Team information | |
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UCI code | COF (2022–2024) CWT (2025–) |
Founded | 2022 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
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Bicycles | De Rosa |
Components | Campagnolo |
Website | Team home page |
Team name history | |
2022– | Cofidis Women Team |
Cofidis Women Team is a professional road bicycle racing women's team which participates in elite women's races. The title sponsor is the French money lending company Cofidis.
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