Chloé Dygert has prolonged her contract with Canyon-SRAM for an extra two years which is able to see her racing with the North American WorldTour workforce by the tip of 2026.
The 2-time particular person time trial World Champion listed a number of the reason why she determined to stick with the workforce together with that she felt grateful for the help the workforce supplied throughout her restoration from a number of accidents since becoming a member of the workforce 4 years in the past.
“There are a selection of the reason why I selected Canyon-Sram Racing 4 years in the past, and there are much more causes now for me to remain,” Dygert mentioned in a workforce press launch on Wednesday.
“There aren’t many groups, if any, that may stand by a rider’s facet at their weakest on and off the bike, and Canyon-Sram Racing has accomplished that for me numerous occasions. I’m privileged to have the chance to stay part of the workforce.
“To be trustworthy, there by no means actually was a doubt about extending my contract. Over the previous 4 years, I’ve struggled most likely greater than I care to confess, and the workforce was there to maintain me going by all of it. For that, I’m eternally grateful.”
Dygert signed a four-year cope with Canyon-SRAM in 2021, shifting to the WorldTour degree. Nonetheless, she sustained a extreme leg harm in a horrific crash throughout the time trial on the 2020 Imola World Championships that required months of restoration and a number of follow-up therapies and surgical procedures.
Throughout her time with the workforce, she has additionally recovered from different health-related points together with Epstein Barr virus, and coronary heart surgical procedure to deal with a longstanding tachycardia situation.
Regardless of her prolonged absences from the competitors lately, she has additionally achieved a lot success with profession highlights that embrace three Olympic medals, together with gold in Paris and eight world titles in monitor racing. In street racing, Dygert additionally earned a bronze medal within the time trial on the Paris Olympic Video games and two time trial world titles in Yorkshire 2019 and Glasgow 2023.
Though she has solely competed in 13 occasions carrying the Canyon-SRAM jersey throughout her 4 years with the workforce, she has been a beneficial help rider throughout one-day races and stage races.
Her prime ends in street racing embrace a stage win and second general at RideLondon Classique, second at GP Plouay, podiums in phases on the Giro d’Italia Girls, Tour de France Femmes, La Vuelta Femenina and Vuelta a Burgos, and sixth at Brugge De Panne, all WorldTour-level occasions.
Trying ahead to the subsequent two seasons, Dygert mentioned Canyon-SRAM’s teamwork and chemistry are standout qualities that helped in her choice to re-sign.
“Our workforce chemistry and the way all of us can work collectively on and off the bike make being teammates in essentially the most essential moments and races of the season attainable,” she mentioned.
“I’m excited to proceed working with and for our workforce. I’m very lucky to have the flexibility to go for victories and assist others obtain the identical! We make one another stronger.”
Dygert additionally mentioned that on a private degree, she wish to proceed to keep up the nice well being wanted to perform her street racing targets on the WorldTour.
“Before everything, my important purpose is to stay wholesome. If I can keep my well being, I imagine most something the workforce and I create as a purpose will be achieved. The workforce says leap; I am going to ask how excessive. We’ve got greatness to realize, and I am wanting ahead to seeing how we will accomplish it,” she mentioned.
