As it evolves under the colors of the Groupama-FDJ Since 2020, first in the Conti (2020-2021) then in WorldTour (2022-2025), Lewis Askey will leave the French training. Indeed, the 24 -year -old Briton signed in the team ISAREL-PRIMER TECHwith whom he will run over the next three seasons. Askey Really a CAP in 2025, offering its first two victories among professionals, being very regular on the classics and competing in its first Tour de France. He had thus become a key element in Groupama-FDJ. A big loss for the team of Marc Madiot. WhileIsrael-Premier Tech further strengthens its Pôle de Punncher-Sprinteurs, in addition to Jake Stewart, Corbin Strong or Ethan Vernon.
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“The right time to turn the page”
“Groupama FDJ did a lot for me and I am grateful for time spent with them, but I felt that it was the right time to turn the page”explain Askey. “I need a new motivation, new faces, a new style, fresh air and new ways of thinking. I am at a time of my career where I should enter my best years, and I think that changing my environment will give me this little extra, motivation to cross a course and try new things. I started to chat with Israel-Prime Tech early in the season, then I won my first. People may not realize that it happened in this order.
“Lewis Askey is a runner that we have been following for some time”explain Kjell Carlströmgeneral manager ofIsrael-Premier Tech. “Having been promoted in Worldtour at a young age, Lewis already has a great experience and he is only 24 years old. His victories this year have confirmed what we already knew about his potential, and we think that the best is still to come. We are therefore impatient to see Lewis continue to progress at IPT for the next three years. Lewis will play a key role in our team of classics, in the day, as a day, While bringing depth to our workforce for stage races.
