Prime-ranked SD Worx-Protime dedicated to retaining Italian Barbara Guarischi as one in all their key lead-out sprinters for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
The 33-year-old re-ignited her 15-year profession final yr with a transfer from Movistar and transitioned with success as a assist rider for SD Worx-Protime’s prime sprinter Lorena Wiebes.
“Barbara Guarischi is a paragon of the professionalism wanted to ship a prime efficiency. Barbara expressed her want to race for 2 extra years and we’re completely happy that she is going to achieve this with us,” stated Sports activities Supervisor Danny Stam in a press launch.
“She places in plenty of work and thus kinds an essential basis of Crew SD Worx-Protime. She and Lorena Wiebes have meant so much in optimising our lead-out. They’re a duo that may blindly depend on one another. When Barbara signed with us, everybody thought it was a little bit of previous glory. However she has proved everybody unsuitable. She is invaluable. Not solely in dash phases, but additionally in classics.”
In her second season with SD Worx, Guarischi was a part of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift squad to assist Dutch stars Wiebes and Demi Vollering, with the staff incomes three stage wins there and Vollering second on GC. Guarischi used her robust kick to safe two podiums at Lotto Thüringen Women Tour and a prime 5 on in the future of the Giro d’Italia Girls, which landed teammate Lotte Kopecky to the victory in Foligno.
‘5 years in the past I used to be nonetheless successful bunch sprints myself, however at a sure level I could not do this anymore. I accepted that and targeted on attempting to assist others get wins. At Crew SD Worx-Protime, I discovered the enjoyment in biking utterly again,” Guarischi stated.
“My best power has at all times been my means to evaluate and anticipate the actions of different riders. I’ve an excellent overview of what’s occurring and virtually at all times discover the hole. That is available in very useful within the lead-out. I’ve been capable of rejoice many nice wins since I arrived at Crew SD Worx-Protime.
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“As an expert athlete, you might be keen about your job and also you do know when to be disciplined and targeted. I’m proud to have the ability to trip for this nice staff for 2 extra years and end my profession right here.’
The staff beforehand introduced they renewed contracts via 2028 for Wiebes and 2023 street world champion Kopecky, with extensions additionally confirmed for 2023 European street champion Mischa Bredewold, Femke Gerritse, Marie Schreiber and multi-discipline expertise Blanka Vas.
In March rumours started to swirl about Vollering departing SD Worx on the finish of 2024 after 4 full seasons, however there has not been any updates on the place the 2023 Tour de France Femmes champion will land forward of the UCI Highway World Championships, the place she is going to compete for the Dutch squad within the street race. She gained the silver medal at 2023 Highway Worlds.
In 2025 the staff will add Anna van der Breggen, who returns to the peloton after three years as a staff director. Van der Breggen is anticipated to make an affect even with time away from racing, the three-time street World Champion including to her 62 profession victories.
Guarischi competes subsequent for Crew Italy on the UEC European Highway Championships within the elite girls’s street race on Saturday.
