BTC City Ljubljana

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BTC City Ljubljana
RVV2018 BTCCity.jpg
Team information
UCI codeBTC
RegisteredSlovenia
Founded2010 (2010)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusNational (2010–2013)
UCI Women's Team (2014–2019)
BicyclesScott
Key personnel
General managerGorazd Penko
Team name history
2010–2012
2013
2014–2019
Klub Polet Garmin
E. Leclerc Klub Polet
BTC City Ljubljana

BTC City Ljubljana (UCI team code: BTC) is a professional cycling team based in Slovenia, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour.[1]

Team history[]

At the end of the team's first season 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 2020 season team merged with Alé–Cipollini to become new UCI Women's World Tour club Alé BTC Ljubljana.

Team roster[]

As of 7 July 2019.[4]
Rider Date of birth
 Maaike Boogaard (NED) (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 20)
 Urška Bravec (SLO) (1996-12-14)14 December 1996 (aged 22)
 Eugenia Bujak (POL) (1989-06-25)25 June 1989 (aged 30)
 Anastasiia Chursina (RUS) (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 24)
 Špela Kern (SLO) (1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 29)
 Anja Longyka (SLO) (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 26)
 Hanna Nilsson (SWE) (1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Urša Pintar (SLO) (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 33)
 Mia Radotić (CRO) (1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 34)
 Rossella Ratto (ITA) (1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 25)
 Maja Savić (SRB) (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 24)
 Hayley Simmonds (GBR) (1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 30)
 Monique van de Ree (NED) (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 31)
 Urška Žigart (SLO) (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 22)

Major wins[]

2014
Nagrada Ljubljane TT, Martina Ritter
2015
Stage 2 Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Eugenia Bujak
2016
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Gracia Orlova, Olena Pavlukhina
Stage 2, Olena Pavlukhina
Stages 1 & 6 , Eugenia Bujak
GP Plouay, Eugenia Bujak
2017
Jersey blue.svg Sprints classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Eugenia Bujak
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Hanna Nilsson
2018
Jersey white.svg 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[]

2010
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar
2011
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar
2012
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Tjasa Rutar
2013
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Sara Frece
2014
UEC Champion Jersey.svg European Track (Points race), Eugenia Bujak
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Cyclo-cross, Mia Radotic
MaillotPolonia.PNG Poland Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Road Race, Polona Batagelj
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenian Time Trial, Polona Batagelj
2015
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Road Race, Martina Ritter
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatia Road Race, Mia Radotić
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatia Time Trial, Mia Radotić
MaillotPolonia.PNG Poland Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trila, Polona Batagelj
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
2016
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Urša Pintar
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatia Road Race, Mia Radotić
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatia Time Trial, Mia Radotić
MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Time Trial, Martina Ritter
Serbia NC.png Serbia Time Trial, Jelena Erić
Serbia NC.png Serbia Road Race, Jelena Erić
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
2017
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Urša Pintar
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotic
Serbia NC.png Serbia Time Trial, Jelena Erić
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Road Race, Mia Radotic
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
2018
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotic
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Road Race, Polona Batagelj
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Road Race, Mia Radotic
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotAzerbaijan.png Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
MaillotRusia.PNG Russia Track (Team pursuit), Anastasiia Iakovenko
2019
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
MaillotCroacia.PNG Croatian Time Trial, Mia Radotic
MaillotEslovenia.PNG Slovenia Road Race, Eugenia Bujak

References[]

  1. ^ ProCyclingStats. "BTC City Ljubljana 2014". procyclingstats.com.
  2. ^ "BTC City Ljubljana making its mark on women's professional cycling". uci.ch. 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Kirsten Frattini. "Women's news shorts: Racers head to Le Samyn des Dames, Strade Bianche and Omloop van het Hageland". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ^ "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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