Cat Fergusson can't wait for her Paris-Roubaix debut: "Hopefully I can make it to the velodrome"

You would hardly find a more exciting prospect other than the double 2024 junior world champion Cat Fergusson. The 18-year-old is yet to debut in her first season as a pro, but already has two victories in the elite category to her name.

In 2025, she promises to make a "big jump" with first participation at Monuments. "It’s crazy," the Movistar rider said in an interview with Cycling Weekly. "I think it’s incredible to just be in the position I am, but to be doing a race like Roubaix, I can’t tell you how excited I am to be able to do that race."

Furthermore, she won't be alone on the cobbles. "Also, Carys [Lloyd, Movistar] and Imogen [Wolff, Visma | Lease a Bike] are doing the race, so for the three of us to do a race like that in our first year as a pro together is really special. We’ve come through the ranks from under-14s and we’re now doing Paris-Roubaix at 18-years-old together. It’s going to be incredible. Hopefully I can make it to the velodrome – that’s my aim."

Ferguson’s road debut this year is set a bit earlier than in mid-April, however. She'll be in Italy in three weeks' time to witness the first-ever Milano-Sanremo Women. "We don’t know the route yet, it’s not actually released, but it’s probably the longest race of the year," she said, adding with a laugh: "I’m not feeling fit enough yet to want to know how long it is."

The 18-year-old’s programme will then see her compete in a string of one-day Classics, including Gent Wevelgem, Brabantse Pijl, and La Flèche Wallone, before turning to stage races in Spain, and the Lloyds Tour of Britain.