On July 17, 2025 a switch flicked for Oscar Onley as he rode the challenging slopes of the first big mountain stage of the Tour de France and looked back over his shoulder to see riders like Remco Evenepoel and Matteo Jorgenson slipping away behind him on the long testing climbs.
The Scottish Picnic PostNL rider may have moved up one spot on the overall standings that day, going from seventh to sixth overall, but what he walked away with was far more valuable even than a position on GC. Before that day of racing to the top of the Hautacam on stage 12 the Scottish rider had promise, after it he had proof.
