Junior observe and highway standout Joelle Messemer of Germany and three returning riders deliver 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 yr.
The Continental workforce 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 the tip of subsequent season.Â
The 4 riders named on Monday be 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).Â
Now the youngest member of the squad, 18-year-old Messemer had a stellar 2024 on the observe and on the highway, successful European Junior Championship titles within the ladies’s Particular person Pursuit and the Staff 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 workforce.
“I’m very joyful to signal my first professional contract with CANYON-SRAM Technology. There are a lot of inspiring athletes, however in biking, I actually admire Chloé Dygert. Not solely as a result of I’ll be part of CANYON-SRAM too however she is extremely sturdy in time trials and observe biking, and he or she has achieved a lot, like being a two-time world champion in particular person time trials,” the 18-year-olld Messemer stated in a workforce press launch.
“My predominant targets for the upcoming season are to develop as a rider, acquire 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 workforce as the ladies’s champion in time trial and highway race disciplines at Rwanda championships, and has defended each titles two extra instances.Â
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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 periods have helped me develop a extra highly effective and environment friendly using type and I’ve additionally considerably improved my sprinting and climbing skills,” the 23-year-old stated.
“Considered one of my proudest achievements this season was competing on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. It was a fruits of arduous work and dedication, and it bolstered my perception in my capabilities as a bicycle owner. This expertise has motivated me to purpose even larger and push my limits.”
Roberts, who turns 20 in January, gained expertise as a young person with three completely different British groups earlier than shifting to Canyon-SRAM Technology final yr. She scored a trio of spectacular prime 10s, together with seventh on the UCI 1.Professional degree Grand Prix de Eibar.
“Considered one of my proudest achievements this yr was in GP de Eibar. I used to be energetic all through the race by following and initiating strikes, being part of a breakaway, and exhibiting perseverance on a tough ending climb to finally end seventh. This efficiency gave me the arrogance that I may race actively in all kinds of races.”
Nakagwa simply turned 20 and had challenges together with her visa final season, however was in a position to declare the Ugandan time trial nationwide win. She’s going to be part of the workforce on the winter coaching camp and put together for 2025.
