UAE Team ADQ
UAE Team ADQ is a professional cycling team[1] based in UAE and logistically headquartered in Italy, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. In the 2023 season, it had a roster of 16 riders representing nine different nationalities.
|  Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes | |
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | UAD | 
| Registered | Italy | 
| Founded | 2011 | 
| Discipline(s) | Road | 
| Status | UCI Women's Team (2011–2019) UCI Women's WorldTeam (2020–) | 
| Bicycles | Colnago | 
| Key personnel | |
| Team manager(s) | Rubens Bertogliati | 
| Team name history | |
| 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016–2019 2020–2021 2022– | Mcipollini–Giordana MCipollini–Giambenini–Gauss MCipollini–Giordana Alé–Cipollini Alé–Cipollini–Galassia Alé–Cipollini Alé BTC Ljubljana UAE Team ADQ | 
Team history
    
In September 2019, the team announced they had brought onboard Slovenian co-title sponsor, BTC Ljubljana, for the 2020 season; enabling the squad to apply for top-tier UCI Women's WorldTour status through to the end of the 2023 season with the name of Alé BTC Ljubljana.[2]
In October 2021, UAE Team Emirates confirmed it would take over and rebrand the team, joining a growing list of men's teams that have a top-level women's team.[3] In mid-December 2021, the team kit for the 2022 season was revealed, along with the new team name, UAE Team ADQ, with the team bringing on sovereign wealth fund ADQ as an additional sponsor.[4]
Doping
    
On 21 November 2015, it emerged that Uênia Fernandes de Souza had returned a positive drugs test for EPO and was subsequently suspended for 30 days.[5]
Team roster
    
- As of 14 August 2023.[6]
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Major wins
    
- 2011
- Stage 3 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Monia Baccaille
- Stage 5 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Nicole Cooke
- Gp Cento Carnevale D'europa, Monia Baccaille
- 2012
- Grand Prix de Dottignies, Monia Baccaille
- Stage 2 Tour of Chongming Island, Monia Baccaille
 Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Elena Cecchini Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Elena Cecchini- Stage 1, Elena Cecchini
- Stage 3, Susanna Zorzi
 
 Overall Giro Toscana Femminile, Małgorzata Jasińska Overall Giro Toscana Femminile, Małgorzata Jasińska- Stage 2, Małgorzata Jasińska
 
- 2013
- Stage 5 Energiewacht Tour, Valentina Carretta
- Mountains classification Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin, Valentina Scandolara
 Italian rider classification Giro Rosa, Tatiana Guderzo Italian rider classification Giro Rosa, Tatiana Guderzo
- Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Tatiana Antoshina
- Stage 6 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Valentina Scandolara
- Stage 7 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Tatiana Guderzo
- Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour, Tatiana Guderzo
- 2014
 Sprints classification Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Shelley Olds Sprints classification Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Shelley Olds- Stages 3 & 5, Shelley Olds
 
- GP Comune di Cornaredo, Shelley Olds
 Sprints classification Energiewacht Tour, Marta Tagliaferro Sprints classification Energiewacht Tour, Marta Tagliaferro
- Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, Shelley Olds
- Stage 2 La Route de France, Barbara Guarischi
 Points classification Trophée d'Or Féminin, Barbara Guarischi Points classification Trophée d'Or Féminin, Barbara Guarischi- Teams classification
- Stage 3, Barbara Guarischi
 
 Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Shelley Olds Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Shelley Olds Points classification, Shelley Olds Points classification, Shelley Olds
 Mountains classification, Małgorzata Jasińska Mountains classification, Małgorzata Jasińska
- Prologue & Stage 1, Shelley Olds
- Stage 2, Małgorzata Jasińska
 
- 2015
 Young rider classification Ladies Tour of Qatar, Beatrice Bartelloni Young rider classification Ladies Tour of Qatar, Beatrice Bartelloni- Stage 1, Annalisa Cucinotta
 
- Stage 4 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Annalisa Cucinotta
- Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Norway, Shelley Olds
- Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Małgorzata Jasińska
- Stage 2, Małgorzata Jasińska
 
