Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

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Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Tour de l'Ain 2023 - hotel Lyon-Est (etape 1) - Bus Q36.5 Pro (2).JPG
The team bus at the 2023 Tour de l'Ain
Team information
UCI codeQ36
Registered Switzerland
Founded2023 (2023)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI ProTeam (2023–)
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Douglas Ryder
Team name history
  • 2023–
  • Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team is a Swiss UCI ProTeam focusing on road bicycle racing. [1] Douglas Ryder created the team which rode its first season in 2023. [2] The team is sponsored by clothing brand Q36.5. [3]

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History

Formation

After Team Qhubeka NextHash folded in 2021, Douglas Ryder said he always wanted to come back to cycling at the top level. In 2022 Ryder was looking for riders to race for his team in 2022. [4] The team was formed with riders who already rode for UCI WorldTeams plus some riders from the second and third divisions. [5] Retired professional Vincenzo Nibali joined as the team's technical advisor. [6] In December 2022, Union Cycliste Internationale announced that Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was granted a UCI ProTeam licence for 2023 season. [7]

Team roster

As of 16 January 2024. [8]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Negasi Haylu Abreha  (ETH) (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Spain.svg  Xabier Azparren  (ESP) (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Matteo Badilatti  (SUI) (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 31)
Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Brambilla  (ITA) (1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 36)
Flag of Italy.svg  Walter Calzoni  (ITA) (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22)
Flag of Spain.svg  Marcel Camprubi  (ESP) (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabio Christen  (SUI) (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Conca  (ITA) (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 34)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Devriendt  (BEL) (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Donovan  (GBR) (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Fancellu  (ITA) (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frederik Frison  (BEL) (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31)
Flag of Norway.svg  Carl Fredrik Hagen  (NOR) (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 32)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Damien Howson  (AUS) (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 31)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Tobias Ludvigsson  (SWE) (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)
Flag of Poland.svg  Kamil Małecki  (POL) (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cyrus Monk  (AUS) (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Moschetti  (ITA) (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA) (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)
Flag of Italy.svg  Nicolò Parisini  (ITA) (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 23)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA) (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 34)
Flag of Poland.svg  Szymon Sajnok  (POL) (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jannik Steimle  (GER) (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Rory Townsend  (IRE) (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  James Whelan  (AUS) (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nickolas Zukowsky  (CAN) (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 25)

Major wins

2023
Clásica de Almería, Matteo Moschetti
Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda, Matteo Badilatti
Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Damien Howson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada National Road Race Championships, Nickolas Zukowsky
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour, Mark Donovan
Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Matteo Moschetti
Stage 3 CRO Race, Nicolò Parisini
2024
Grand Prix de Denain, Jannik Steimle

Supplementary statistics

Sources: [1]

Grand Tours by highest finishing position
Race20232024
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France
Vuelta a España
Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position
Race20232024
Tour Down Under
Paris–Nice
Tirreno–Adriatico 17 89
Volta a Catalunya 20
Tour of the Basque Country 37
Tour de Romandie
Critérium du Dauphiné
Tour de Suisse 18
Tour de Pologne 24
Benelux Tour
Monuments by highest finishing position
Monument20232024
Milan–San Remo 42
Tour of Flanders 50 14
Paris–Roubaix 85 18
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Il Lombardia 72
Classics by highest finishing position
Classic20232024
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 49
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 29 28
Strade Bianche 53 45
E3 Harelbeke 56 29
Gent–Wevelgem 31
Dwars door Vlaanderen 47 42
Amstel Gold Race 58
La Flèche Wallonne
Clásica de San Sebastián
Paris–Tours 53
Legend
Did not compete
DNS Did not start
DNF Did not finish
NHNot held

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