Ben Wiggins signs first professional contract with Jayco AlUla
The 21-year-old says he expects to join the Australian team’s WorldTour squad in 2027 after riding for its development team.
Ben Wiggins has signed his first professional contract with Australian cycling team Jayco AlUla, BBC Sport reported on 19 October 2026. The 21-year-old said he expects to join its WorldTour squad in 2027 after riding for the organisation’s development team.
Wiggins described the move as ‘a dream come true’. ‘It’s a really special feeling to be joining the World Tour next year and to be racing for Team Jayco Alula,’ he said in remarks reported by BBC Sport. The length and financial terms of the contract were not disclosed in the report.
Ben Wiggins’s route to the WorldTour
GreenEDGE Cycling’s published 2026 roster lists Wiggins with Hagens Berman Jayco, its development team. BBC Sport reported that he joined the US-based squad in 2024, two years after starting his cycling career as a junior rider with Fensham Howes-MAS Design. The professional contract marks his next step within the Jayco organisation.
His results include silver in the world junior individual time trial in 2023 and an under-23 national time trial title in 2026, according to the BBC. He finished in the top 10 of the men’s Tour of Britain in September 2026. The BBC’s photograph caption says he received the Combativity Award on the race’s fifth day.
Wiggins traced his interest in the team to a visit during the 2019 Tour de France. He recalled being invited around its bus on the morning Matteo Trentin won a stage into Gap. ‘Ever since that day, I wanted to ride for the team,’ he said. ‘I can’t wait to be a part of the races I’ve watched since I was a kid.’
Bradley Wiggins and the family’s cycling history
His father, Sir Bradley Wiggins, won five Olympic titles and became Britain’s first Tour de France winner in 2012. He retired from cycling in 2016. BBC Sport also identified Hagens Berman-Jayco manager Axel Merckx as the son of Eddy Merckx, a five-time Tour de France champion.
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Sources and context
- Ben Wiggins: Son of Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins signs first professional contractBBC Sport
- Stronger together: GreenEDGE Cycling heads into 2026 with big ambitions confirming rosters for all four teamsGreenEDGE Cycling / Team Jayco AlUla
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