Team Sunweb Signs Anna Henderson

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Team Sunweb Signs Anna Henderson

Anna Henderson, the current British under-23 road race and TT champion, has signed with Dutch women's team Team Sunweb for 2020.

Henderson has been a member of British national team Brother UK-Tifosi p/b OnForm since 2017, but since August of this year she has been riding as a stadium rider for American team Tibco-SVB.

In addition to her national titles this season (including second place in the elite women's competition for the U23 road race title), the 20-year-old former skier was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay team time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships held last month in Yorkshire, England He was part of the elite British team that won the event.

She also finished second overall at the Tour de Belle en Terre Craisse Brise Elite Dames in France in early August, finishing second in both stages, and she also finished second in two stages at the Tour de Bretagne FĂ©minine in June.

"I am looking forward to joining Team Sunweb next year and taking my career to the next level," Henderson said. The team has a variety of experts and a professional environment, and I'm looking forward to working with them to help me achieve my goals."

"I am excited to get started on the Women's World Tour and learn from the other strong and experienced riders on the team.

"Anna is a newcomer to women's cycling, having started the sport in late 2016 and was previously a British Junior Slalom Champion skier," added Team Sunweb coach Hans Timmermans.

"She is still young and has shown her potential many times this season at the UCI level, emphasizing that she is a classic-style rider with strong sprints.

"Anna visited our Keep Challenging Center earlier this year and impressed us with her qualities. We look forward to working with her next year and helping her improve even further."

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