Ben Turner: A complete package, perhaps the next Luke Rowe

HARELBEKE BELGIUM MARCH 25 Ben Turner of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers competes during the 65th E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2022 a 2039km one day race from Harelbeke to Harelbeke E3SaxobankClassic WorldTour on March 25 2022 in Harelbeke Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) leading the chase at E3 Saxo Bank Classic with Jhonatan Narváez on his wheel (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ineos Grenadiers road captain Luke Rowe nominated a ‘rider of the day’ from his team as he took stock in the aftermath of Gent-Wevelgem. It wasn’t Tom Pidcock, it wasn’t Dylan Van Baarle, and it wasn’t Jhonatan Narváez. It was Ben Turner, the 22-year-old Brit who is himself seen within the team as a future successor to Rowe.

Turner turned professional with Ineos Grenadiers at the start of the year and has hit the ground running as part of the team’s new-look, new-generation Classics core. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.