Team information | |
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UCI code | FCT |
Registered | Germany |
Founded | 2015 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team |
Bicycles | Fuji |
Team name history | |
2015– | Feminine Cycling Team |
Feminine Cycling Team (UCI code FCT) is a professional women's cycling team, based in Germany, [1] which is scheduled to compete in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2015.
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On December 1, 2014, the team signed Sophie Lacher, Corine Van der Zijden, Annabell Oschger, Jacqueline Dietrich, Desiree Eherler and Jacqueline Hahn (Bigla Cycling Team). On December 2, the team signed Lotte Van Hoek. The following day the team signed Stéphanie Borchers and Carolin Happke. [2]
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