Adam Blythe will return to the World Tour in 2015 with Australian team ORICA-GreenEDGE, after a one year hiatus from cycling's top tier. Having previously raced for Omega Pharma-Quick Step and BMC Racing Team, Blythe found himself without a World Tour contract for 2014, eventually signing for the newly formed British Continental team, NFTO Pro Cycling. That left Blythe with few opportunities to impress, but winning the Prudential RideLondon Classic in August was a timely reminder of his talents and will certainly have helped him secure this deal.

For ORICA-GreenEDGE, signing Blythe bolsters their options for the classics and the sprints. As well as taking some stage winning opportunities for himself, Blythe will be expected to assist the team's array of potential stage winners, which includes fellow new additions, Magnus Cort Nielson and Caleb Ewan; two highly promising young riders. ORICA-GreenEDGE sport director Matt White spoke about the skills Blythe brings to the team:

“Adam will be a great addition to the team on several fronts. He is certainly capable of being up and going for the win himself – especially in the cobbled races, but he will also be a very important part of our lead-out train. With the additions of Magnus Cort and Caleb Ewan next year, it will be even more crucial to get our lead-out right. Adam is a sprinter himself and that’s exactly would you need in that position to launch your guy for the win. Above all, Adam is still very young. He turned pro at 19 and I’m convinced we’ll be able to give the right back up and program for his further progress.”

For Blythe it's a deserved return to the highest level, and one he is grateful for:

“I’m obviously super exited to join a team at this level and above all to become part of ORICA-GreenEDGE. I would really like to get up there in the cobbled classics, but I’m also really keen to become part of a successful team in general and I would take huge pride in helping some of the faster guys as a part of the lead-out train. If I can get a few possibilities here and there, that would be great too, but I first of all want to pay back the faith the team has shown me by working for the sprinters they’ve signed.”