Tanja Erath
 Erath in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tanja Erath |
| Born | 7 October 1989 Heilbronn, Germany |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2017 | RSV Werl-Wickede |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2020 | Canyon–SRAM[1][2] |
| 2021–2022 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank |
Medal record | |
Tanja Erath (born 7 October 1989) is a German physician and former professional racing cyclist,[3]. During her professional cycling career, Erath rode for Canyon-SRAM and UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB.[4][5]
Erath began her professional cycling career after winning the Zwift Academy in 2017.[6] After racing for Canyon-SRAM from 2018-2021, she moved to Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank. In 2021 she suffered a crash that caused multiple severe injuries that required spinal surgery.[7] Erath announced her retirement from professional cycling on September 15, 2022.[7]
Major results
[edit]- 2018
- 2nd Scratch, National Track Championships
- 4th Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
- 2019
- 1st
Team pursuit, National Track Championships - 1st
Sprints classification Emakumeen Euskal Bira - 5th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Tour of Guangxi
- 2020
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd La Périgord Ladies
- 2021
- 2nd
Mixed team relay, European Road Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Tanja Erath". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (12 November 2020). "TIBCO-SVB strengthen roster with Erath, Buurman and Yonamine". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Virtual Tour de France: Dal-Cin and Erath make the most of their Zwift abilities". Tour de France. Amaury Sports Organisation. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b VeloNews.com (16 September 2022). "Former Zwift academy winner Tanja Erath calls time on road career with mental struggles". Velo. Outside Magazine. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tanja Erath at UCI
- Tanja Erath at Cycling Archives
- Tanja Erath at ProCyclingStats
- Tanja Erath at Cycling Quotient
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