IBCT (cycling team)

IBCT
Team information
UCI code	ILB (2019–2020); RUP (2021); IBC (2022–)
Registered	Ireland
Founded	2018
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	National (2019–2020); UCI Women's Continental Team (2021–)
Team name history
2019–2020; 2021; 2022	Illi-Bikes Cycling Team; Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants; IBCT

IBCT is a Belgian-based, Irish-registered women's road cycling team that was founded in 2018. In its first season in 2019, the team won the Belgian Cup.^[2] Following the 2020 season,^[3] that was extensively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the team announced their intention to become a UCI Women's Continental Team for the 2021 season.^[4]

Team roster

As of 30 January 2021.^[5]

	Rider	Date of birth
Isabelle Beckers (BEL)		(1983-03-04) 4 March 1983 (age 41)
Svenja Betz (GER)		(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)
Verena Eberhardt (AUT)		(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29)
Lara Gillespie (IRL)		(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)
Mia Griffin (IRL)		(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)
Antonia Gröndahl (FIN)		(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Gabriella Homer (IRL)		(2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24)
Amber Lacompte (BEL)		(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)

	Rider	Date of birth
Ditte Lenseclaes (BEL)		(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25)
Lucy Mayrhofer (GER)		(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22)
Kelly Murphy (IRL)		(1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 35)
Maja Perinović (CRO)		(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
Trine Schmidt (DEN)		(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 36)
Aline Seitz (SUI)		(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 27)
Alice Sharpe (IRL)		(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)
Sara Van de Vel (BEL)		(1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 30)

Major results

2021: Binche–Chimay–Binche pour Dames, Sara Van de Vel

National champions

2021: Finland Road Race, Antonia Gröndahl; Croatia Road Race, Maja Perinović; Austria Track (Omnium), Verena Eberhardt; Austria Track (Scratch), Verena Eberhardt; Austria Track (Elimination), Verena Eberhardt; Austria Track (Points race), Verena Eberhardt; Ireland Track, (Individual pursuit), Kelly Murphy; Switzerland Track (Omnium), Aline Seitz; Switzerland Track (Madison), Aline Seitz; Switzerland Track (Points race), Aline Seitz
2022: Ireland Road Race, Alice Sharpe

References

^ Fruyt, Hans (16 December 2020). "Illi-Bikes CT wordt Team Rupelcleaning-Champion Lubricants en wil het Vlaamse voorjaar rijden" [Illi-Bikes CT becomes Team Rupelcleaning-Champion Lubricants and wants to ride in the Flemish spring]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ Ilegems, Ken (18 October 2020). "Big news!". Illi-Bikes. WordPress. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "CQ Ranking - Illi-Bikes Cycling Team - 2020".
^ Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2020). "Illi-Bikes va monter en Continentale" [Illi-Bikes will go up to Continental]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "Team Rupelcleaning - Champion Lubricants". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] Fruyt, Hans (16 December 2020). "Illi-Bikes CT wordt Team Rupelcleaning-Champion Lubricants en wil het Vlaamse voorjaar rijden" [Illi-Bikes CT becomes Team Rupelcleaning-Champion Lubricants and wants to ride in the Flemish spring]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[2] Ilegems, Ken (18 October 2020). "Big news!". Illi-Bikes. WordPress. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[3] "CQ Ranking - Illi-Bikes Cycling Team - 2020".

[4] Gachet, Nicolas (18 October 2020). "Illi-Bikes va monter en Continentale" [Illi-Bikes will go up to Continental]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[5] "Team Rupelcleaning - Champion Lubricants". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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