Global 6 United

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Global 6 United
Team information
UCI codeGLC
Registered New Zealand
Founded2021 (2021)
Discipline(s) Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
General manager Mario Manzoni
Team name history
  • 2021–2023
  • 2024–
  • Global 6 Cycling
  • Global 6 United

Global 6 United is a New Zealand UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. [1] [2]

Contents

The team was founded by James Mitri with the aim of uniting riders from the six continents. [3]

Team roster

As of 12 August 2023. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Ballabio  (ITA) (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Louis Bilyard  (IRL) (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 22)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Matias Fitzwater  (NZL) (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)
Flag of Norway.svg  Mads Leander Fredriksen  (NOR) (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  James Harvey  (NZL) (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 34)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Alex Heaney  (NZL) (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 29)
Flag of Norway.svg  Jonas Hjorth [lower-alpha 1]  (NOR) (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
Flag of Japan.svg  Tomoya Koyama  (JAP) (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 25)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Iván Moreno  (ESP) (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Şampiyonbisiklet  (TUR) (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Callum Ormiston  (RSA) (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Paluta  (POL) (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Evan Russell [lower-alpha 2]  (CAN) (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Nícolas Sessler  (BRA) (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Tom Wirtgen  (LUX) (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28)
  1. ↑ Joined on 19 June
  2. ↑ Joined on 19 June

Major wins

2023
Stage 1 Flèche du Sud, Giacomo Ballabio

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References

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  2. ↑ "Global 6 Cycling 2022". www.procyclingstats.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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