Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | TCW (2022–) |
| Registered | Uzbekistan |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Women's Continental Team (2022–) |
| Team name history | |
2022– | Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team |
Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team is an Uzbekistan women's road bicycle racing team, established in 2022, which participates in elite women's races.[1][2]
History
[edit]In 2023 the team's season consisted of mostly races in Asia. The performance of the team in these races gave them a spot as one of the top two UCI Women's Continental Team's of the year. This allowed the team wildcard entry into all 2024 UCI Women's World Tour events.[3] The aim of the 2023 season for the team was to gain points for Uzbekistan to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics which they did. Due to the team's tight budget they did not race all the WorldTour events.[4]
2024
[edit]The team planned a limited roster of WorldTour events, including the Tour de France Femmes and the Giro d'Italia Women.[5][4] The team opened its 2024 season at the Women's Tour Down Under.[6] The team were criticised at the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, with four riders abandoning the race on stage 1, after they were unable to keep with the pace of the peloton on the flat stage.[7] Yanina Kuskova was the only rider of the team to finish the race, placing 47th overall.[8]
Team roster
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Major results
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- 2023
- Expo Kriteryum, Yanina Kuskova
- The Tour Oqtosh–Chorvoq–Mountain Ladies I, Olga Zabelinskaya
- The Tour Oqtosh–Chorvoq–Mountain Ladies II, Margarita Misyurina
- Tour of Bostonliq I Ladies, Yanina Kuskova
- Tour of Bostonliq II Ladies, Yanina Kuskova
- Grand Prix Kaisareia, Olga Zabelinskaya
Continental & National Champions
[edit]- 2022
Uzbekistan Road race, Shaknoza Abdullaeva- Uzbekistan Time trial, Margarita Misyurina
Asia Team Time Trial- Asia U23 Time Trial, Yanina Kuskova
- 2023
- Uzbekistan Time trial, Olga Zabelinskaya
- Uzbekistan U23 Time trial, Yanina Kuskova
- Uzbekistan Road race, Yanina Kuskova
- Uzbekistan U23 Road race, Sofiya Karimova
References
[edit]- ^ "TASHKENT CITY WOMEN PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM". UCI. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Tashkent City Women Professional Cycling Team 2022". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "For first time ever an Uzbek women's cycling team qulaifies for Tour de France". tashkenttimes.uz. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b Challis, Dan (15 November 2023). "The surprise wildcard - Uzbekistan team in running for 2024 Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Discover the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2024 teams!". www.letourfemmes.fr. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "TASHKENT CITY WOMEN PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM TCW". tourdownunder.com.au. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Moultrie, James (2024-08-12). "'People can think what they want' - Tashkent City Women respond to criticism after four riders abandon Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Moultrie, James (2024-08-19). "'It's a dream for us' – Pauliena Rooijakkers makes Tour de France Femmes podium after matching Vollering in mountains". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.