June 2022Races AchievementsSofia Bertizzolo second in the opening of The Women’s Tour, London UK

The Women's Tour (2.WWT) of the UAE Team ADQ started with a second place for Sofia Bertizzolo. The Italian rider took the Silver in the first stage of 142.1 km between Colchester and Bury St. Edmunds.

Despite the cold and rain, the team has executed a sophisticate plan to position Sofia Bertizzolo in the best situation to launch her sprint slightly uphill on the cobblestones but has been overtaken at the last moment by the French rider Clara Copponi (FDJ Novelle-Aquitaine Furturoscope).

Sofia Bertizzolo finishing ninth in the final classification of the British race and Laura Tomasi has been awarded as “the most combative rider*” meaning of the last stage.

Jargon :  What is the Combativity Award ?

The combativity award is a prize started to be given in the Tour de France for the most combative rider overall during the race. Historically, it favored constant attackers as it was based on the distance spent in a breakaway, included winning checkpoints and outright stage wins. Today, the winner is chosen by a jury. Besides the overall winner, the jury also awards a combativity award to the most aggressive rider at the end of each stage, with this rider allowed to wear a red number the following race day “It is a way to celebrate brave riders who push their limits”Erica Magnaldi fourth in the Queen Stage* of the Tour de Suisse Women

Tour de Suisse Women (2.Pro), a four-stage race scheduled between Liechtenstein and Switzerland took place from Saturday 18th to Tuesday 21st June.

In the queen stage* and under the rain Erica Magnaldi demonstrated strong climbing skills and finished at the fourth place allowing her to reach the eighth place in the final GC.

Jargon : What is a Queen Stage ?

This is the most important stage of a stage- race. In practice, it usually means a big mountain stage with multiple big summits and a finish uphill.

        Rubens Bertogliati, UAE Team ADQ Principal said:

''Tour de Suisse gave us a foretaste of upcoming challenges and allow us refine our strategy for the upcoming key races, the Giro d’italia and Tour de France”
European National Championships : 8 Medals for UAE Team ADQ ; three Gold, three silver and two BronzeMavi Garcia double in Spain !

Fantastic week for Mavi Garcia who confirms herself as Spanish champion in both the Women's Elite individual time trial and in the road race.

In the ITT, in her native Majorca, in Cala Millor, our Spanish rider was the strongest over the 21.6 km with more than 230 elevation gain. She finished with an amazing time of 29'57" with an average speed of 43.272 km/h.
Adding to her palmares a fourth national Individual Time Trial title and the third in a row !

Jargon: What is an ITT?

Individual Time Team is very different type of stage where each rider fight against the clock individually!The next day, the same Mavi writes the Spanish Cycling History and becomes the first female cyclist ever to also win four national Road Race titles and again the third in a row!

This unique victory at the end of an intensive 136.5km competition has a special flavor for our 38 years old UAE Team ADQ Rider. A local flavor as it is her home roads of Palma de Mallorca, with cheers and enthusiasm of her people.  The same who have seen her grow and train over the years gave her the wings and legs in the final 80 km of breakaway!

Mavi said: “No doubt, this is the most special Spanish Championship of my life! I "One of the toughest battles of my career, I gave everything I had and I loved it. It is an unforgettable moment. I want to thank all the people who encouraged and cheered me all around the way until the final line! A special thanks also to UAE Team ADQ members for their amazing support before and during the championship!  “
Congratulations to our champion for these impressive achievements both on ITT and Road Race!Eugenia Bujak confirms herself in Slovenia

The same day, in Slovenia, UAE Team ADQ triumphs in the Slovenian national championship with 2 riders on the podium. Eugenia Bujak, 33 years old rider was confirmed as the Slovenian national champion in the road race and silver in ITT.  Ursa Pintar won the bronze medal in both road race and ITT.

Eugenia Bujak said: “It has not been and easy race but Ursa and I, have decided to support each other in order to keep the national Jersey in the team and aim for the national Victory!
 Linda Zanetti took the silver medal in the ITT
of the Swiss Under-23 Women's Championship

In Switzerland, in the Under-23 women’s championship our young rider, Linda Zanetti (22 years old) won the silver medal in the ITT and in Road race.Dutch National Championship: Top 10 for Maaike Boogaard

In the Dutch National Championship, “the homeland of Cycling”, we would like to point up the excellent performance of Maaike, she finished seventh, with less than 3 min from the winner.UAE TEAM ADQ Medals Summary at
European National Championships 2022
 Gold - time trial - Mavi Garcia - SpainGold - road race - Mavi Garcia - SpainGold - road race - Eugenia Bujak - SloveniaSilver - time trial - Eugenia Bujak - SloveniaSilver - time trial WU23 - Linda Zanetti - SwitzerlandSilver - road race WU23 - Linda Zanetti - SwitzerlandBronze - time trial - Ursa Pintar - SloveniaBronze - road race - Ursa Pintar - SloveniaSafiya’s Achievement

As part of her performance development strategy, Safiya has started an “summer intensive training” in Verona, Italy. This professional program aims to build her skills and introduce her to Europran cycling culture and Landscape.  A multi disciplinary team is dedicated to support her and provide assistance and guidelines.

