UAE Team Emirates Gen Z

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UAE Team Emirates Gen Z
Team information
UCI codeUAZ
Registered United Arab Emirates
Founded2024
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerJoxean Fernández
Team manager(s) Jan Polanc
Team name history
2024–
UAE Team Emirates Gen Z

UAE Team Emirates Gen Z is an Emirati UCI Continental cycling team that was founded in 2024. [1] It acts as the development program for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

Contents

Team roster

As of 14 February 2024. [2]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Abdulla Alhammadi  (UAE) (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Mohammad Almutaiwei  (UAE) (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 20)
Flag of the United States.svg  Owen Cole  (USA) (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 19)
Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Giaimi  (ITA) (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Gal Glivar  (SLO) (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 21)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jonathan Guatibonza  (COL) (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Abdulla Jasim Al-Ali  (UAE) (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Duarte Marivoet  (BEL) (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Anže Ravbar  (SLO) (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 18)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gibbe Staes  (BEL) (2005-10-09) 9 October 2005 (age 18)
Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Torres  (ESP) (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 18)

Major wins

2024
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Sharjah, Gal Glivar
Stage 3 (ITT), Gal Glivar

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References

  1. "UAE Team Emirates Gen Z". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. "UAE Team Emirates Gen Z". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 14 February 2024.