Former Oceania Road Race Champion Josie Talbot will make the thrilling transition into a UCI Women’s WorldTeam team in 2025, having signed a two-year deal with Liv AlUla Jayco.
The rider from Sydney has demonstrated her great attitude and resilience over the course of her career. She will undoubtedly add another layer of depth to the team, bringing with her a diverse skillset with speed and tact that will benefit the squad, particularly in the one-day races.
Having only turned professional in 2021, Talbot began her overseas racing career in a UCI Spanish Women’s Continental Team before joining the well-established French Women’s Continental Team, Cofidis in 2023. Talbot has gone from strength to strength with a solid upwards trajectory, having gained a wealth of experiences in UCI 1.1 and various women’s WorldTour level races.
GreenEDGE Cycling is proud to bring another Australian talent onboard and believes that Josie’s great personality and work ethic, both off and on the bike, will ensure she fits in well with the team culture.
Brent Copeland – General Manager said of the signing,“We are pleased to welcome another talented Australian rider to the women’s team. Talbot has demonstrated she has a lot of skills, and we believe she will be a great addition and teammate and fit in very well with our team culture. The women’s set-up has big goals for 2025, and Talbot will play an important role in helping us achieve these. We are looking forward to seeing how she can further develop with us, stepping up to race in a WorldTeam set-up.”
Josie Talbot added, “It means an awful lot joining Liv AlUla Jayco, having grown up watching the team race, to competing against them especially on home soil at the nationals and Tour Down Under year after year. I’m hoping to add to the Aussie culture the guys and girls have created over the years.
I know a lot of the riders already on the team quite well and I am confident that will work as an advantage to the team’s results. I think I will fit in nicely to the sprint squad and can bolster the lead-out. As for my personal goals, I really just want to cement myself in the WT. Ultimately, I’ve come to Liv AlUla Jayco as a lead-out rider, so nailing that role is my priority, but will relish all opportunities along the way.”
Josie Talbot
New Contract: 2025 & 2026
Nationality: Australia
Age: 27
Key Results:
1st Oceania Continental Championships Road Race (2022)
1st Tour de Feminin International des Pyrénéés – stage 3
2nd Tour de Feminin International des Pyrénéés – stage 1
2nd Australian Criterium Championships (2022)
3rd reVolta (2023)
5th Dwars door de Westhoek (2022)
8th Tour of Britain women stage 2 (2024)
