The Tour de France stage winner and yellow jersey wearer signed a long-term contract to race with our squad through 2029. Since joining EF Education-EasyPost as a 21-year-old rookie in 2022, Ben has become one of the most exciting racers of his generation. He has won stages of the Giro d’Italia, Itzulia Basque Country and the Tour de France, as well as Irish road and time trial titles. He finished on the podium at the world championships, the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. What sets Ben apart is not just his list of results, though. Ben’s methodical, critical approach to bike racing makes our entire team better. He pushes us to keep questioning how to go faster. Ben’s willingness to attack pro cycling’s hardest races from far out and make his moves stick inspires all of his teammates and fans around the world.

Ben has big ambitions for the years ahead. Together with his close-knit crew of EF Education-EasyPost teammates, he wants to go for grand tour stage wins and Monument victories.

“I’m close mates with the guys on the team, and that creates an infectious atmosphere that brings everyone closer together,” Ben said.

“It’s not just us guys, it’s everyone, all the staff. There’s not a race or a training camp you go to where you are disappointed to be there. It’s always good fun and the dinner table’s always a great laugh. We spend so many days on the road, so that is super important. It makes you work that bit harder for each other.”

EF Education-EasyPost is the most youthful squad in the men’s WorldTour. Younger talents such as Markel Beloki, Mattia Agostinacchio and Noah Hobbs, who joined our squad in recent years, already look to 25-year-old Ben to lead them at cycling’s most prestigious races. They want to take decisive pulls for him as they race in his slipstream toward cycling superstardom. That comes with pressure, but Ben handles it with aplomb. He wants to be a role model for his teammates.

“Ben is what we want as a leader,” said EF Pro Cycling founder and CEO Jonathan Vaughters. “He is thoughtful and always seeking to improve. Most importantly, he is always willing to risk. Our team has and always will be built on the outsider willing to take a chance. Ben is that.”

Since joining EF Education-EasyPost, Ben has continued to push the envelope. He has never been one to let anyone else define what he can achieve in the sport. The approach that has brought him so much success so far is the same one he will use to try to beat the best riders in pro cycling at grand tour stages and Monuments.

“I just need to continue being myself,” Ben said.

“I want to lead by example. I want to go about it how I always have done. I love the process of getting better. Coming out of the offseason, after not riding my bike for a couple of weeks, I was so excited to get back into that process. I find it so rewarding. To be here in this position with the palmarès that I have is something I’m super proud of. I have grown so much as a rider and really refined my craft. I’ve never lost the hunger for it.”

Ben’s determination to never settle for the status quo goes beyond training and tactics to equipment and clothing design. He is constantly tinkering with his bike and kit to try to find extra speed. That makes him a huge asset for partners such as Cannondale and ASSOS.

“When I first joined the team, I might have seemed like a crazy guy, but there’s obviously something to it and we’ve worked well together,” Ben said. “A big part of that from my side was definitely my coach, Jacob Tipper, who is here on the team now as well. For sure, we’re moving in a really nice direction with ASSOS and our Cannondale bikes. To be honest, it can’t get much better.”

Trust Ben to find every little way to get better, though. He loves thinking through every detail of his equipment, his training, and race courses and tactics to figure out how to win.

“The racing is just a bonus at the end,” Ben said. “Getting to that place where I know I can go compete with the best is what motivates me. I enjoy racing and I enjoy being at the front of a race, but if you don’t put in the work, you’re not going to be there. The wins are obviously amazing, but it’s just getting to the point where you are able to race and compete to win those races that drives me.”

Ben has already proven that he can take on anyone when he does that. Look forward to some massive Ben Healy attacks in the years ahead.