- La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, Shelley Olds
- 2016
- Gran Prix San Luis Femenino, Małgorzata Jasińska
- Teams classification Tour Femenino de San Luis
- Stage 2, Marta Tagliaferro
 
- Omloop van het Hageland, Marta Bastianelli
- GP della Liberazione, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 5 Gracia–Orlová, Marta Tagliaferro
- 2017
 Points classification Santos Women's Tour, Chloe Hosking Points classification Santos Women's Tour, Chloe Hosking Mountains classification, Janneke Ensing Mountains classification, Janneke Ensing
- Stage 3, Chloe Hosking
 
- Drentse Acht van Westerveld, Chloe Hosking
- GP della Liberazione, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 1 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 3 The Women's Tour, Chloe Hosking
- Stage 9 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Marta Bastianelli
 Sprints classification Ladies Tour of Norway, Daiva Tušlaitė Sprints classification Ladies Tour of Norway, Daiva Tušlaitė Mountains classification, Janneke Ensing Mountains classification, Janneke Ensing
- Stage 2, Chloe Hosking
 
- Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour, Janneke Ensing
- 2018
- Stage 4 Women's Tour Down Under, Chloe Hosking
- Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Chloe Hosking
 Points classification Women's Herald Sun Tour, Chloe Hosking Points classification Women's Herald Sun Tour, Chloe Hosking
- Stage 2 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Marta Bastianelli
- Le Samyn des Dames, Janneke Ensing
- Gold Trophy in Euro-Women's Bike Race, Marta Bastianelli
- Gent–Wevelgem, Marta Bastianelli
- Grand Prix de Dottignies, Marta Bastianelli
- Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik, Marta Bastianelli
- Commonwealth Games Road Race, Chloe Hosking
- Trofee Maarten Wynants, Marta Bastianelli
 Basque rider classification Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Ane Santesteban Basque rider classification Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Ane Santesteban
- Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Marta Bastianelli
 Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Soraya Paladin Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Soraya Paladin- Stage 1, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 2, Soraya Paladin
 
- 2019
 Mountains classification Women's Tour Down Under, Nadia Quagliotto Mountains classification Women's Tour Down Under, Nadia Quagliotto- 1st Stage 4, Chloe Hosking
 
 Points classification Women's Herald Sun Tour, Chloe Hosking Points classification Women's Herald Sun Tour, Chloe Hosking
 Points classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Soraya Paladin Points classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Soraya Paladin- Stage 1, Karlijn Swinkels
- Stages 2 & 3, Soraya Paladin
 
 German rider classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Romy Kasper German rider classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Romy Kasper
- Stage 2a BeNe Ladies Tour, Jelena Erić
 Mountains classification Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Soraya Paladin Mountains classification Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Soraya Paladin- Stage 1, Chloe Hosking
- Stage 2, Soraya Paladin
 
 Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa, Soraya Paladin Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa, Soraya Paladin Mountains classification, Soraya Paladin Mountains classification, Soraya Paladin
- Stage 3, Soraya Paladin
 
- Tour of Guangxi Women's WorldTour, Chloe Hosking
- 2020
- Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, Marta Bastianelli
- 2021
- Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Anastasia Chursina
- Stage 2 Tour de Suisse, Marta Bastianelli
- La Périgord Ladies, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 2 (ITT) Holland Ladies Tour, Marlen Reusser
- Stage 1 Challenge by La Vuelta, Marlen Reusser
- Stage 5 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Marta Bastianelli
- Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 1 The Women's Tour, Marta Bastianelli
- Chrono des Nations, Marlen Reusser
- 2022
- Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, Marta Bastianelli
 Mountains classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana Mountains classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana- Stage 4, Marta Bastianelli
 
- Omloop van het Hageland, Marta Bastianelli
- Trofeo Oro in Euro–Women’s Bike Race, Sofia Bertizzolo
- Omloop van Borsele, Maaike Boogaard
 Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Marta Bastianelli Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Marta Bastianelli Points classification, Marta Bastianelli Points classification, Marta Bastianelli
- Team classification
- Stage 1, Marta Bastianelli
 
 Points classification Bretagne Ladies Tour, Marta Bastianelli Points classification Bretagne Ladies Tour, Marta Bastianelli- Stage 1 & 2, Marta Bastianelli
- Stage 3, Alena Ivanchenko
 
- Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Margarita Victoria García
National and continental champions
    
- 2011
 Italy Track (Team Sprint), Elisa Frisoni Italy Track (Team Sprint), Elisa Frisoni
 Italy Track (Scratch race), Tatiana Guderzo Italy Track (Scratch race), Tatiana Guderzo
 Italy Track (500m TT), Elisa Frisoni Italy Track (500m TT), Elisa Frisoni
 Italy Track (Sprint), Elisa Frisoni Italy Track (Sprint), Elisa Frisoni
- 2012
 Italy Time Trial, Tatiana Guderzo Italy Time Trial, Tatiana Guderzo
- 2013
 Russia Time Trial, Tatiana Antoshina Russia Time Trial, Tatiana Antoshina
 Italy Time Trial, Tatiana Guderzo Italy Time Trial, Tatiana Guderzo
 Italy Track (Omnium), Marta Tagliaferro Italy Track (Omnium), Marta Tagliaferro
 Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Marta Tagliaferro Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Marta Tagliaferro
 Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Tatiana Guderzo Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Tatiana Guderzo
- 2014
 Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Marta Tagliaferro Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Marta Tagliaferro
 Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Tatiana Guderzo Italy Track (Team Pursuit), Tatiana Guderzo
- 2015
 Poland Road Race, Małgorzata Jasińska Poland Road Race, Małgorzata Jasińska
- 2016
 Italy Track (Points Race), Maria Giulia Confalonieri Italy Track (Points Race), Maria Giulia Confalonieri
- 2017
 Lithuania Road Race, Daiva Tušlaitė Lithuania Road Race, Daiva Tušlaitė
- 2018
 Lithuania Time Trial, Daiva Tušlaitė Lithuania Time Trial, Daiva Tušlaitė
 European Road Race, Marta Bastianelli European Road Race, Marta Bastianelli
- 2019
 Japan Time Trial, Eri Yonamine Japan Time Trial, Eri Yonamine
 Japan Road Race, Eri Yonamine Japan Road Race, Eri Yonamine
- 2020
 Slovenia Road Race, Urša Pintar Slovenia Road Race, Urša Pintar
 Slovenia Time Trial, Urška Žigart Slovenia Time Trial, Urška Žigart
 Spain Time Trial, Mavi García Spain Time Trial, Mavi García
 Spain Road Race, Mavi García Spain Road Race, Mavi García
 Thailand Road Race, Jutatip Maneephan Thailand Road Race, Jutatip Maneephan
- 2021
 Swiss Time Trial, Marlen Reusser Swiss Time Trial, Marlen Reusser
 Swiss Road Race, Marlen Reusser Swiss Road Race, Marlen Reusser
 Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak Slovenia Time Trial, Eugenia Bujak
 Slovenia Road Race, Eugenia Bujak Slovenia Road Race, Eugenia Bujak
 Spain Time Trial, Mavi Garcia Spain Time Trial, Mavi Garcia
 Spain Road Race, Mavi García Spain Road Race, Mavi García
- 2022
 UAE Time Trial, Safia Al Sayegh UAE Time Trial, Safia Al Sayegh
 UAE Road Race, Safia Al Sayegh UAE Road Race, Safia Al Sayegh
 Spain Time Trial, Mavi García Spain Time Trial, Mavi García
 Spain Road Race, Mavi García Spain Road Race, Mavi García
- 2023
 UAE Time Trial, Safia Al Sayegh UAE Time Trial, Safia Al Sayegh
References
    
- "ALÉ – Cipollini – Galassia Women Procycling Team". alecipolliniteam.com.
- "Alé–Cipollini adds BTC Ljubljana as new title sponsor". 20 September 2019.
- Farrand, Stephen (12 October 2021). "UAE Team Emirates confirm takeover of Alè BTC Ljubljana women's team". CyclingNews. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- Weislo, Laura (16 December 2021). "UAE women's team reveals sponsor, 2022 jersey and roster". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "News shorts: Clarke wants to fulfill potential away from Orica-GreenEdge". 21 November 2015.
- "UAE Team ADQ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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