Blanka Vas has prolonged her contract with SD Worx-Protime and can stick with the Dutch staff till the top of 2027. The reigning under-23 street race world champion believes that the staff affords her the most effective alternative to develop whereas racing on the WorldTour.
“I really feel good right here and get numerous freedom right here. I’m satisfied that Staff SD Worx-Protime is the staff the place I can proceed to develop additional,’ stated the Hungarian champion.
Vas joined the SD Worx-Protime staff partway by the 2021 season. She is in her third full season with the staff has has already completed 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 street race and three-time particular person time trial champion on the Hungarian Championships.
A part of her resolution to stick with SD Worx-Protime is that she will 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 staff starting in 2025.
“I really feel good at Staff SD Worx-Protime. The ambiance inside the staff fits me. I get to mix cyclocross with street and mountain biking. I get numerous freedom and simply really feel at house right here,” Vas stated.
“I’ve already discovered lots from my skilled teammates. I experience alongside a number of high riders and be taught lots from them. My finest win to this point is the one within the Giro. The U23 world title can also be a spotlight. I get numerous confidence from that.
“This 12 months, 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 long run are to go for wins, get stronger in climbing and be extra current in finals. I’m additionally wanting ahead to racing with Anna van der Breggen. I already discovered lots from her as my coach over the previous three years. I look as much as her and sit up for pinning on a again quantity along with her.”
Staff Director Danny Stam known as Vas a ‘mega-talent’ who has bounced again from a number of tough moments in her profession to win vital races.
“She must also have the ability to maintain her personal within the Classics. We’ll proceed to spend money on her growth within the coming years and are proud of this extension till 2027. You see longer contracts very often now in ladies’s biking,” Stam stated.
“That is potential as a result of our most important sponsors SD Worx and Protime present stability. In case you have actual confidence in somebody like we do with Blanka Vas, you’re additionally blissful to maintain them in your staff for longer.”
