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Sopela Women's Team () is a professional
cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
based in
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
, which competes in elite
road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ...
and
track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
events such as the
UCI Women's World Tour The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling tour. History In order to increase the coverage of Women's cycling the UCI held a summit in December 2014 between the UCI Women’s Working Group and the UCI Women's ...
and elite women's races.


Team history

On 7 October 2014,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
signed a contract extension. On 13 November,
Evelyn García Evelyn Yesenia García Marroquín (born December 29, 1982) is a Salvadoran cycle racer, who specialises as an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only ...
signed for the team. On 20 November the team signed a number of contract extensions with;
Aurore Verhoeven Aurore Verhoeven (born 15 January 1990) is a French professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2008 : 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships : 6th Road race, UCI Junio ...
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Mélodie Lesueur Mélodie Lesueur (born 12 March 1990) is a French road racing cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team CSM Puteaux. Lesueur won the French National Road Race Championships in 2010 and became European champion in the under-23 individu ...
Sheyla Gutiérrez Sheyla Gutiérrez Ruiz (born 1 January 1994) is a Spanish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the team ...
, Lucía González, Belen Lopez and Alicia González. On 24 November Soline Lamboley signed with the team. On 23 December Cristina Martínez signed for the team. In February 2023, the team's rider, Estela Dominguez, was killed in a collision with a lorry at
Villares de la Reina Villares de la Reina is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, on the outskirts of Salamanca city. As of 2016 it has a population of 6,266 people. Geography The municipalit ...
at the age of 19, while training at the beginning of her first year as a professional.


Team roster


Major results

;2009 :Overall Semaine Cantalienne,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
::Stage 2,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Trophée Fémina,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Ambierle,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Lyon Gerland,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Gruffy,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
;2010 :Overall Semaine Cantalienne,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
::Stages 1 & 5,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
: Gran Premio San Isidro,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
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Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
;2011 : Road Race Championship of the Basque Country,
Eneritz Iturriaga Eneritz Iturriagaetxebarria Mazaga (sometimes translated as Iturriagaechevarria or Iturriaga Echevarri; born 16 September 1980 in Abadiño, Basque Country) is a Spanish former racing cyclist. She now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women' ...
: Grenoble Technisud,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Overall Semaine Cantalienne,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
;2012 : Road Race Championship of
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, Belén López :Zalla Road Race,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
: Road Race Championship of
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Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
: Charentonnay,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
:Trofeo Gobierno de La Rioja, Yulia Ilinykh :Campeonato de Euskadi, Yulia Ilinykh :Iurreta Road Race, Yulia Ilinykh ;2013 :
Balmaseda Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: ''Valmaseda'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and serves an impo ...
Road Race,
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
:Campeonato de Navarra,
Fanny Riberot Fanny Riberot (born 17 March 1983) is a French former racing cyclist. She finished in third place at the French National Road Race Championships in 2012 and 2014. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime ;2005 : 3rd Time tri ...
;2014 : Youth classification
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Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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Bembibre Bembibre () is a municipality and a city located in the region of El Bierzo, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 9,631 inhabitants. The second largest urban settleme ...
Copa de España,
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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Urnieta Urnieta is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. References External links Official WebsiteInformation available in Spanish and Basque. URNIETA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa ...
(Campeonato de Euskadi), Alicia González Blanco ;2015 : Overall
Vuelta a Burgos Feminas The Vuelta a Burgos Feminas is a women's cycle stage race in Spain, part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is held in the autonomous region of Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; ...
, Belén López ::Stage 1 ( ITT), Belén López :
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Sheyla Gutiérrez Sheyla Gutiérrez Ruiz (born 1 January 1994) is a Spanish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the team ...
:Cyclo-cross de Karrantza, Lucía González Blanco :Trofeo Ria de Marin,
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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Balmaseda Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: ''Valmaseda'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and serves an impo ...
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Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
;2016 :Trofeo Roldan (Copa de España),
Gloria Rodríguez Gloria Rodríguez Sánchez (born 6 March 1992) is a Spanish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Mer ...
;2017 :
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(Torneo Euskaldun), Alicia González Blanco : Valencian rider classification
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana is an annual professional road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in ...
, Cristina Martínez : Overall
Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In 2019, a multi-day wo ...
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Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
::Stage 1,
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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(Torneo Euskaldun),
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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Berriatua Berriatua is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Its neighbors are Ondarroa and the Ba ...
(Torneo Euskaldun),
Eider Merino Cortazar Eider Merino Cortazar (born 2 August 1994) is a Spanish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Prior to joining the in 2018, Merino rode for five years with the team. Her elder brother Igor Merino ...
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Sarriguren Sarriguren is a locality located in the municipality of Valle de Egüés, in Navarre province, Spain, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 15665. Sarriguren is the capital of the municipality of Valle de Egüés. Geography Sarriguren is ...
(Torneo Euskaldun), Alicia González Blanco : Larrabasterra (Torneo Euskaldun),
Gloria Rodríguez Gloria Rodríguez Sánchez (born 6 March 1992) is a Spanish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Mer ...
: Overall Volta Ciclista Valencia Feminas, Alba Teruel Ribes :: Points classification, Alba Teruel Ribes :: Mountains classification,
Gloria Rodríguez Gloria Rodríguez Sánchez (born 6 March 1992) is a Spanish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Mer ...
:: Sprints classification, Alicia González Blanco :: Youth classification, Alba Teruel Ribes ::Team classification ::Stage 1, Alba Teruel Ribes ::Stage 2, Eider Merino ::Stage 3, Cristina Martínez :Trofeo Roldan (Copa de España), Alicia González Blanco : Time Trial Championship of
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Gloria Rodríguez Gloria Rodríguez Sánchez (born 6 March 1992) is a Spanish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She represented her nation at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2012 : 2nd Mer ...
;2018 : Overall
Vuelta a Burgos Feminas The Vuelta a Burgos Feminas is a women's cycle stage race in Spain, part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is held in the autonomous region of Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; ...
, Beatriu Gómez ::Stage 1, Ziortza Isasi ::Stage 3, Ariadna Trias :Circuito Jose Marquez, Soraia Silva :Palmela, Maria Martins :Vila Nova de Tazem Time Trial, Maria Martins


National champions

;2009 : Spain Time Trial, Débora Gálvez Lopez ;2010 : Spain U23 Cyclo-cross, Lucia González Blanco ;2011 : Spain Time Trial, Eneritz Iturriaga Etxebarria ;2012 : Spain Junior Mountainbike (XC), Lucia González : Spain Track, (Team Pursuit), Irene Usabiaga : Spain Track, (Points race), Irene Usabiaga : Spain Track, (Scratch race), María del Mar Bonnin ;2013 : Spain Cyclo-cross, Lucia González ;2015 : El Salvador Time Trial,
Evelyn García Evelyn Yesenia García Marroquín (born December 29, 1982) is a Salvadoran cycle racer, who specialises as an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only ...
: El Salvador Road Race,
Evelyn García Evelyn Yesenia García Marroquín (born December 29, 1982) is a Salvadoran cycle racer, who specialises as an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only ...
: European U23 Track (Scratch race), Lucia González ;2017 : Spain U23 Cyclo-cross, Alicia González : Spain Track, (Points race), Cristina Martinez : Spain Track, (Team Pursuit), Ziortza Isasi Cristobal ;2018 : Portugal Track, (Points race), Maria Martins : Portugal Track, (Scratch race), Maria Martins : Portugal Track, (Omnium), Maria Martins ;2019 : Portugal Track, (Omnium), Maria Martins : Portugal Track, (Points race), Maria Martins : Portugal Track, (Scratch race), Maria Martins : Spain U23 Time Trial, Iurani Blanco


References


External links

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