Ricarda Bauernfeind Germany
After riding on the road and track as a junior, Ricarda Bauernfeind took a hiatus from pro cycling, to complete a degree in education.
“At the time, I didn’t think I was good enough to make the pro peloton and be a full-time pro cyclist. So I went to university instead. I kept riding, using Zwift as my main training as it was the best way to combine studying and training. I coached myself and did mostly Zwift races and a few national races.
“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.”
Joining the Continental Team, CANYON//SRAM Generation, last year, Ricarda was outstanding in her first year as a professional rider, winning from national-level Spanish Cup races to UCI races to medals at the road world championships. She showed her all-around strengths by taking third overall at the Vuelta a Andalucia and fifth at the 2.PRO Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour stage races. In time trials, Ricarda shone with a dominating win in the U23 ITT German national championships in a faster time than the elite women. The 22-year-old finished the season with two bronze medals in the U23 Road Race and U23 ITT at the UCI world championships in Australia.
“I‘m proud to step up to CANYON//SRAM Racing for the next two years. Five years ago, I dreamed of becoming a world tour rider, but at the same time, I recognised that I wasn‘t ready for it. I did other things, and I studied at university. Having a world tour contract in my hands shows me that I made the right decision.
“CANYON//SRAM Generation allowed me to learn how to race. I raced in higher-level races with more riders in the bunch. 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.
“I‘m super motivated for 2023. I want to support my teammates to reach great results, have fun and enjoy the racing. I still have a lot of things to learn, but I am confident I have the best team and teammates around me to improve myself. My goal is to develop as a rider and a person and race a big stage race like Giro d’Italia Donne or Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in the next two years.”

Palmares
2023
- 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
2022
- 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
2021
- Bronze medal, German road national championships
- 10th place, European U23 road championships
2020
- 8th place, German road national championships
2019
- 5th general classification, Auensteiner – Radsporttage
- 10th place, German national road championships
2018
- 3rd sprint classification, Healthy Ageing Juniors
- Bronze medal, German road national championships
2017
- 5th sprint classification, Healthy Ageing Juniors
- 5th place German ITT national championships
- Bronze medal German road national championships
2023
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.