Mayo cyclist Ben Walsh is making his European stage race pro debut today as part of the EvoPro Racing line-up for Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.Pro).
The Irish Continental team will be part of a peloton that includes WorldTour squads such as Movistar, Lotto-Soudal, Groupama-FDJ and Cofidis.
There are also top ProConti teams in the field including Arkéa Samsic.
Walsh (21) from Westport was a top level junior and after a bad crash at the National Road Championships in 2019 he is on the way back.