{"id":771603,"date":"2026-09-15T16:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771603\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:54:27","slug":"blanka-vas-joins-lidl-trek-through-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771603\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanka Vas joins Lidl-Trek through 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The Hungarian rider strengthens women’s team roster\n <\/p>\n

Lidl-Trek is delighted to announce the signing of Blanka Vas, who will join the team from October this year on a contract that will see her race in the Lidl-Trek colours through the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

The Hungarian rider brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record across multiple disciplines to the team. Still only 25 years old, Vas has established herself as one of the most versatile riders in the peloton, combining her strength, explosiveness and racing instincts to compete at the highest level on both the road and in cyclocross.<\/p>\n

Having already made her mark on some of the biggest stages in professional cycling \u2013\u00a0with stage wins at the Tour de France Femmes and Giro d\u2019Italia Women, as well as multiple World Championship medals \u2013\u00a0Vas now begins a new chapter with Lidl-Trek, where she will add further depth and firepower to an ambitious Women\u2019s WorldTour roster.<\/p>\n

Speaking about her choice to join Lidl-Trek, Vas said:<\/p>\n

I have very good feelings about it and can\u2019t wait to get to know everyone in the team. I am super excited. I\u2019m mostly looking forward to the new environment, the new challenges and everything I can learn. I\u2019m excited to start this new chapter, get to know everyone and see what we can achieve together as a team.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Vas\u2019 ability to adapt to different race scenarios makes her a valuable addition to Lidl-Trek. Equally capable of fighting for victory herself or playing an important role in support of her teammates, the Hungarian has the versatility to make an impact across a wide range of races.<\/p>\n

Her arrival also underlines Lidl-Trek\u2019s continued commitment to building a team capable of competing for the biggest victories in women\u2019s cycling, while providing an environment in which riders can continue to develop and reach their full potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know too many people on the team yet, but I\u2019ve been teammates with Niamh before and I really enjoyed racing with her. I\u2019m really happy that we\u2019ll be wearing the same colours again,\u201d Vas commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope I can keep improving and become a stronger rider. I\u2019d also like to get some experience in a leadership role at some races and see how I can handle that. I think it would be a good opportunity for me to learn and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Vas will officially begin her time with Lidl-Trek in October ahead of the cyclocross season, with the 2027 season marking the start of her first full campaign in the team\u2019s colours. <\/p>\n

Speaking about Vas\u2019 arrival to the squad, Women\u2019s Team Manager Frank Schleck said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to welcome Blanka to Lidl\u2013Trek. I\u2019ve followed her closely over the last few years and have always believed in the level she can reach. At Lidl\u2013Trek, our ambition is not only to bring together the best talent, but to create an environment where riders can develop, challenge themselves and reach their full potential. We believe we can give Blanka exactly that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer versatility, racing instinct and team mentality will make us stronger across the entire calendar. She has already proven her quality on the road and in cyclocross, and we\u2019re especially excited that she\u2019ll pull on the Lidl\u2013Trek jersey very soon for the upcoming CX season. Blanka represents exactly the kind of ambitious, multi-discipline rider we want to build our future around.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hungarian rider strengthens women’s team roster Lidl-Trek is delighted to announce the signing of Blanka Vas, who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-771603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}