News: New team for Sophie Wright

Promising 21-year-old British rider Sophie Wright has signed for the Alé BTC Ljubljana Cipollini women’s cycling team for 2021

News: New team for Sophie Wright

Promising 21-year-old British rider Sophie Wright has signed for the Alé BTC Ljubljana Cipollini women’s cycling team for 2021

A young and talented athlete, Sophie racing for Équipe Paule Ka, finished second this year in the Young riders category at the Setmana Valenciana at the start of the season. In her previous years, Sophie was a world class MTB rider and she also won a bronze medal at the European Road Championships as Junior, showing how versatile she is.

Talking about this new adventure, Sophie Wright says “I chose Alé BTC Ljubljana Cipollini because I’ve experienced racing with team in the pro peloton and they always portray a positive and professional image. The team seem to be very well united and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone”.

“I was looking to take the next step up in my cycling career for the 2021 season and beyond, so signing for my first ever World Tour team will allow me to do so and have new opportunities, so I’m very excited for what’s to come”.

Sophie Wright is also very clear about her ambitions for next season: “For next season, I hope to fulfil my allocated role as best as possible, whilst also being able to grasp the opportunity to win the best young rider’s jersey in some stage races and stand on the podium for the team”.