Team information | |
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UCI code | ACT |
Registered | United Arab Emirates |
Founded | 2018 |
Disbanded | 2018 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team |
Key personnel | |
Team manager(s) | Hamid Khamseh |
Team name history | |
2018 | Al'Asayl Cycling Team |
Al'Asayl Cycling Team ( UCI team code:ACT) was a professional women's cycling team based in the United Arab Emirates, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. [1]
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