Blanka Vas has prolonged her contract with SD Worx-Protime and can stick with the Dutch workforce till the top of 2027. The reigning under-23 street race world champion believes that the workforce affords her the very best alternative to develop whereas racing on the WorldTour.
“I really feel good right here and get numerous freedom right here. I’m satisfied that Group SD Worx-Protime is the workforce the place I can proceed to develop additional,’ mentioned 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 Girls and Tour de Suisse, each on the Girls’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 choice 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 workforce starting in 2025.
“I really feel good at Group SD Worx-Protime. The ambiance inside the workforce fits me. I get to mix cyclocross with street and mountain biking. I get numerous freedom and simply really feel at residence right here,” Vas mentioned.
“I’ve already discovered loads from my skilled teammates. I trip alongside a number of prime riders and study loads from them. My greatest 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 yr, luck was not but on my aspect, however I’ve to concentrate on the optimistic 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 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 together with her.”
Group Director Danny Stam known as Vas a ‘mega-talent’ who has bounced again from a number of troublesome moments in her profession to win essential races.
“She also needs to be capable of maintain her personal within the Classics. We are going to proceed to spend money on 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 attainable as a result of our important sponsors SD Worx and Protime present stability. If in case you have actual confidence in somebody like we do with Blanka Vas, you might be additionally completely satisfied to maintain them in your workforce for longer.”
