Oscar Onley: I've seen I can compete for results in bigger races

Oscar Onley
Oscar Onley (Image credit: Getty Images)

Oscar Onley’s approach to his debut Grand Tour couldn’t have gone much better. His first-ever stint of altitude training in July had led to 10th place overall at the Tour de Pologne, and he set off for the Vuelta a España with justifiable optimism.

The Vuelta itself couldn’t have started much better either, Onley’s Team dsm-firmenich squad emerged victorious from the gloom and polemics of the opening night team time trial in Barcelona, putting Lorenzo Milesi in the red jersey.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.