
| Oscar Onley |
| Full Name: | Oscar Edgar Onley |
| Birth Place: | Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2019 |
| Amateurteam1: | Spokes Racing |
| Amateuryears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Amateurteam2: | Van Rysel–AG2R La Mondiale |
| Proyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Proteam1: | [1] [2] |
| Proyears2: | 2023– |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2023)
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Oscar Edgar Onley[3] (born 13 October 2002) is a Scottish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Early life
Onley grew up in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. He attended Longridge Towers School and Kelso High School.
Career
After spending two seasons with, he joined UCI WorldTeam in 2023, having signed a five-year contract with the team in late 2022.[4] In 2023, he competed in his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España, where he was part of the winning team on the stage one team time trial.[5] The following January, Onley took his first professional win in an uphill finish on stage five of the Tour Down Under, ultimately finishing fourth overall.[6]
Onley participated in the 2024 Tour de France.[7] On Stage 18, he was involved in the day's breakaway and finished fifth on the stage.[8] He also managed to be in the breakaway on the following stage, and was part of a nine-man group who reached the foot of the Col de la Bonette, however was unable to stay with the leading riders during the ascent.[9]
Major results
- 2019
5th Chrono des Nations Juniors
7th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
8th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
1st Stage 2a (TTT)
- 2020
1st Trophee des Grimpeurs Col de Peyra Taillade
- 2021
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2022
Giro della Valle d'Aosta
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
3rd Overall CRO Race
1st Young rider classification
5th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
7th Overall Sazka Tour
9th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 2023
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
1st Young rider classification, Volta ao Algarve
2nd Overall Alpes Isère Tour
6th Overall Tour de Hongrie
10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2024 (1 pro win)
3rd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 5
8th Overall Tour de Suisse
10th Overall Tour de PologneGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Development Team DSM. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210207005712/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15324/1002133/276. 7 February 2021.
- Web site: DEVELOPMENT TEAM DSM . UCI . 19 March 2022.
- Web site: Oscar Edgar ONLEY .
- Web site: Oscar Onley goes pro early with five-year contract at Team DSM . . 5 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . Fletcher, Patrick.
- Web site: Vuelta a España: Team dsm-firmenich win rain-soaked stage 1 team time trial . Lyne . Lamoureux . CyclingNews . 26 August 2023 . 26 August 2023.
- Web site: Tour Down Under: Oscar Onley wins on Willunga Hill. CyclingNews. Lyne. Lamoureux. 20 January 2024. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Ferguson . David . Oscar Onley: The cycling Scot among the Tour de France elite . BBC . 19 July 2024 . 28 June 2024.
- Web site: Ozols . Kārlis . Pogačar and Evenepoel Attack Tour de France 2024 Stage 17 . Lanterne Rouge . 19 July 2024 . 17 July 2024.
- Web site: MacLeary . John . Tadej Pogacar crushes rivals to all but seal Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double – reaction Updated 14 minutes ago . The Telegraph . 19 July 2024 . 19 July 2024.
