Canyon-SRAM has confirmed one-year contract extensions for Ricarda Bauernfeind and Antonia Niedermaier, with each persevering with with the Girls’s WorldTour squad via 2025. The German duo started their careers collectively in 2022 on the Canyon-SRAM Era improvement group.
Each riders scored their first Grand Tour victories in 2023 and adopted via this season with extra contributions to the group to showcase their rising particular person abilities.
The 21-year-old Niedermaier, who received stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia Donne in 2023 with a 24-kilometre solo assault, adopted with sixth total and second within the youth classification at this 12 months’s occasion. She additionally took sixth total on the Tour de Suisse Girls and was second within the U23 time trial on Wednesday on the UEC Street European Championships, a self-discipline the place she claimed the U23 world title in 2023.
“One of many highlights from the previous season that bolstered my choice to stick with the group was the teamwork and the great outcomes on the races. We actually raced as a group, good and environment friendly. The sense of unity and shared achievement was really inspiring,” Niedermaier stated in a group assertion.
Bauernfeind’s resume started with six wins in 2022, adopted by 4 GC prime 10s in 2023, together with a Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift stage victory. Within the first half of 2024, the 24-year-old German completed ninth at Liége-Bastogne-Liége. She placed on a stable demonstration with climbing at this 12 months’s Vuelta Femenina and got here away with 4 prime 10s that landed her sixth total.
After finishing Itzulia Girls in Could to assist teammate Elise Chabbey to fifth total, Bauernfeind needed to restrict her actions because of a knee damage, forcing her to the sidelines and quelling her momentum.
“In 2024, I had troublesome months, and it was the worst time of my profession to this point, however this era confirmed me how a lot I like being on the street with the group and racing and the way a lot I miss each particular person on the group,” she stated within the Canyon-SRAM press launch saying the extensions via 2025.
“After such a protracted break with out structured coaching and racing, I merely need to return to my earlier type and race with my group once more subsequent 12 months. I missed it a lot and may’t wait to struggle for victories with my teammates. I hope to regain my energy within the mountains and assist the group, particularly in stage races.”
