Blanka Vas has prolonged her contract with SD Worx-Protime and can stick with the Dutch group till the tip of 2027. The reigning under-23 highway race world champion believes that the group affords her the most effective alternative to develop whereas racing on the WorldTour.
“I really feel good right here and get lots of freedom right here. I’m satisfied that Workforce SD Worx-Protime is the group the place I can proceed to develop additional,’ mentioned the Hungarian champion.
Vas joined the SD Worx-Protime group partway by way of the 2021 season. She is in her third full season with the group has has already achieved stage victory on the Giro d’Italia Ladies and Tour de Suisse, each on the Ladies’s WorldTour. She additionally completed second in a stage on the Vuelta España Femenina and spent two days within the chief’s jersey. Vas is a five-time highway race and three-time particular person time trial champion on the Hungarian Championships.
A part of her determination to stick with SD Worx-Protime is that she will mix her highway and off-road racing schedules all year long. She additionally highlighted the chance to race alongside Anna van der Breggen, who will come out of retirement to compete with the group starting in 2025.
“I really feel good at Workforce SD Worx-Protime. The environment throughout the group fits me. I get to mix cyclocross with highway and mountain biking. I get lots of freedom and simply really feel at house right here,” Vas mentioned.
“I’ve already realized loads from my skilled teammates. I experience alongside a number of prime riders and study loads from them. My finest win to date is the one within the Giro. The U23 world title can also be a spotlight. I get lots of confidence from that.
“This yr, luck was not but on my aspect, however I’ve to deal with the constructive issues. I’m recovering higher and really feel I’m making strides.
“My objectives for the longer term are to go for wins, get stronger in climbing and be extra current in finals. I’m additionally trying ahead to racing with Anna van der Breggen. I already realized loads from her as my coach over the previous three years. I look as much as her and stay up for pinning on a again quantity along with her.”
Workforce Director Danny Stam known as Vas a ‘mega-talent’ who has bounced again from a couple of troublesome moments in her profession to win necessary races.
“She must also be capable of maintain her personal within the Classics. We’ll proceed to put money into her improvement within the coming years and are pleased with this extension till 2027. You see longer contracts very often now in ladies’s biking,” Stam mentioned.
“That is doable as a result of our most important sponsors SD Worx and Protime present stability. When you’ve got actual confidence in somebody like we do with Blanka Vas, you’re additionally completely satisfied to maintain them in your group for longer.”
