Tomos Pattinson promoted to EF Education - EasyPost first team

Tomos Pattinson promoted to the first teamTomos Pattinson will ride for EF Education - EasyPost starting from the 2027 season. The news, announced on 3 November 2026, concerns an internal promotion within the sporting group: Pattinson steps up from the EF Education - Aevolo development team to the WorldTour squad. It is therefore not a team change, but a step up in category within the same project.The EF Education - EasyPost marketThe WorldTour team welcoming Pattinson has announced a particularly busy market for 2027. In addition to the promoted Pattinson, there are seven announced arrivals: Emil Herzog, Gavin Hlady, Iván Ramiro Sosa, Nicolas Milesi, Roberto Capello, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Tobias Bayer. In the same period, five riders are leaving EF Education - EasyPost: James Shaw, Markel Beloki, Michael Valgren, Mikkel Frølich Honoré and Richard Carapaz.Movements in the development teamEF Education - Aevolo, the development team from which Pattinson steps up, also registers departures: besides Pattinson, Gavin Hlady, Joshua Golliker and Roberto Capello leave the team, for a total of four departures and no announced arrivals. Hlady and Capello, like Pattinson, move up to the first team, while Golliker leaves the project.Pattinson's 2026 resultsIn the 2026 season, Pattinson achieved several placings in the races present on our site. His best result is 5th place in stage 2 of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali on 26 March 2026. He also took 6th place at the Coppa Città di San Daniele, 9th in stage 2 of the Alpes Isère Tour, and 12th and 14th in stage 2 of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali. In total, there are seven top-50 placings in the races and stages monitored.Pattinson achieved his best 2026 placing on 26 March, in stage 2 of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, finishing 5th.3 November 2026 is the reported date for the announcement of Pattinson's promotion to the first team.Market contextOverall, EF Education - EasyPost has announced eight arrivals (including Pattinson) and five departures for 2027, while EF Education - Aevolo registers four departures and no arrivals. A significant turnover involving both teams of the group.