BelAZ (cycling team)

BelAZ is a Belarusian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing.[1][2]

BelAZ
Team information
UCI codeBAZ
RegisteredBelarus
Founded2021 (2021)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Vasil Kiryienka
Team name history
  • 2021–
  • BelAZ

The team was formed around the Belarus National Track cycling team. With former World Time trial champion Vasil Kiryienka as sports director.[3]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UCI said that Belarusian teams are forbidden from competing in international events.[4]

Team roster
As of 10 March 2021.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Yauheni Akhramenka (BLR) (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995
 Kanstantsin Bialiauski (BLR) (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998
 Kiryl Kavaliou (BLR) (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
 Dzianis Mazur (BLR) (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000
 Kiryl Prymakou (BLR) (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001
Rider Date of birth
 Raman Ramanau (BLR) (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994
 Tsikhan Shchamialiou (BLR) (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000
 Aliaksei Shmantsar (BLR) (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000
 Hardzei Tsishchanka (BLR) (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995
 Raman Tsishkou (BLR) (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994

Major wins
2021
Grand Prix Gazipasa, Raman Tsishkou

References
  1. "BELAZ". UCI. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. "BelAZ 2021". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ""Штарк" стал генеральным спонсором велосипедной континентальной команды «BELAZ» cycling team". www.stark-group.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. "UCI "forbids" Russian and Belarusian participation in Balkan races". www.insidethegames.biz. 27 April 2022.

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