Rosa Klöser is an emerging talent in the cycling world, having made a rapid rise since she began racing competitively in 2022 while simultaneously pursuing her PhD. She has already established herself with an impressive victory at the 2024 Unbound 200 and several podium finishes in the UCI World Gravel Series.

Joining CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto on the road through 2026, Rosa will continue to focus on gravel racing as a privateer while also testing herself on the road. Her gravel background, combined with her growing road racing ambitions, make her a promising and exciting prospect, and she believes blending these two disciplines will help her excel and benefit both.

“With more and more high-profile riders entering the gravel sports and participating in gravel events, adapting to new ways of racing and thinking is essential. The lessons I will learn from road racing will come in handy, as the depth in the women’s gravel peloton allows for increasingly strategic racing.”

Rosa is excited about the opportunities to contribute to the team across various terrains, whether in the spring classics or mountain stages of the Grand Tours.

“I believe my background in gravel racing will make me a versatile rider,” she explains. “At the same time, I’m eager to see how far I can push myself on the road, racing hard in the final stages to support the leader or compete for an individual result when the opportunity arises.”

With innovative talent identification approaches like the Zwift Academy and a focus on riders from diverse disciplines and backgrounds, Rosa is a natural and fresh fit for CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto.