Douglas Ryder

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Douglas Ryder
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Ryder
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971 (age 53)
Cape Town, South Africa
Team information
Current team
Role
  • Rider
  • Manager
Professional teams
1995–1996Plymouth–Chrysler
2001Team IBM–Lotus Development
Managerial teams
2007–2021 MTN
2023– Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
CAC Road African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001Road Race

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]

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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]

Major results

1995
5th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2001
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Road race, African Road Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Douglas Ryder Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Douglas Ryder". Laureus. Retrieved 6 September 2025. 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.
  4. ↑ "ESG Replay Week: Monday Learn from Douglas Ryder". Facebook. Retrieved 6 September 2025. 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.
  5. ↑ "Racing for Sustainability". Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Retrieved 6 September 2025. Join Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team on our eco-conscious journey, setting new sustainability standards in pro sports.
  6. ↑ "Douglas Ryder". Laureus. Retrieved 6 September 2025. 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.
  7. ↑ "As long as I'm breathing I'll be racing for purpose". Sustainability Report. Retrieved 6 September 2025. The core of the team's agenda focuses on mobility, education, and development in Africa.


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