Things were actually going well for the team from Switzerland, even though they had to make a big loss with the departure of Claire Steels to Movistar. With 671 points, she scored the most points for her team in the Women's World Tour last season and made a significant contribution to 12th place in the overall standings. UCI Team World Ranking List with. And yet, after less than two years, Israel-Premier Tech is ending its sponsorship of the women's team. From the coming season, the team will operate under the name Roland Cycling Team compete.
"After two years of sponsorship, IPT and the manager of the Roland Cycling Team, Ruben Contreras, have made the joint decision to part ways as they have different visions for the future of the team," IPT explained the early separation at the Social media platform X. However, the Israeli sponsor does not want to withdraw from women's cycling forever, it was further reported. For the 2024 season, however, the focus would be on the UCI Pro Team and the men's Continental Team.
Israel-Premier Tech: Changes due to sponsor withdrawal
The effects of the withdrawal of Israel-Premier Tech go far beyond the new name of the women's team. The equipment will now probably also be taken over by a new sponsor. How Cycling news reports, the racing bikes are no longer supplied by Factor, but by Pinarello. In which colours the team around Olympic champion Anna Kiesenhofer will compete in the coming season is not yet known.
Lukas Niebuhr
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