Elise Chabbey joins Canyon-SRAM after Equipe Paule Ka ends

PAU FRANCE JULY 19 Podium Elise Chabbey of Switzerland and Bigla Pro Cycling Team Best Climber Celebration during the 6th La Course 2019 by Le Tour de France a 121km stage from Pau to Pau TDF LaCourse LaCoursebyTDF on July 19 2019 in Pau France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Elise Chabbey of Switzerland joins Canyon-SRAM in 2021 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Canyon-SRAM announced Friday that they have signed Elise Chabbey for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Swiss road race champion was part of the now-folded Equipe Paule Ka team but she made headlines this spring for her work in helping an under-staffed Geneva University Hospital on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

"Since I started cycling, Canyon-SRAM Racing was one of the teams I always admired. It’s a team that has the same sponsors and a lot of the same staff and riders for a long time. That provides me with confidence about the future of this team," Chabbey said in a team press release.

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