Tanja Erath (born 7 October 1989) is a German physician and former professional
racing cyclist
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,. During her professional cycling career, Erath rode for
Canyon-SRAM and
UCI Women's Continental Team .
Erath began her professional cycling career after winning the Zwift Academy in 2017.
After racing for Canyon-SRAM from 2018-2021, she moved to Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank. In 2021 she suffered a crash that caused multiple severe injuries that required spinal surgery.
Erath announced her retirement from professional cycling on September 15, 2022.
Major results
;2018
: 2nd Scratch, National Track Championships
: 4th
Open de Suède Vårgårda
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TTT
;2019
: 1st

Team pursuit, National Track Championships
: 1st

Sprints classification
Emakumeen Euskal Bira
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: 5th Overall
BeNe Ladies Tour
: 5th
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 6th
Tour of Guangxi
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The m ...
;2020
: 3rd
Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd
La Périgord Ladies
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;2021
: 2nd
Mixed team relay,
European Road Championships
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References
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1989 births
Living people
German female cyclists
Sportspeople from Heilbronn
Cyclists from Stuttgart (region)
20th-century German women
21st-century German sportswomen
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