Career
In 2019, Onley started a two-year stint with the Van Rysel-AG2R La Mondiale development team, though his 2020 season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. [7] He then signed with Development Team DSM for the start of 2021. [8] Though he did not achieve any significant results in his initial season with the squad, his 2022 season was very strong. This included a stand-out performance at the CRO Race, where he closely competed with that year's Tour de France winner, Jonas Vingegaard, on a number of stages. He ultimately finished third overall in the General Classification and won the Young Rider Classification. [9] Onley was supported by the Rayner Foundation in 2021 and 2022, during his time with Development Team DSM. [10]
After spending two seasons with the development squad, he joined UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL in 2023, having signed a five-year contract with the team in late 2022. [11] In 2023, he competed in his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España, where he was part of the winning team on the Stage One team time trial. [12] Onley abandoned the race during the following stage after sustaining a broken collarbone in a crash in wet conditions. [13]
The following January, Onley took his first individual professional win in an uphill finish on Stage Five of the 2024 Tour Down Under, ultimately finishing fourth overall. [14]
Onley competed in the 2024 Tour de France, his second Grand Tour. [4] On Stage 17, he was involved in the day's breakaway and finished fifth on the stage. [15] He also managed to be in the breakaway on the following stage, and was part of the nine-man group that first reached the foot of the Col de la Bonette, but was unable to stay with the leading riders during the ascent. [16] Onley finished 39th overall in the General Classification and 10th in the Young Rider Classification. [17]
In September he raced in the Tour of Britain, the first stage of which started and finished in his hometown, Kelso. [18] He finished the Tour second overall and won the Youth Classification, which he had been leading since Stage Two. [19] [20]
On 17 September 2024 it was announced that Onley would represent Great Britain in the elite men's road race at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich. [21] [22] He finished in 16th place with a time of 6:31:22, 3 minutes and 52 seconds behind winner Tadej Pogačar, making him the highest-placed British rider. [23]
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