BTC City Ljubljana (UCI team code: BTC) was a professional cycling team based in Slovenia, which competed in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour between 2010 and 2019.[1]
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | BTC |
| Registered | Slovenia |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Disbanded | 2019 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | National (2010–2013) UCI Women's Team (2014–2019) |
| Bicycles | Scott |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Gorazd Penko |
| Team name history | |
2010–2012 2013 2014–2019 | Klub Polet Garmin E. Leclerc Klub Polet BTC City Ljubljana |
Team history
editAt the end of the team's first season at UCI level in 2014 the Slovenian Cycling Federation awarded the team a prize for their role in the development of cycling in Slovenia, as well as, for the team's achievements in its first year – culminating in qualifying for the 2014 World Team Time Trial championships.[2][3]
For the 2020 season, the team merged with Alé–Cipollini to become new UCI Women's World Tour team Alé BTC Ljubljana.
Final team roster
edit- As of 7 July 2019.[4]
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Major wins
edit- 2014
- Nagrada Ljubljane TT, Martina Ritter
- 2015
- Stage 2 Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Eugenia Bujak
- 2016
Overall Gracia–Orlová, Olena Pavlukhina
- Stage 2, Olena Pavlukhina
- Stages 1 & 6 Route de France, Eugenia Bujak
- GP Plouay, Eugenia Bujak
- 2017
Sprints classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Eugenia Bujak
Mountains classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Hanna Nilsson- 2018
Youth classification Tour of Chongming Island, Anastasiia Iakovenko- Leo Wirth Gedächtnissrennen, Corinna Lechner
- Radfestival Kladow 1, Corinna Lechner
- Radfestival Kladow 2, Corinna Lechner
- 2019
- Team classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
- Erondegemse Pijl (Erpe-Mere), Monique van de Ree
National and Continental Champions
edit- 2010
Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar- 2011
- Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar
- 2012
- Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar
- 2013
- Slovenia Time Trial, Sara Frece
- 2014
European Track (Points race), Eugenia Bujak
Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
Croatian Cyclo-cross, Mia Radotić
Poland Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak- Slovenian Road Race, Polona Batagelj
- Slovenian Time Trial, Polona Batagelj
- 2015
- Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
- Austrian Road Race, Martina Ritter
Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina- Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
- Croatia Road Race, Mia Radotić
- Croatia Time Trial, Mia Radotić
- Poland Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
- Slovenia Time Trila, Polona Batagelj
- Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
- 2016
- Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
- Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
- Slovenia Time Trial, Urša Pintar
- Croatia Road Race, Mia Radotić
- Croatia Time Trial, Mia Radotić
- Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
Serbia Time Trial, Jelena Erić- Serbia Road Race, Jelena Erić
- Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
- 2017
- Slovenia Time Trial, Urša Pintar
- Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotić
- Serbia Time Trial, Jelena Erić
- Croatian Road Race, Mia Radotić
- Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
- 2018
- Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
- Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotić
- Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
- Croatian Road Race, Mia Radotić
- Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
- Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
Russia Track (Team pursuit), Anastasiia Iakovenko- 2019
- Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
- Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotić
- Slovenia Road Race, Eugenia Bujak
References
edit- ^ ProCyclingStats. "BTC City Ljubljana 2014". procyclingstats.com.
- ^ "BTC City Ljubljana making its mark on women's professional cycling". uci.ch. 2 March 2015.
- ^ Kirsten Frattini. "Women's news shorts: Racers head to Le Samyn des Dames, Strade Bianche and Omloop van het Hageland". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
