The 2024 American champion is stoked to keep racing alongside all of his friends on the squad. This summer, Sean returned from a tough knee injury and impressed at the Tour with a stellar raid to try to seize the yellow jersey, leaving him just a few seconds off the GC lead, plus standout mountain rides that helped the team win stages. He loves rocking up to races with his teammates.

“It’s just so fun being at races,” Sean said. “Once you find a group of people you work well with, it’s really nice if you can stay and try to achieve great things with people you care about and have built relationships with. I believe more in loyalty than there often is in cycling. We’ve had the right combination of signings in the few years I’ve been here, and at this point it’s just such a good time. Going to race with your friends is a lot easier than going to the office with your co-workers. I’m lucky to have built some really solid friendships in this team – it’s a special group to be part of, and the last two years have made it clear to me that the job is just more fun and more sustainable when you’re around good people who are also really good friends but want to work hard and grow together. I’m super happy to be here for the long run.”

Sean is still racing into his own. He’s a strong climber with a mean finishing kick, who already has three professional wins to his name, including the 2024 USA road race title. The stars-and-stripes band around his sleeve will always fill Sean with pride, but his great ambition is still to win a Tour de France stage.

“Sean went from having knee surgery in the spring to almost capturing the yellow jersey - and finishing top 20 in the Tour de France,” said EF Pro Cycling founder and CEO Jonathan Vaughters. “That shows great mental resilience and fight. With the foundation he put down in 2026, I think 2027 will be a breakthrough season for Sean.”

Sean knows that great results will come if he keeps focused on the process.

“I’ve come to a place where I realize the outcome isn’t really up to me – what’s in my control is putting my head down and doing the right work in the right way,” Sean said. 

“Focusing on the process has gotten me pretty far. Especially with injury, it’s really hard to give yourself an outcome-based goal, because you just don’t know. It’s more about having a good group who care about your success. In the end, that’s the main goal: not just achieving something for yourself, but doing a ton of work with great people so everyone can feel collectively successful if it comes together. That’s what I’m striving for.”

Sean has found the right group at EF Education-EasyPost. The squad’s attacking style suits him. He loves rolling up to start lines and swapping ideas in the bus about how the team can light up races.

“It’s simple,” Sean said. “We’re trying to be the best breakaway team in the world. We bring a pretty unique roster to grand tours compared to other teams, and you can see it in the racing: every day we’re active in the breakaways, trying to win stages left and right. It’s a cool thing to be part of, because on a lot of other teams you’re just a small cog in a system targeting one specific goal. For us there’s an opportunity every day, and it feels like every day we try to take advantage of it.”

Bike racing can be hard, too. Sean has had to endure more than his share of tough times over the past few years, as he worked his way back from a knee injury that left him sidelined for most of 2025. The help he received from our team’s medical and performance staff was another big reason why Sean wanted to stay with EF Education-EasyPost.

“There are a lot of people here who helped me get through a really bad period,” Sean said. “I’d like to think we’re at the end of the tunnel with that, and this year, especially this summer, was a big step in the right direction. I’m hoping there’s another level I can reach next year with a more consistent run. 2025 was kind of a brutal year; I barely raced and spent most of my time doing rehab, not riding my bike. This summer was special just to be back in it – just being part of the team again meant a lot. Being able to do the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with proper training was a big one after a rocky spring. Then getting to the start line of the Tour de France is always a huge opportunity – the Tour is a different level than pretty much every race. Some days being there, climbing in the main selection, making the group when it’s only a handful of guys, and being able to help the team to some stage wins. Being part of a world-championship-winning team was a huge moment for me, too.”

At 26, Sean has some exciting years ahead of him. The future is looking bright as he races into his prime. Sean’s younger teammates will look to him for advice as they navigate the early years of their own careers. Sean will be a valuable leader, especially for our growing American contingent.

“The most important thing is just: don’t be a jerk,” Sean said. “Treat the people around you with respect, and listen to people who’ve done the things you want to do. It’s good to have your own opinion, but people are where they are because of the work they’ve put in, so it’s worth listening. I listened to my veterans when I was a neo-pro, and it helped me a lot. You don’t have to take every piece of advice – balance it out, take things with a grain of salt – but listen as much as you can, sift through the information, and don’t come into the team thinking you’re the smartest guy in the world. I’m still learning, and I don’t think that ever stops, so I don’t have all the answers for these guys. The best thing they can do is be a sponge, learn as much as possible, figure out what actually matters, and find a balance so they’re enjoying it too. It’s quite an international team - we have staff and riders from all over, so I’ve never really felt like it’s a super American team. But now we have a lot of American riders, so that’ll be an interesting dynamic with the new guys coming in next year. It’ll be fun.”

It sure will be. Welcome back for three more years, Sean Quinn!