More change at EF Education as senior sports director Charly Wegelius leaves for Tudor Pro Cycling
'A chapter is closing but that happens in life and in sport,' Wegelius tells Domestique after 15 years with the US-registered team.
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Major changes at EF Education-Easypost continue for 2027, with senior sports director Charly Wegelius leaving the team for a head sports director role at Tudor Pro Cycling.
Last week EF named Matt White as a sports director, soon after he was let go by Movistar. Domestique understands that Wegelius had already decided to leave EF for Tudor after making a personal decision about his future. Other sports director changes at EF are expected after Tejay van Garderen left the team and Matti Breschel moved to Lidl-Trek.
EF are looking for a new title sponsor to boost their ambitions but rising costs forced the US-registered team to let Richard Carapaz leave for NSN, with team manager Jonathan Vaughters admitting to Escape Collective that they are operating with around 15 per cent less to spend in 2027.
“It was a little bit of a sad situation where our economic resources were stretched to the point that we needed to make some hard decisions,” Vaughters told Escape Collective.
EF have signed Tao Geoghegan Hart and 2022 junior world champion Emil Herzog, changing around a third of their 30-rider roster. Ben Healy, Neilson Powless, Luke Lamperti remain as leaders, with riders to watch including former junior cyclocross world champion Mattia Agostinacchio of Italy, British sprinter Noah Hobbs and the USA's Sean Quinn.
EF announced Wegelius' departure with a short message and video montage on Instagram during the weekend. Daniel Benson posted on social media that Wegelius is heading to Tudor and a trusted source confirmed the news to Domestique.
Wegelius refused to comment about his move to Tudor when contacted by Domestique but spoke emotionally about his time at EF. He was often in the EF team car during the biggest success alongside fellow sports directors Tom Southam and Andreas Klier, including when Ben Healy took the yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France.
"I spent 15 years with the team, there were a lot of ups and downs, a lot of good times but also hard times. I'm leaving behind a lot of true friends, people that mean an awful lot to me," Wegelius told Domestique.
"I'm proud to have been part of what the team has achieved and I wish them all the best for the future. I'll always be a fan of the EF team.
"A chapter is closing but that happens in life and in sport. I feel ready for a new challenge and I'm looking forward to the future and the next chapter in my working life."
