Blanka Vas has prolonged her contract with SD Worx-Protime and can stick with the Dutch workforce till the tip of 2027. The reigning under-23 street race world champion believes that the workforce provides her the most effective alternative to develop whereas racing on the WorldTour.
“I really feel good right here and get a number of freedom right here. I’m satisfied that Team SD Worx-Protime is the workforce the place I can proceed to develop additional,’ stated the Hungarian champion.
Vas joined the SD Worx-Protime workforce partway by the 2021 season. She is in her third full season with the workforce has has already completed stage victory on the Giro d’Italia Women and Tour de Suisse, each on the Women’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 street race and three-time particular person time trial champion on the Hungarian Championships.
Part of her determination to stick with SD Worx-Protime is that she will be able to mix her street 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 workforce starting in 2025.
“I really feel good at Team SD Worx-Protime. The ambiance throughout the workforce fits me. I get to mix cyclocross with street and mountain biking. I get a number of freedom and simply really feel at residence right here,” Vas stated.
“I’ve already discovered quite a bit from my skilled teammates. I trip alongside a number of high riders and be taught quite a bit from them. My finest win thus far is the one within the Giro. The U23 world title can be a spotlight. I get a number of confidence from that.
“This yr, luck was not but on my facet, however I’ve to give attention to 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 discovered quite a bit from her as my coach over the previous three years. I look as much as her and look ahead to pinning on a again quantity together with her.”
Team Director Danny Stam referred to as Vas a ‘mega-talent’ who has bounced again from a number of troublesome moments in her profession to win essential races.
“She must also have the ability to maintain her personal within the Classics. We will proceed to put money into her improvement within the coming years and are proud of this extension till 2027. You see longer contracts very often now in girls’s biking,” Stam stated.
“This is feasible as a result of our principal sponsors SD Worx and Protime present stability. If you’ve got actual confidence in somebody like we do with Blanka Vas, you might be additionally joyful to maintain them in your workforce for longer.”