There are few more respected men in professional cycling’s travelling circus than Charly Wegelius.

As a rider, he earned a reputation as the professional’s professional, one prepared to give everything in service of his leader, calling upon a seemingly inexhaustible reserve of stubbornness and a rare ability to read unfolding events to shepherd his team’s protected rider across the shifting sands of a race.

Now the experience gained from riding 14 Grand Tours is put at the service of Cannondale-Drapac’s riders, members of a comparatively youthful squad where many, like Wegelius in his early days, are finding their way in the cut-throat world of professional cycling. The experience of such a knowledgeable DS must be invaluable.