Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka extends with Canyon SRAM through 2028

Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka has signed a two-year contract extension with Canyon SRAM, keeping the Polish rider with the team until the end of 2028.

The 29-year-old has become one of the squad’s most dependable riders since joining in 2023, combining versatility, tactical awareness and consistent support work with a growing number of personal results. Known as Aga within the team, Skalniak-Sójka has developed into a rider trusted across a wide range of race types, from cobbled Classics and Ardennes races to overseas stage races and sprint finishes.

Skalniak-Sójka commits to Canyon SRAM

For Skalniak-Sójka, the decision to continue with Canyon SRAM was an easy one.

“I feel really good in the team,” she said. “I feel understood, I have trust in everyone I work with, and I feel like we are truly building something together. There is a great atmosphere within the team, and I believe that together we can achieve something really special.”

That sense of belonging has been important in her development. After returning to the Women’s WorldTour with Canyon SRAM in 2023, Skalniak-Sójka has gradually established herself as a rider who can be used in almost any race situation.

She is not a narrow specialist. Instead, her value comes from being able to read races, work for leaders, make positioning decisions and still take her own chances when the opportunity appears.

Aldag praises reliability and race intelligence

Canyon SRAM director of sport Rolf Aldag described Skalniak-Sójka as the type of rider every team wants in its structure.

“Aga is a very solid rider to have on board for the next two years,” Aldag said. “From a managerial side, she’s the type of rider that you’re always looking to have in a team because she’s very committed. She takes her job very, very professionally and is always there when you need her. In difficult situations, you know that you can count on her.”

Aldag also pointed to her ability to adapt from one race style to another.

“Aga can be likened to a Swiss Army knife or MacGyver, always finding solutions,” he said. “That’s reflected in her yearly race calendar because one year she’s doing the Ardennes, the next cobbled classics, and sometimes the overseas races.”

That is the key to the extension. Canyon SRAM are not only keeping a rider who can collect results. They are keeping one of the riders who helps the team function, especially in the complicated parts of races where quick decisions and calm communication matter.

A reset that led back to the WorldTour

Skalniak-Sójka joined Canyon SRAM in 2023 after two years away from the Women’s WorldTour. Rather than slowing her progress, that period became a reset.

She raced successfully with a UCI Continental team in Poland before returning to the sport’s top level, and her second WorldTour spell has been more complete than her first. Since joining Canyon SRAM, she has become more consistent, more tactically rounded and more confident in balancing team duties with personal ambition.

Her 2025 season was a clear example of that development. She won the inaugural women’s edition of the Maryland Cycling Classic in Baltimore, one of the biggest victories of her career. She also took 14 top-10 finishes across a wide range of races and added a third Polish national time-trial title.

Those results helped shift the perception of her from useful team rider to genuine outside threat in selective races and reduced sprints.

WorldTour podium now a clear target

The opening months of 2026 have been quieter, but the signs of form have been there. Skalniak-Sójka finished 4th on stages at both La Vuelta Femenina and Vuelta a Burgos, matching the career-best Women’s WorldTour result she first achieved at the 2025 Tour de Suisse.

Those near-misses have made the next target obvious. A WorldTour podium now feels within reach, and Skalniak-Sójka has made clear that she wants more than dependable support roles.

“I would love to stand on the highest step of the podium in a WorldTour race,” she said. “It is a big goal, but I believe in myself and in what we can achieve together as a team.”

That ambition fits the direction of her career. She has become more than a rider who fills gaps in a line-up. She can now be a card in her own right, particularly in races where the final selection still contains a sprint element.

Tour de France Femmes dream remains important

When reflecting on her time with Canyon SRAM so far, Skalniak-Sójka pointed to the Tour de France Femmes as the race that stands out.

“One moment that always comes to mind is my first start at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift,” she said. “It was a huge dream of a girl from a small village, and having it become reality was something incredibly special.”

She now has three Tour de France Femmes appearances to her name, and the race remains a natural stage for a rider with her qualities. Her ability to survive difficult terrain, position well and stay useful across long, attritional stages makes her valuable in a Grand Tour squad, whether working for a leader or looking for a selective day to chase a result.

More leadership responsibility ahead

Aldag also sees Skalniak-Sójka developing into more of an on-road leader.

“She’s quite fast, so she can score good results in sprints, which will continue to be a little bit her role going forward,” he said. “Also leaning more towards road captain tasks too, which means making calls on the bike when the sport director in the car is behind without information or TV, and quick decisions are needed.”

That role suits her profile. Skalniak-Sójka is not an especially loud presence, but Aldag highlighted her analytical approach and her contribution to team debriefs.

“It’s a good thing that Aga never really gets too loud, but is a very analytical person,” he said. “In debriefs, she contributes very much to helping the team grow in the right direction.”

For Canyon SRAM, that kind of influence is valuable over a long season. Results matter, but the ability to guide teammates through uncertain race situations is just as important, particularly in a squad with both established leaders and younger riders still developing.

Canyon SRAM back further progress

Canyon SRAM believe there is still more to come from Skalniak-Sójka.

“Age-wise, she’s still far away from reaching her ceiling and developing her full potential,” Aldag said. “For a start, extra race and training kilometres, lifetime kilometres you could say, will make her better.”

“We believe there’s still a lot to come from her, as a team player, in guiding the team, and in results,” he added.

The two-year extension gives Skalniak-Sójka continuity and gives Canyon SRAM another dependable rider through the end of 2028. She has already become one of the team’s most useful pieces. The next step is turning that reliability and race intelligence into the WorldTour result she is now openly chasing.