Shirin van Anrooij The Netherlands
It might surprise a few to learn that, despite being firmly established in the women’s professional peloton for a number of years and a widely recognisable name, the multi-talented Shirin van Anrooij began her tenure with CANYON//SRAM at just 24 years of age.
Hailing from Goes, on the former island of Zuid-Beveland in coastal Zeeland, Shirin graduated from the junior ranks in 2021 with an impressive collection of time trialling honours, including European and Dutch titles and a World Championship silver medal. She made an immediate step into the professional ranks, remaining in the same team environment for six full seasons and evolving from an against-the-clock standout into an exceptionally versatile and complete rider. One of the first major indicators of this was her victory in the Best Young Rider classification at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in 2022.
To highlight just a handful of her successes on the road, Shirin powered to her maiden WorldTour victory with a solo triumph at the respected Trofeo Alfredo Binda in 2023. The following season, she recorded top-five finishes at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Strade Bianche, alongside podiums at both Dwars door Vlaanderen and the revered Ronde van Vlaanderen.
To put it simply, Shirin has proven her ability to excel in almost every setting. Yet, there’s more.
When the majority of the road peloton retreats into winter hibernation, the Dutchwoman simply changes bikes. Her long-standing passion for cyclo-cross has already earned her two UCI World Championship rainbow jerseys, first as a junior in 2020, then as an U23 in 2023 at a home championships in Hoogerheide.
For this very reason, Shirin officially became a CANYON//SRAM rider on November 1, 2026, joining fellow mud-lover Zoe Bäckstedt for a competition schedule that straddles the New Year.
Looking ahead, Shirin puts enjoyment firmly at the top of her priorities. But, when it comes to performance, there is one accolade that stands above the rest, having already represented her country with distinction on the world stage across multiple disciplines.
“I’d love to win an elite world title, but most important would be to never stop enjoying riding my bike as much as I do right now.”
Palmares
2026
Road
- Winner – Youth Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 6th – General Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 3rd – Stage, Itzulia Women (2.WWT)
- 9th – Strade Bianche (1.WWT)
Cyclo-cross
- UCI Team Relay World Champion, Hoogerheide
- 5th elite – UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide
- 5th elite – UCI World Cup, Zonhoven
- 6th elite – UCI World Cup, Benidorm
- 5th elite – UCI World Cup overall 2025/2026
Gravel
- 2nd – Women Elite, European Championships
2025
Road
- Winner – TTT Stage, Vuelta a España Femenina (2.WWT)
- 3rd – Stage, Giro d’Italia Women (2.WWT)
- 4th – Stage, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (2.WWT)
- 4th – Time Trial, Dutch Road National Championships
Cyclo-cross
- 2nd elite – X2O Trofee Hofstade – Plage Cross (C2)
- 2nd elite – UCI World Cup, Koksijde
- 3rd elite – UCI World Cup, Terralba
- 6th elite – UCI World Cup, Antwerpen
- 6th elite – UCI World Cup, Flamanville
Gravel
- 5th – Women Elite, UCI World Championships
2024
Road
- Winner – Youth Classification, Thüringen Ladies Tour (2.Pro)
- Winner – Youth Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 5th – General Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- Winner – Youth Classification, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (2.Pro)
- 4th – Stage, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (2.Pro)
- 2nd – Youth Classification, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (2.WWT)
- 2nd – Youth Classification, Itzulia Women (2.WWT)
- 2nd – Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.Pro)
- 3rd – Ronde van Vlaanderen (1.WWT)
- 3rd – Navarra Women’s Elite Classic (1.Pro)
- 4th – Omloop het Nieuwsblad (1.WWT)
- 5th – Brabantse Pijl (1.Pro)
- 5th – Strade Bianche (1.WWT)
2023
Road
- Winner – Trofeo Alfredo Binda (1.WWT)
- Winner – Stage, Tour de l’Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
- Winner – General Classification, Tour de l’Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
- Winner – Mountains Classification, Tour de l’Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
- 2nd – Stage, Tour de l’Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
- 3rd – TT Stage, Tour de l’Avenir Femmes (2.2U)
- Winner – Youth Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 2nd – General Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 4th & 6th – Stages, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 2nd U23 – Road Race, UCI World Championships, Zurich
- 3rd – Amstel Gold Race (1.WWT)
- 2nd – Youth Classification, Simac Ladies Tour (2.WWT)
- 4th – Mixed Relay, European Championships
