{
  "id": 16937445,
  "title": "'I can't wait to start the season' – indoor racer signs first pro road contract at 32",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/i-cant-wait-to-start-the-season-indoor-racer-signs-first-pro-road",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:21:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cycling Weekly",
    "slug": "cycling-weekly",
    "url": "https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/indoor-racer-signs-first-pro-road-contract-at-32"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazilian virtual racer Gabriela Guerra, 32, has inked her maiden professional road contract, set to last two years with French women's team Cofidis starting in 2027. The two-time silver medallist at the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships is joining Cofidis, a team whose acquisition she likens to \"a TV series or a soap opera\". Guerra's career path has been anything but conventional, hopping from skateboarding to owning a honey business to becoming an indoor racer, and now a road cyclist. \"I'm very curious and excited about joining Cofidis,\" the rider said in a team statement. \"I want to see if I can bring my e-cycling strengths to the road.\" Having moved to Germany at the age of 10, Guerra started skateboarding in her teens and used her YouTube channel to showcase her e-racing skills after discovering Zwift through a Google search in 2021, during the winter of her honey business days. Virtual racing became her primary income source, earning her six figures annually on the MyWhoosh platform, often starting races before dawn. It was only last year that Guerra transitioned to road cycling, joining German Continental team Wheel Divas in September 2022. She had already won two national races by then, including the Mirabelle Classic, a French one-day event where she raced against ProTeams like her future Cofidis teammates. Guerra is eager to tackle her first pro road season, confident and enthusiastic, \"I can't wait to start the season, give my best, help the team and experience the very highest level of road racing – it's going to be a fantastic challenge.\"",
  "summary": "Two-time UCI Cycling Esports World Championships silver medallist Gabriela Guerra will race for Cofidis from 2027",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}