{"id":1939966,"date":"2026-05-17T11:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939966"},"modified":"2026-05-17T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:46:46","slug":"report-chloe-dygert-to-step-away-from-euro-road-and-focus-on-la-olympic-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1939966","title":{"rendered":"Report: Chlo\u00e9 Dygert To Step Away from Euro Road and Focus on LA Olympic Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated May 17, 2026 06:14AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Chlo\u00e9 Dygert is set to pivot her career away from road racing in Europe and point it directly at the LA Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

According to reporting by Daniel Benson, the Indianan star is close to signing a two-year deal with U.S. conti team Virginia\u2019s Blue Ridge-TWENTY28.<\/p>\n

The move would effectively pause her time in the Women\u2019s WorldTour and give her extra bandwidth to go all-in on preparing for her home Games in 2028.<\/p>\n

Benson wrote recently on his Substack page that a deal between Dygert and Team TWENTY28 has not yet been signed but is \u201con course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dygert\u2019s long-running contract with Women\u2019s WorldTour squad Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto is due to expire in the winter.<\/p>\n

Velo<\/em> has contacted both Canyon-SRAM and Blue Ridge-TWENTY28 for comment but has yet to hear back.<\/p>\n

The Blue Ridge-TWENTY28 team is one of the oldest in U.S. cycling.<\/p>\n

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Many of the nation\u2019s top female athletes have moved through its ranks. Dygert spent four seasons there before she joined Canyon-SRAM in 2021, and is still linked with the squad through mutual coach Kristen Armstrong.<\/p>\n

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Dygert has raced with Canyon-SRAM only six times this season. (Photo: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dygert\u2019s career has been marred by serious injuries and health setbacks since she stepped up with Canyon-SRAM.<\/p>\n

She won a second world time trial title, placed second in the world championship road race, and won multiple WorldTour victories while with the team, but was held back by several long lay-offs, most notably after her terrible crash in 2020.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old has raced only six times this season. She recently revealed a diagnosis of \u201chormonal deficiencies and elevated cortisol levels\u201d in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Dygert has represented the USA at three Olympic cycles and won medals in all three.<\/p>\n

She most recently won gold with Jennifer Valente, Kristen Faulkner, and Lily Williams at the Team Pursuit in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated May 17, 2026 06:14AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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