- 5th – Brabantse Pijl (1.Pro)
- 8th – Ronde van Vlaanderen (1.WWT)
Cyclo-cross
- U23 UCI World Champion, Hoogerheide
- Winner – Elite, UCI World Cup, Zonhoven
- Winner – Elite, X2O Trofee Koksijde – Vlaamse Duinencross (C1)
- Winner – Elite, Trek Cup (C2)
- 2nd – Zilvermeercross (C2)
- 2nd – X2O Trofee Hamme – Flandriencross (C1)
- 3rd – UCI World Cup, Benidorm
- 3rd – Exact Be-MINE Cross (C2)
- 3rd – UCI World Cup overall elite 2022/2023
- 5th – UCI World Cup, Flamanville
- 6th – UCI World Cup, Antwerpen
2022
Road
- U23 European Road Race Champion
- U23 European Time Trial Champion
- Winner – Youth Classification, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (2.WWT)
- Winner – TTT Stage, Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta (2.WWT)
- Winner – Team Time Trial, Vårgårda West Sweden (1.WWT)
- Winner – U23 Time Trial, Dutch Road National Championships
- 2nd – Elite Road Race, Dutch National Championships
- 2nd – Youth Classification, Vuelta a Burgos Feminas (2.WWT)
- 3rd – Youth Classification, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (2.1)
- 5th – Omloop van het Hageland (1.1)
- 7th – Le Samyn des Dames (1.1)
- 9th – Strade Bianche (1.WWT)
Cyclo-cross
- Winner – Elite, UCI World Cup, Gavere
- Winner – Elite, UCI World Cup, Beekse Bergen
- Winner – Elite, Exact Cross Loenhout – Azencross (C1)
- Winner – Elite, Exact Cross Mol – Zilvermeercross (C2)
- Winner – Elite, Hexia Cyclocross Gullegem (C2)
- 2nd – U23, UCI World Championships, Fayetteville
- 2nd – Superprestige Diegem (C1)
- 2nd – Kermiscross Ardooie (C2)
- 2nd – X2O Trofee Hamme – Flandriencross (C1)
- 3rd – U23, European Championships, Namur
- 3rd – UCI World Cup, Antwerpen
- 3rd – UCI World Cup, Hulst
- 3rd – UCI World Cup, Overijse
- 3rd – Superprestige Boom
- 3rd – X2O Trofee Oudenaarde – Koppenbergcross
- 3rd – UCI World Cup, Maasmechelen
- 5th – Dutch National Championships
2021
Road
- Winner – Youth Classification, Tour de Feminin (2.2)
- 4th – General Classification, Tour de Feminin (2.2)
- 2nd – Stage, Tour de Feminin (2.2)
- 3rd – Youth Classification, Ladies Tour of Norway (2.WWT)
- 4th – Elite Road Race, Dutch National Championships
Cyclo-cross
- U23 European Champion
- Winner – Jingle Cross Day 1 (C1)
- 2nd – Exact Cross Beringen – be-MINE (C2)
- 3rd – X2O Trofee Loenhout – Azencross (C1)
- 4th – Superprestige Heusden-Zolder (C1)
- 4th – UCI World Cup, Koksijde
- 4th – Ethias Cross Bredene (C2)
- 5th – UCI World Cup, Dendermonde
- 6th – UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide
- 6th – UCI World Cup, Zonhoven
- 6th elite, 3rd U23 – UCI World Cup overall elite 2021/2022
2020
Road
- 3rd – Junior Time Trial, Dutch National Championships
- 4th – Junior Time Trial, European Championships
Cyclo-cross
- UCI Junior World Champion
- Dutch Junior National Champion
- Winner – Elite, Grand Prix Commune de Pétange (C2)
- 5th – U23 European Championships
- 3rd – DVV Trofee Lille – Krawatencross (C1)
- 3rd – Cyclocross Gullegem (C2)
- 4th – Superprestige Middelkerke (C1)
- 6th – Ethias Cross Hulst – Vestingcross (C1)
- 7th – UCI World Cup, Hoogerheide
- 5th – Exact Cross Beringen – be-MINE (C2)
2019
Road
- Winner – Junior Time Trial, European Championships
- Winner – Junior Time Trial, Dutch National Championships
- Winner – TT Stage, Watersley Ladies Challenge (2.Ncup)
- Winner – Youth Classification, Watersley Ladies Challenge (2.Ncup)
- 2nd – General Classification, Watersley Ladies Challenge (2.Ncup)
- 2nd – Junior Time Trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 7th – Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda (1.Ncup)
Cyclo-cross
- Winner – Elite, Grand Prix de la Commune de Contern (C2)
- 2nd – Zilvermeercross Mol (C1)
- 3rd – U19, European Championships
- 4th – Kiremko Nacht van Woerden (C2)
- 4th – Grand Prix Möbel Alvisse Leudelange (C2)
- 4th – Grand Prix Garage Collé Pétange (C2)
- 5th – Ethias Cross Eeklo (C2)
- 7th – Superprestige Zonhoven (C1)
- 8th – UCI World Cup, Heusden-Zolder
- 8th – Superprestige Ruddervoorde (C1)
- 9th – Superprestige Gieten (C1)
- 10th – UCI World Cup, Koksijde
- 10th – UCI World Cup, Tabor
2018
Cyclo-cross
- 3rd – Grand Prix de la Commune de Contern (C2)
- 7th – Radcross Illnau (C2)
- 9th – Vlaamse Druivencross Overijse (C1)
- 10th – Superprestige Zonhoven (C1)
2026
CANYON//SRAM made its debut at the highest level of women’s cycling in 2016, entering the UCI Women’s WorldTour. With 17 riders from 11 countries, the team brings together a diverse mix of elite time trialists, proven winners, and rising talents, each bringing unique strengths to the squad.
An extra dimension to the team is WeFemmes, an initiative by Canyon that’s built upon one simple idea – every woman who rides should bring along someone who doesn’t. WeFemmes every woman who rides should bring along someone who doesn’t – WeFemmes invites more women to discover cycling in a way that feels right for them.
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