Ella Harris is a 21yr/o Kiwi pro rider for CANYON//SRAM Racing. Ella won the 2018 Zwift Academy competition in 2018 which scored her a contract with CANYON//SRAM Racing. Through some standout performances in 2019, Ella was offered another contract with the team for 2020.
We talk to Ella about her background in cycling, what it's like to be known as "that zwift rider", and what her season looks like now.
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51 | Ella Harris Pro Cyclist for Canyon SRAM racing and Zwift Academy winner
From the Performance Advantage blog · pavillaflores · 2020-10-09
Ella Harris is a professional rider for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon-SRAM and a Zwift academy winner. She was a competitive child growing up, and have tried swimming, running, triathlon, and finally cycling when she joined a cycling club. Cycling inspired her.
When asked "when you got into cycling, were you always really good?" She responded with
"I always charge a little bit of potential in the bike. I rode a lot with old riders at home – masters, and they taught me all about cycling, and they made me really strong – mentally as well as physically. In junior riding, I was always get a top 5. I was always pushing for a podium, but podiums to me is never guaranteed. If I got a top 5, I’ll be happy. If I got a podium or top 3, I’ll be stoked."
She describes herself as a 'champ' because even if she is not always winning a game, she sees herself winning in her mind. Therefore and I quote "I am a champion". In the podcast, she was asked about what she felt to not be winning in the junior cycling league, and she responded with
"I have never really won anything before so it wasn’t that I knew what I was missing out on. Third place is great for me. My parents never put pressure on me, and I never put pressure on myself."