Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team is a Swiss UCI ProTeam focusing on road bicycle racing.[1] Douglas Ryder created the team which rode its first season in 2023.[2] The team is sponsored by clothing brand Q36.5.[3]
History
Formation
After Team Qhubeka NextHash folded in 2021, Douglas Ryder said he always wanted to come back to cycling at the top level. In 2022 Ryder was looking for riders to race for his team in 2022.[4] The team was formed with riders who already rode for UCI WorldTeams plus some riders from the second and third divisions.[5] Retired professional Vincenzo Nibali joined as the team's technical advisor.[6] In December 2022, Union Cycliste Internationale announced that Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team was granted a UCI ProTeam licence for 2023 season.[7]
2023 season
Q36.5 made an immediate impact with seven professional wins in its first season. Mark Donovan took overall victory at the 2023 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Matteo Moschetti had one-day victories at Clásica de Almería and Grand Prix d'Isbergues, and Nickolas Zukowsky was the Canadian National Road Race Champion. There were also stage victories for Matteo Badilatti at the Tour du Rwanda, Damien Howson at Vuelta a Asturias and Nicolò Parisini at CRO Race.[8]
2024 season
The team followed up a successful debut season with a further five victories including two national titles. Jannik Steimle and Jelte Krijnsen took one-day wins at Grand Prix de Denain and Druivenkoers Overijse respectively, and Giacomo Nizzolo won stage four at the Sibiu Cycling Tour. David de la Cruz was the Spanish National Time Trial Champion and Negasi Haylu Abreha won the Ethiopian National Road Race title.[9]
2025 season
In December 2024, it was announced that Tom Pidcock would leave Ineos Grenadiers to join Q36.5. Tom's younger brother Joe Pidcock and Kurt Bogaerts, Ineos assistant directeur sportif and long-time personal coach of Tom, also joined the team.[10] The moves paid immediate dividends, with Tom Pidcock taking two stages and the first general classification victory of his career at his first race for the team, the 2025 AlUla Tour. Matteo Moschetti also won a stage to round out an excellent start to the season.[11]
Team roster
- As of 10 January 2025.[12]
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Major wins
- 2023
- Clásica de Almería, Matteo Moschetti
- Stage 6 Tour du Rwanda, Matteo Badilatti
- Stage 1 Vuelta a Asturias, Damien Howson
Canada National Road Race Championships, Nickolas Zukowsky
Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour, Mark Donovan- Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Matteo Moschetti
- Stage 3 CRO Race, Nicolò Parisini
- 2024
- Grand Prix de Denain, Jannik Steimle
Spain National Time Trial Championships, David de la Cruz
Ethiopia National Road Race Championships, Negasi Haylu Abreha- Stage 4 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Giacomo Nizzolo
- Druivenkoers Overijse, Jelte Krijnsen
- 2025
Overall AlUla Tour, Tom Pidcock
- Stages 2 & 4, Tom Pidcock
- Stages 5, Matteo Moschetti
National champions
- 2023
Canada Road Race, Nickolas Zukowsky- 2024
Spain Time Trial, David de la Cruz
Ethiopia Road Race, Negasi Haylu Abreha
Supplementary statistics
Sources:[1]
| Grand Tours by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de France | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vuelta a España | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major week-long stage races by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Down Under | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Nice | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 17 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volta a Catalunya | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour of the Basque Country | – | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Romandie | – | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Critérium du Dauphiné | – | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Suisse | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour de Pologne | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benelux Tour | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monument | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan–San Remo | 42 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour of Flanders | 50 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Roubaix | 85 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Il Lombardia | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classics by highest finishing position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | – | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strade Bianche | 53 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 Harelbeke | 56 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gent–Wevelgem | – | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 47 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amstel Gold Race | 58 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Flèche Wallonne | – | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clásica de San Sebastián | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris–Tours | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNS | Did not start |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| NH | Not held |
References
- ^ a b "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Q36.5 ANNOUNCES PRO CYCLING TEAM". Q36.5. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (1 August 2022). "Doug Ryder is quietly building a ProTeam for 2023 as speculation mounts surrounding a billionaire's backing". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (26 September 2022). "Damien Howson, Gianluca Brambilla, Matteo Moschetti set to join Doug Ryder's new team in 2023". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Becket, Adam (4 November 2022). "New Q36.5 team launched by the man behind Qhubeka, riders and staff revealed". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Granting of last UCI Women's WorldTour licence and 18 UCI WorldTour licences, and registration of UCI Women's WorldTeams and UCI ProTeams for the 2023 season". UCI. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ ProCyclingStats - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2023
- ^ ProCyclingStats - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2024
- ^ Cyclinguptodate.com - Kurt Bogaerts thrilled to join Q36.5 and Pidcock after departing INEOS Grenadiers
- ^ Moultrie, James (1 February 2025). "Tom Pidcock survives echelon chaos to take first stage race GC win at AlUla Tour". CyclingNews. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Retrieved 10 January 2025.