Antonia grew up in Bavaria. Her parents took her and her sister to the mountains when they were young. She always enjoyed it. As Antonia got older, she started skiing. When she was 14, she started mountain running because she really wanted to be successful at it. With the mountain running success, Antonia also started ski mountaineering. She became junior world champion twice. Later, Antonia ended up road cycling and competing in some races. At 17 she joined Team Mangertseder. After some very good results, Antonia signed for CANYON//SRAM Generation. A year later, she signed with CANYON//SRAM Racing. It was a very fast beginning for her career. Even though she doesn’t have that much experience, she’s confident she made the right decision to become a professional cyclist.