Daniela Schmidsberger moves into the second year of her contract with CANYON//SRAM Generation in 2024. The 19-year-old Austrian rider says she learned much in her first season in the elite category, competing in 25 UCI races, including six stage races.

“At the beginning of the season, the change from the junior to elite category with a Continental Team was a really big step that I struggled to handle. Everything was new and different, and the races were much longer. But as the season went on, I was able to adapt more and more. I really enjoyed our last stage race of the season together, at the seven days of the Tour de l’Ardéche stage race. I learned a lot from the team, and we all gained confidence and raced together as a strong team. I hope this is something that we continue to build upon in 2024, and I aim to perform better in some of the races I will do for the second time in 2024,” says Daniela.