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James Moultrie

'A dream I didn't even know I had' - Unbound Gravel winner Rosa Klöser on the unlikely path from commuter to WorldTour rider

Rosa Klöser at training camp with her new Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto teammates.

Five years can bring a world of change, especially in sports. In women's cycling alone, the period between 2019-2024 has seen the birth of the Tour de France Femmes, which is now the biggest race on the calendar, increase in professionalism and salaries growing towards the €1 million mark, and a whole new generation of riders emerge. 

But for one rider, Rosa Klöser, the past five years have seen her take an unlikely path from riding the Copenhagen commute during her PhD in Green Shipping through to victory at gravel racing's biggest event - Unbound Gravel 200, and now into UCI Women's WorldTour. 

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