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Full name | Douglas Ryder | ||||||||||||||
Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 26 November 1971||||||||||||||
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1995–1996 | Plymouth–Chrysler | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Team IBM–Lotus Development | ||||||||||||||
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2007–2021 | MTN | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
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Douglas Ryder (born 26 November 1971) is a South African former cyclist, who works as the general manager UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. He previously worked for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka NextHash before the team disbanded in 2021. [1] He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]
Ryder is a Laureus Sport for Good ambassador, further demonstrating his commitment to using sport for positive societal impact. [3]
Doug Ryder has integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into his work with the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, focusing on data-driven approaches to become carbon neutral and measure sustainability efforts. [4] [5] His team's previous iteration, Team Qhubeka, also exemplified social responsibility by distributing over 100,000 bicycles to communities in Africa. [6]
Ryder is a proponent of the belief that sports can effect meaningful change and a vision of purpose-driven organizations, which aligns with ESG goals. [7]
He firmly believes in the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team's mission of "Racing the Future" which aims to use the power of the peloton to promote the impact of the sport.
Doug will be sharing the unique story of the team (formerly Team Qhubeka) their vision of being data-driven and how they've adopted Qlik with Inphinity to measure everything the team does as they track to becoming carbon neutral.
Join Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team on our eco-conscious journey, setting new sustainability standards in pro sports.
He has also partnered with the Qhubeka Charity, which moves people in Africa, forward, with bicycles. Qhubeka has distributed over 100,000 bikes to communities in South Africa and neighbouring countries.
The core of the team's agenda focuses on mobility, education, and development in Africa.