Soraya Paladin

Soraya Paladin is an Italian professional cyclist who rides for Canyon SRAM. A versatile and tactically strong one-day racer, she is particularly effective on hilly terrain and has built a long career around consistent performances in the Ardennes Classics, Italian races and demanding stage races.

Soraya Paladin profile

• Name: Soraya Paladin
• Nationality: Italian
• Place of birth: Treviso, Italy
• Date of birth: 4 May 1993
• Status: Active
• Current Team: Canyon SRAM
• Previous Teams: Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Servetto, Alé Cipollini, CCC-Liv, Liv Racing

Career overview

Paladin enjoyed her breakthrough season in 2019, winning two stages of the Vuelta a Burgos Féminas and finishing second overall, as well as taking third at Emakumeen Bira and fourth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes. She later added three fifth-place finishes at Amstel Gold Race and finished third at Trofeo Alfredo Binda in 2022. After joining Canyon SRAM that year, Paladin became an important Classics and stage-racing presence for the team while continuing to pursue her own results. She finished second at Navarra Women’s Elite Classics in 2025 and remained competitive through 2026, taking fifth at Classic Lorient Agglomération and completing both the Giro d’Italia Women and Tour de France Femmes.

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