Canyon//SRAM Generation reveal squad of eight for 2025
Team announces extensions for Rwandan Diane Ingabire and Ugandan Florence Nagkagwa
Trailblazing development squad Canyon//SRAM Generation have announced an eight-strong squad ahead of the 2025 season, with a ninth rider to be added in the new year following the conclusion of the Zwift Academy.
The team, which will be known as Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto Generation in 2025, had already announced the contract extensions of Maude le Roux (RSA), Selam Gerefiel (Eth), Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye (Nig) and Julie Märkl (Ger). In a press release on Sunday, four additional extensions and signings were revealed.
Rwandan rider Diane Ingabire will race with the team for a third season, in a year in which she will take part in a proud home World Championships.
“This season with CANYON//SRAM Generation has been invaluable for my career development,” Ingabire said in the press release.
“One of my proudest achievements this season was competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It was a culmination of hard work and dedication, and it reinforced my belief in my capabilities as a cyclist. This experience has motivated me to aim even higher and push my limits.”
“For the upcoming season, I aim to compete at higher-level races and secure a few podium finishes. I also want to focus on enhancing my teamwork skills, contributing to our collective success as a team and to try my personal best at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda.”
Despite being unable to race for the team in 2024, talented young Ugandan racer Florence Nakagwa has extended with the team. With her visa problems now seemingly behind her, Nakagwa is looking to push on with the team in 2025.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t get to Europe to meet the team for the 2024 race season due to visa issues and difficulties. I tried various applications and have waited some months for the final approval. Now, the visa is in process, and I will join the team at the winter training camp and for the 2025 race season, after extending my contract,” the 20-year-old said.
“The team has had an impact on developing women's cycling by creating opportunities for different riders from different countries. I’ve stayed optimistic and kept believing in myself after having chosen cycling as my career. My father and brothers have been always helping me as training partners. I have received some training programs and have had various talks with different people in the sport who are encouraging and motivating. I aim to be a resilient and good teammate to all my teammates. I hope to be nurtured through the different aspects of cycling with my teammates and get to participate in a number of UCI races in 2025,” Nakagwa said.
2024 Generation rider Anastasiya Kolesava from Belarus has been promoted to the WorldTour squad, while Austrian Daniela Schmidsberger has left the team.
Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto Generation also announced the signing of young German prospect Joelle Messemer and the extension of British rider Awen Roberts.
The team, entering its fourth year in operation, aims to create a pathway for riders from backgrounds which are under-represented in the sport of cycling, providing an opportunity to reach the higher-levels of the sport.
“We create a kind of entry level for the riders who need to have development…potentially then they can move on to the higher level of cycling. This is the main idea why we started this team,” the team’s DS, Adam Szabo, told Global Peloton in a recent interview about the team - which you can read here.
Full 2025 Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto Generation squad:
Selam Amha Gerefiel (Ethiopia)
Diane Ingabire (Rwanda)
Maddie Le Roux (South Africa)
Jule Märkl and Joelle Messemer (Germany)
Florence Nakagwa (Uganda)
Awen Roberts (Great Britain)
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye (Nigeria)
+ Zwift Academy winner
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