EF Education-EasyPost
EF Education–EasyPost is an American UCI WorldTour professional cycling team managed by Jonathan Vaughters. The team began in 2003 and has raced under several names, including Slipstream, Garmin, and Cannondale, before adopting its current identity in 2022. Known for its international roster and unconventional racing style, the team has claimed stage wins in all three Grand Tours. Key riders include Richard Carapaz, Ben Healy and Neilson Powless. Explore EF Education–EasyPost’s riders, latest results and race schedule on this page.
Full official team name and common short name
EF Education-EasyPost; commonly “EF” or “EF Education”. Their UCI Identifier is EFE.
Team category and status
UCI WorldTeam (men’s road), with automatic entry to all WorldTour events, including the three Grand Tours and five Monuments.
Primary disciplines
Men’s elite road racing across Grand Tours, one‑week stage races and one‑day classics, with a continued “alternative calendar” presence in off‑road and endurance events that support brand and athlete development.
Country of registration and base location
Registered in the United States, European service course and performance hubs support a full WorldTour programme.
Founding year and origin story
Founded in 2003 by Jonathan Vaughters as Slipstream Sports, the team rose through the ranks as an early champion of clean racing and data‑driven performance. Sponsorship eras (Garmin, Cannondale, EF) built a stable WorldTour platform with a distinctive culture.
Current title sponsor and key partners
Title sponsors: EF Education (global education company) and EasyPost (shipping/logistics).
Bikes and tech: Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 and SystemSix (road), SuperSlice (TT); SRAM Red AXS groupsets; Vision Metron wheels; Vittoria tyres; fi’zi:k saddles; Rapha apparel; POC helmets/eyewear; Wahoo computers and trainers. Tubeless-first, aero‑integrated setups with course‑specific pressure and insert strategies.
Previous team names and sponsor history
Slipstream–Chipotle, Garmin–Slipstream, Garmin–Cervélo, Garmin–Sharp, Cannondale–Garmin, Cannondale–Drapac, EF Education First–Drapac, EF Education First Pro Cycling, EF Education–EasyPost.
Key achievements (team lineage)
Tour of Flanders (2019, Alberto Bettiol); multiple Grand Tour stage wins (Tour, Giro, Vuelta); Vuelta a España podium (2020, Hugh Carthy); Tour de France mountains and combativity awards; national and continental titles across road and TT. A long record of breakaway victories and jersey days at all three Grand Tours.
Who are the notable riders?
Richard Carapaz leads stage race ambitions and Grand Tour GC bids.
Ben Healy targets hilly classics and stage raids with his trademark long‑range attacks. Alberto Bettiol anchors the cobbled and Ardennes campaigns. Neilson Powless adds one‑day and stage‑race leadership with all‑round depth. Marijn van den Berg heads sprint opportunities for flatter finales.
Simon Carr and James Shaw support in the mountains and hunt stages; Georg Steinhauser and Andrea Piccolo (subject to programme) add climbing and breakaway bite. The roster blends proven winners with developing talent suited to EF’s aggressive style.
Leadership and key staff
Team manager/CEO: Jonathan Vaughters. Director of Racing: Charly Wegelius. Sports directors include Juanma Gárate, Tom Southam and Tejay van Garderen, supported by a performance group spanning coaching, nutrition, TT/aero and data analysis.
Key alumni
EF Education-EasyPost’s alumni trace the team’s Slipstream/Garmin–Cannondale roots through two decades of Grand Tour wins, Monuments and breakthrough stories. Ryder Hesjedal delivered the 2012 Giro d’Italia, while Dan Martin took Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2013) and Il Lombardia (2014) in Garmin-Sharp colours. David Millar and Christian Vande Velde were early standard-bearers, alongside sprint winner Tyler Farrar.
Andrew Talansky claimed the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné, Ramūnas Navardauskas won Tour and Giro stages, and Taylor Phinney’s comeback years brought classics presence and a signature Giro stage. Later eras saw Rigoberto Urán lead Grand Tour podium bids, Michael Woods add Ardennes and Vuelta stage wins, and Magnus Cort blossom into a Tour stage hunter. Sep Vanmarcke and Dylan van Baarle honed their classics craft with the programme before starring elsewhere, while Lawson Craddock, Jack Bauer and Pierre Rolland delivered hallmark breakaway rides.
Together, they define EF’s blend of savvy race craft, development-first culture and big-day results.