Luca Zenti, coach said : “Her first month of training has been characterized by a progressive increase of the training load and in the same time an increment of the specificity of her workout during the training.

The main objective of this program is to consolidate Safyeea’s foundational base skills by strengthening her aerobic’s consistency meaning her cardio, stamina, resistance in order to have a solid base to lift up her level. She is reacting very well, implementing the advice and the results are already visible in her training performance index."UAE’s Corporate News In the last 6 months in additional of the race competitions, we have achieved together a series of key milestones in our project development journey, and we would like to share them with you.Abu Dhabi Female Riders Community: In April, we launched a successful female training session on Monday evening in collaboration with our partner “Wolfis”. We offer a truly inclusive ride (5km; 10km; 15km and more) that all ladies are welcome to join whatever their fitness level. We are able to take care of the newbies in the world of cycling as well as take the current riders to the next level under the guidance of our coaching team. We have reached up to 30 participants per training ‘session. With a strong commitment from our riders even during the summer period.
Based on this success, we have decided to build up a second group of ladies’ riders on Friday mornings, aimed towards the more advanced riders looking to build endurance over a longer distance (50-80k Yes it's possible!). As you may know, we have an incredible cycling track dedicated to cyclists only on Hudayriyat Island so we can take care of the coaching without having to worry about added risk of traffic.
 No excuses! Ladies’ rides are well and truly underway in Abu Dhabi.Join us on:Mondays: 7:15pm main entrance of WolfisFridays: 5:00 am main entrance of WolfisCorporate Organization Annoucements  Secondly, we are pleased to announce the extension of our corporate team to carry on the development of UAE Team ADQ project locally and internationally.

Maria Camila Garcia
Head of Strategy

She is  in charge of building sustainable value for all our stakeholders. Shapes the organization development, UAE programs and builds the relationship with our sponsors. Her expertise is in strategy, negotiation and talent management through several industries in Latin America and UAE.
Email Contact : strategy@uaeteamadq.com

Donia Bouabsa
Head of Communications, CSR and Media

Donia joint us in June and she oversees the brand, internal & external communications, media management and CSR Strategy for UAE ADQ Team. Donia has 12 years of extensive experience in Communications Marketing and CSR projects management, and she has worked in several industries both in France and UAE.
Email contact : communications@uaeteamadq.com

Paola Acosta
Marketing ManagerPaola is an international business administrator and marketing specialist. She have more than 11 years of experience in traditional and digital marketing. For the last 5 years she has been working in projects aimed to develop new businesses and establish connections and opportunities for the companies. She is joining us in July. 
Email contact : marketing@uaeteamadq.com  Lynsey Usher
Cycling Development Manager

She joint the team in April 2022 to be in charge of cycling communities development and education. She will also develop the corporate cycling teams and the wider female cycling community. Lynsey has 20 years of experience in sports conditioning, cycling specificity, sports marketing and coaching.
Email detail: cycling@uaeteamadq.com

Isabella Carrillo
Operations Assistant

Her passion for making things happen is the best way to support UAE Team ADQ project. She manages the operations and logistics but also the local and overseas events.  Isabella is graduated in Business Administration with 5 years of experience in logistics and foreign trade and speak Spanish and English she just joint us end of June.
Email Contact : management@uaeteamadq.com
Office Location :
 Also, to better serve the project we have established our head office until summer 2023, in Reem Island, Addax tower, 59th floor Workforce office. The workplace design and atmosphere are aligned with our collaboration and multidisciplinary approach allowing the team to work better, closely, and together.What’s next?  Giro d'Italia Donne

The Giro Donne 2022 will start in Cagliari on Thursday 30th June and finish in Padua on Sunday 10th July, passing through the regions of Sardinia, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto. This will be the 33rd edition of the race.

The 2022 edition of the Giro Donne winds its way over 900 km breakdown into 10 stages, along five Italian regions, through very different territories with sea, mountains, hills, lakes, rivers and cities of art. The routes are highly technical, with demanding climbs, undulating stages, and others for sprinters.  More info:
www.giroditaliadonne.itClick here to see the stages:Tour de France Femmes

The inaugural edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, is scheduled for 24th to 31st July 2022.

The eight stages that make up the event capture the essence of cycling past, present and future, from the Champs-Élysées, where the opening stage will be decided right before the men's Tour de France ends, all the way to the Super Planche des Belles Filles, not to mention the Ballon d'Alsace and a white gravel road stage in the vineyards of Champagne region.

This first edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will take place in the East of France. It will cross 3 regions, Île-de-France, Grand Est and Bourgogne–Franche-Comté, and 11 departments.

More info :
www.letourfemmes.fr/en
Click here to see the stages

In case you missed it!
UAE Team ADQ
 Ride London Classic Official Video
UAE Team ADQ Tour de Suisse Official Video
Safyia Interview with Fit Story

“Passion over Perfection “ (in Arabic with English subtitles)

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