Ricarda Bauernfeind Germany

Hailing from CANYON//SRAM Generation, the development team to the World Tour Team, Ricarda Bauernfeind’s journey in cycling has been nothing short of inspiring. Giving the pro side of cycling away to complete her university studies, Ricarda returned to the pro ranks in 2022 with a clear stamp that she was destined for bigger things.

Given the opportunity to join the World Tour Team, CANYON//SRAM Racing in 2023, the young German rider had a phenomenal season. Ricarda placed in the top ten overall in no less than four World Tour stage races, including the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. On stage five Ricarda took a stunning stage victory with a 40km-long solo attack, proving she is one of cycling’s rising stars.

Ricarda says, “In 2021, I read about the new development team, CANYON//SRAM Generation. I saw it as an opportunity to get back into racing in bigger races on the road and to see how I could progress. I had coached myself and used Zwift as my main training tool. Joining the development team in 2022 was the best decision I made. I learned how to race in a bigger peloton and to try things without the pressure. I was encouraged to be brave and try new tactics in a race. As a team, we learned how to be professional cyclists and how everyone can grow and learn different things from each other.”

“The stage win at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift last year was very special. I was feeling tired that morning and I had sent a message to my parents saying the same. When I heard my name to go on the attack I was really thinking that I won’t get far before being caught and dropped because I didn’t feel like I had such good legs. But if you never try, you never know. So I went. I kept thinking to myself that your mind is stronger than your body. It’s a quote I love.”

“My goals this year are to qualify for Paris Olympics and to learn as much as possible as a rider. I still have a lot of things to develop and I’m looking forward to doing that with CANYON//SRAM Racing.”

Palmares

2024

  • 6th place general classification, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es, WWT
  • Team Classification winners, UAE Tour Women, WWT
  • 10th place general classification, UAE Tour Women, WWT
  • 9th place, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, WWT
  • 4th place TTT stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es, WWT
  • 5th place stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es, WWT
  • 2 x 6th place stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es, WWT
  • Stage winner, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, WWT
  • 9th place general classification, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, WWT
  • 4th place points classification, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, WWT
  • 17th place, Strade Bianche, WWT
  • 15th general classification, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
  • 2nd place TTT stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour, WWT
  • 3rd place stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour, WWT
  • 5th place stage, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour, WWT
  • 5th general classification, La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour, WWT
  • 4th German national road race championships
  • 5th German national time trial championships
  • Winner youth classification, Tour de Romandie, WWT
  • 6th place general classification, Tour de Romandie, WWT
  • Bronze medal, U23 UCI ITT World Championships, Australia
  • Bronze medal, U23 UCI Road World Championships, Australia
  • 3rd general clasification, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2nd mountain classification, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2nd combination classification, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2nd points classification, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2nd place stage, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2 x 3rd place stage, Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol
  • 2nd place stage, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • 4th place stage, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • 3rd mountain classification, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • 3rd youth classification, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • Winner Best German Rider, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • 5th general classification, Thüringen Lotto Ladies Tour
  • 4th place, GP Féminin de Chambéry
  • 2nd place U23, GP Féminin de Chambéry
  • Winner youth classification, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 3rd general classification, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 2nd points classification, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 4th mountain classification, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 7th sprint classification, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 2 x 2nd place stage, CIC-Tour Féminin Pyrénées
  • 2nd place stage, Tour Féminin de l’Ardéche
  • Winner Groupama Ladies Race Slovakia
  • Winner Gran Premio Cidade de Pontevedra
  • Winner  mountain classification, Gran Premio Cidade de Pontevedra
  • 2nd place, Balmasedako Emakumeen Saria
  • 2nd place, Gran Premio Igartza
  • Winner U23 Gran Premio Igartza
  • Winner mountain classification, Gran Premio Igartza
  • German U23 ITT national champion
  • Silver medal, German elite road championships
  • Gold medal, European U23 Mixed Relay TTT championships
  • 4th place, V4 Ladies Series
  • 4th place, European Continental ITT Championships
  • Bronze medal, German road national championships
  • 10th place, European U23 road championships
  • 8th place, German road national championships
  • 5th general classification, Auensteiner – Radsporttage
  • 10th place, German national road championships
  • 3rd sprint classification, Healthy Ageing Juniors
  • Bronze medal, German road national championships
  • 5th sprint classification, Healthy Ageing Juniors
  • 5th place German ITT national championships
  • Bronze medal German road national championships

2024

UCI Women's Worldteam

With fifteen riders from nine different countries, Women’s World Tour team CANYON//SRAM Racing is the home of a diverse group of highly ambitious women who are willing to invest in their future and the future of cycling by breaking new grounds and constantly challenging themselves and their competitors. 

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