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Team Virtu Cycling Women was a UCI Women's cycling team based in
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
, that competed between 2015 and 2019.


Team history

In November 2016 it was announced that
Bjarne Riis Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (; born 3 April 1964), nicknamed ''The Eagle from Herning'' ( da, Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France. For many years he was the owner and lat ...
and Lars Seier (Riis-Seier Project) took over the women's team BMS BIRN and the men's team , with the latter being renamed Team VéloCONCEPT and the former becoming Team VéloCONCEPT Women for the 2017 season. After the addition of a new investor into the team in September 2017,
Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
football team chairman Jan Beck Andersen, the cycling team's name changed to Team Virtu Cycling.


Final team roster


Major wins

;2016 : Overall
Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska (Tour de Feminin – Krásná Lípa) is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Euro ...
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 23 August 1995) is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career As a junior, she competed at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Champions ...
:: