Junior monitor and highway standout Joelle Messemer of Germany and three returning riders convey the 2025 Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto Technology roster to eight, with the ultimate addition, the winner of the 2024 Zwift Academy, to be confirmed early subsequent 12 months.
The Continental staff welcomes again three-time Rwandan highway champion Diane Ingabire, Ugandan time trial champion Florence Nakagwa, and British climbing expertise Awen Roberts with contract extensions by way of the tip of subsequent season.
The 4 riders named on Monday be a part of a quartet of riders who’ve already renewed contracts for 2025 – Selam Amha Gerefiel (Ethiopia), Maddie Le Roux (South Africa), Jule Märkl (Germany and Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye (Nigeria).
Now the youngest member of the squad, 18-year-old Messemer had a stellar 2024 on the monitor and on the highway, successful European Junior Championship titles within the girls’s Particular person Pursuit and the Workforce Pursuit. She additionally secured a pair of junior highway victories within the highway race and hill climb at German nationals, which led her to committing to her first commerce staff.
“I’m very joyful to signal my first professional contract with CANYON-SRAM Technology. There are numerous inspiring athletes, however in biking, I actually admire Chloé Dygert. Not solely as a result of I’ll be a part of CANYON-SRAM too however she is extremely sturdy in time trials and monitor biking, and she or he has achieved a lot, like being a two-time world champion in particular person time trials,” the 18-year-olld Messemer mentioned in a staff press launch.
“My primary goals for the upcoming season are to develop as a rider, achieve expertise in skilled races, and enhance my abilities, particularly in sprinting and positioning.”
Ingabire returns for a 3rd season with the event squad, saying she has loved “structured traininig and aggressive experiences”. She got here to the staff as the ladies’s champion in time trial and highway race disciplines at Rwanda championships, and has defended each titles two extra instances.
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She’s additionally had podiums on the African Video games within the criterium and African Continental Championships within the highway race and combined TTT relay and represented her nation on the Paris Olympic Video games.
“The focused coaching classes have helped me develop a extra highly effective and environment friendly driving type and I’ve additionally considerably improved my sprinting and climbing talents,” the 23-year-old mentioned.
“One in all my proudest achievements this season was competing on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. It was a end result of exhausting work and dedication, and it bolstered my perception in my capabilities as a bike owner. This expertise has motivated me to purpose even increased and push my limits.”
Roberts, who turns 20 in January, gained expertise as an adolescent with three completely different British groups earlier than shifting to Canyon-SRAM Technology final 12 months. She scored a trio of spectacular high 10s, together with seventh on the UCI 1.Professional degree Grand Prix de Eibar.
“One in all my proudest achievements this 12 months was in GP de Eibar. I used to be lively all through the race by following and initiating strikes, being part of a breakaway, and exhibiting perseverance on a tough ending climb to ultimately end seventh. This efficiency gave me the arrogance that I may race actively in all varieties of races.”
Nakagwa simply turned 20 and had challenges along with her visa final season, however was in a position to declare the Ugandan time trial nationwide win. She’s going to be a part of the staff on the winter coaching camp and put together for 2025.
