Zwift Academy winner Tanja Erath earns Canyon-SRAM contract
German completes 2018 ros🎉ter for Women's WorldTour squa♏d
German 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tanja Erath has been announced as the winner of the Zwift Academy Women to earn a professional contract in 2018 with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Canyon-SRAM. The 28-year-old former triathleteꦐ beat more than 2,100 competitors, including Siri Hildonen and Bri Torkelson in the final, for a place on the♛ roster.
"I started this confident in my skills as a cyclist and a racer, but had no idea it'd end with ﷺme here in Koblenz with a WorldTour schedule ahead of me," said Erath. "It's been such a journey and I'm humbled by the talent I've been up against, especially with Siri and Bri. I'm so overwhelmed!"
Erath follows in the footsteps of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Leah Thorvilson in winning the Zwift Academy Women aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd earning a contract with the Canyon-SRAM team. Erath is likely to make her racing debut with the team in the spring of 2018 and, with the example of Thorvilson to follow, team manager Ronny Lauke is confident of success.
"We took a chওance with the Zwift Academy last year and we're very happy with what it brought to our team," said Lauke. "Leah is a great addition and, seeing Tanja's dedication, drive, and strength only reminds us we've got a great program here to bring talent into the women's peloton."
The Dimension Data for Qhubeka Continental team also utilised the Zwift Academy in 2017 to identify young talent and add winner Ollie Jone🍷s to its roster. The Zwift Academy will again return for 2018.
Erath completes the Canyon-SRAM roster for the 2018 season, joining her new teammates Alena Amialiusik (Blr), Alice Barnes (GBr), Hannah Barnes (GBr), Elena Cecchini (Ita), Tiffany Cromwell (Aus), Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra), Lisa Klein (Ger), Kasia Niewiadoma (Pol), Leah Thorvilson (USA), Christa Riffel (Ger), Alexis Ryan (USA) and Trixi Worrack (Ge⛄r).
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