Justyna Czapla

Justyna Czapla
Czapla at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Born (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 22)
Ruda Śląska, Poland
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamCanyon//SRAM
DisciplinesRoad
Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2023Canyon–SRAM Generation
2024–Canyon//SRAM
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's road cycling
UCI Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 WollongongJunior time trial
European Road Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 AnadiaJunior time trial
Women's track cycling
UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tel AvivTeam pursuit
UEC European Track Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 ApeldoornJunior team pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 AnadiaJunior team pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 AnadiaJunior Madison
Bronze medal – third place2024 CottbusUnder-23 Madison

Justyna Czapla (born 24 January 2004) is a German professional road and track cyclist who rides for Canyon//SRAM. She is a European junior champion, German junior champion, and three-time German under-23 champion in the time trial.

Career

After a successful junior career, including a European junior time trial title and a silver medal at the UCI Junior World time trial championships, Czapla joined WorldTour team Canyon//SRAM for the 2024 season.

Czapla made her Grand Tour debut at the 2025 La Vuelta Femenina, where cyclingnews.com called her one of the "rising stars" of the race. She was the best-placed under-23 rider after the stage 1 team time trial.

At the 2026 German National Road Race Championships, Czapla led the race solo for 65 kilometres (40 mi), before getting caught with 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to go and finishing third behind Franziska Koch and Liane Lippert.

In May 2026, Czapla extended her contract with Canyon//SRAM through 2028.

Major results

Sources:

Road

2022
1st Time trial, European Junior Championships
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
2nd Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships
3rd Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
2023
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
8th reVolta
10th La Classique Morbihan
2024
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2025
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
4th Road race, National Championships
UCI World Championships
5th Mixed team relay
7th Under-23 time trial
6th Time trial, European Under-23 Championships
2026
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
3rd Road race, National Championships

Track

2021
3rd Team pursuit, European Junior Championships
2022
European Junior Championships
2nd Team pursuit
2nd Madison
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Junior World Championships
2024
3rd Madison, European Under-23 Championships

References

  1. 1 2 "Justyna Czapla". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Mathew (8 November 2023). "Justyna Czapla promoted to the main Canyon SRAM team and Soraya Paladin extended". ProCyclingUK. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Mattis, Felix; Maurer, Peter. "Czapla folgt den Spuren von Bauernfeind und Niedermaier" [Czapla follows the footsteps of Bauernfeind and Niedermaier]. radsport-news (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Tyson, Jackie (6 May 2025). "Debutants with determination – The rising stars expected to shine at La Vuelta Femenina". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "German National Championships: Franziska Koch wins from break to add third consecutive road race title to time trial glory". cyclingnews.com. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR JUSTYNA CZAPLA UNTIL 2028". Canyon SRAM. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Justyna Czapla". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 August 2026.