Movistar have introduced the cyclocross calendar of British super-talent Cat Ferguson, because the Spanish squad makes it is debut within the self-discipline.
Ferguson is ready to race 14 occasions in her 2024-25 off-road season at a combination of elite and under-23 ranges, with a ultimate look scheduled for the World Championships in Liévin, France on February 2.
The double junior street world champion might be trying to go one higher than her end at cyclocross Worlds earlier within the 12 months in Tabor, the place she misplaced out to fellow prime prospect Celia Gery (FDJ-Suez).
After a season debut on the X20 Trofee Herentals on December 14, Ferguson will race eight World Cups earlier than the top of January, together with the one Spanish spherical in Benidorm on January 19.
“I really feel very lucky to have the assist of Movistar Staff for this cyclocross season. The belief the staff has in me and the backing they supply is obvious of their willingness to attempt one thing new this winter and tackle the muddy fields of Belgium,” stated the younger Brit.
“Being my first 12 months in Elite/U23, I’m excited to start out competing and studying as a lot as potential, with no strain for outcomes simply but. I can’t watch for my first race on December 14th in Herentals.”
Ferguson, 18, began her time at Movistar with a stagiaire stint in direction of the top of the 2024 street season, when she loved nice success and managed two wins at stage 1 of the AG Tour de la Semois and at Binche Chimay Binche pour Dames, the place she bested WorldTour opposition.
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Her win in Belgium got here after dominating the World Championships in Zurich, the place she gained the time trial by 34 seconds, earlier than triumphing in a three-up dash on the street race simply two days later to finish the double.
Earlier than she will get began absolutely on the street in 2025 with Movistar, who she signed with virtually a 12 months earlier than driving her first race of their blue jersey, Ferguson will head to the off-road as she did for each her years at junior stage.
She took two junior World Cup victories final season earlier than additionally claiming the British junior nationwide cyclocross title by a margin of just about 4 minutes in Falkirk.
Ferguson is certainly one of a number of multi-discipline abilities coming into the Girls’s WorldTour in 2025, with British compatriot Imogen Wolff heading to Visma-Lease a Bike alongside junior MTB world champion Viktória Chladoňová, and Gery securing a contract at residence staff FDJ-Suez.
Cat Ferguson’s 2024-25 cyclocross schedule
- X20 Trofee Herentals – December 14
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Namur – December 15
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Hulst – December 21
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Zonhoven – December 22
- Superprestige Mol – December 23
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Gavere – December 26
- Actual Cross Loenhout – December 27
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Besançon – December 29
- Superprestige Diegem – December 30
- British Nationwide Championships Gravesend – January 12
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Benidorm – January 19
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Maasmechelen – January 25
- UCI Cyclocross World Cup Hoogerheide – January 26
- World Championships Liévin – February 2
