The news wasn't exactly a shock given Sam Welsford had already been spotted at the Ineos Grenadiers team camp earlier in December, but now the Australian sprinter's place on the team for the next two seasons has been confirmed and the British squad is getting set to revive its 'dialled' lead-out.
While sprinting hasn't always been high on the priority list at the team across its existence, the squad did deliver a reminder that they had what it takes to deliver a fast finisher as recently as this year when they helped revive the winning ways of another Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan, who then signed off from his career mid-season on a strong note.
