Leah Thorvilson's performances have seen her offered a new contract at Canyon-SRAM
12 months on from winning a competition on Zwift that saw her get a contract in the professional ranks, Leah Thorvilson's real-world performances have secured a new contract with the Canyon-SRAM team.
Thorvilson, a former U.S. Olympic trial marathon runner, fought off 1,200 other riders and went through three rounds of competition as her performances on online turbo training platform Zwift were assessed by professional coaches, before being offered a contract.
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