Who is Pavel Sivakov? Ineos' next talent in the making

Can Team Sky develop a Grand Tour rider from an early age? Bradley Wiggins was 29 when he joined the British brigade in its maiden season and Chris Froome, not yet rated as a big stage race contender, was already 25. That was at a time Sky needed results in the short term. But seven years later, the team's core of riders is ageing and it is high time to develop the next leaders, who could be Colombia's Egan Bernal and Pavel Sivakov. Bernal, who will arrive from Androni Gioccatoli in 2018, was the overall winner of the recent Tour de l'Avenir. Sivakov, who signs from BMC Development, won the final stage. Both riders are just 20-years-old.

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