Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team is a Swiss UCI ProTeam focusing on road bicycle racing.[1] Douglas Ryder created the team which rode its first season in 2023.[2] The team is sponsored by clothing brand Q36.5.[3]
_-_Bus_Q36.5_Pro_(2).JPG) The team bus at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Team information | |
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| UCI code | Q36 |
| Registered | Switzerland |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI ProTeam (2023–) |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Douglas Ryder |
| Team name history | |
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History
editFormation
editAfter Team Qhubeka NextHash folded in 2021, Douglas Ryder said he always wanted to come back to cycling at the top level. In 2022 Ryder was looking for riders to race for his team in 2022.[4] The team was formed with riders who already rode for UCI WorldTeams plus some riders from the second and third divisions.[5] Retired professional Vincenzo Nibali joined as the team's technical advisor.[6] In December 2022, Union Cycliste Internationale announced that Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was granted a UCI ProTeam licence for 2023 season.[7]
Team roster
edit- As of 16 January 2024.[8]
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Major wins
edit- 2023
- Clásica de Almería, Matteo Moschetti
- Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda, Matteo Badilatti
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Damien Howson
- Canada National Road Race Championships, Nickolas Zukowsky
- Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour, Mark Donovan
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Matteo Moschetti
- Stage 3 CRO Race, Nicolò Parisini
- 2024
- Grand Prix de Denain, Jannik Steimle
- Spain National Time Trial Championships, David de la Cruz
- Ethiopia National Road Race Championships, Negasi Haylu Abreha
- Stage 4 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Giacomo Nizzolo
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Jelte Krijnsen
National champions
edit- 2023
- Canada Road Race, Nickolas Zukowsky
- 2024
- Spain Time Trial, David de la Cruz
- Ethiopia Road Race, Negasi Haylu Abreha
Supplementary statistics
editSources:[1]
| Grand Tours by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Giro d'Italia | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de France | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vuelta a España | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Down Under | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Nice | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 17 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volta a Catalunya | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour of the Basque Country | – | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Romandie | – | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | – | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Suisse | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Pologne | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benelux Tour | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monument | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | 42 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | 50 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | 85 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Il Lombardia | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classics by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | – | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strade Bianche | 53 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 Harelbeke | 56 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem | – | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 47 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amstel Gold Race | 58 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | – | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clásica de San Sebastián | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Tours | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNS | Did not start |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
References
edit- ^ a b "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Q36.5 ANNOUNCES PRO CYCLING TEAM". Q36.5. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (1 August 2022). "Doug Ryder is quietly building a ProTeam for 2023 as speculation mounts surrounding a billionaire's backing". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (26 September 2022). "Damien Howson, Gianluca Brambilla, Matteo Moschetti set to join Doug Ryder's new team in 2023". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Becket, Adam (4 November 2022). "New Q36.5 team launched by the man behind Qhubeka, riders and staff revealed". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Granting of last UCI Women's WorldTour licence and 18 UCI WorldTour licences, and registration of UCI Women's WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams for the 2023 season". UCI. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.