Olga Shekel (Ukrainian: Ольга Шекель; born 28 May 1994) is a Ukrainian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team A.R. Monex.[2]
 Shekel at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 May 1994 Ukraine | |||||||||||
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| Current team | A.R. Monex | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Rider type | Time-trialist | |||||||||||
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| 2013 | Chirio Forno d'Asolo | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Bizkaia–Durango | |||||||||||
| 2018 | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Astana[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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For the 2021 season, Shekel will join the Dubai Police team for its first season at UCI level.[3]
Career
editShe was a silver medalist in the under-23 time trial at the 2015 European Road Championships.[4][5][6] A few days before the start, she was injured in a car crash. "I have suffered from pain all night, was nervous, but it is the most important that I am healthy. God has rewarded me for assiduity and sufferings. I am happy," – said she in an interview.[7]
Major results
edit- 2012
- 8th Time Trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 10th Time Trial
- 10th Road Race
- 2015
- 2nd U23 Time Trial, European Road Championships
- National Road Championships
- 4th Time Trial
- 4th Road Race
- 2017
- 2nd VR Women ITT
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road Race
- 7th Time Trial
- 9th Time Trial, European Road Championships
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road Race
- 3rd Time Trial
- 1st
- 2nd Horizon Park Women Challenge
- 3rd VR Women ITT
- 5th Overall Tour of Eftalia Hotels and Velo Alanya
- 8th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 3rd Time Trial
- 1st
- 1st Visegrad 4 Ladies Series Hungary
- 1st Chabany
- 2nd GP Alanya
- 2020
- National Road Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Road Race
- 1st
- 1st Grand Prix Gazipaşa
- 2022
- 1st Grand Prix Gazipaşa
- 2nd Overall Princess Anna Vasa Tour
- 6th GP Mediterrennean
References
edit- ^ "Salazar and Shekel to Astana". Astana. Cicloweb. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Astana Women's Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Kim de Baat gaat voor politieploeg uit Dubai koersen" [Kim de Baat will race for the police team from Dubai]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits B.V. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Naast De Baat wordt de ploeg gevormd door Samah Khaled (Jordanië), Makkhabat Umutzhanova, Akpeiil Ossim (beiden uit Kazachstan), Olga Shekel (Oekraïne), Ebtissam Zayed (Egypte) en Megan Chard (Groot-Brittannië). [Besides De Baat, the team consists of Samah Khaled (Jordan), Makkhabat Umutzhanova, Akpeiil Ossim (both from Kazakhstan), Olga Shekel (Ukraine), Ebtissam Zayed (Egypt) and Megan Chard (Great Britain).]
- ^ "Olga Shekel got silver medal at the EC in time trial race in Estonia". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Українська велогонщиця Ольга Шекель виграла "срібло" чемпіонату Європи" [Ukrainian cycling racer Olga Shekel has won the silver of the European Championships]. rbc.ua. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Ольга Шекель стала вице-чемпионкой Европы в велогонке с раздельным стартом" [Olga Shekel became a vice-champion of Europe in time trial]. fakty.ua. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "В Эстонии в ДТП пострадали члены сборной Украины по велоспорту" [In Estonia members of Ukrainian national cycling team has suffered in a car crash]. rbc.ua. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
edit- Olga Shekel at ProCyclingStats
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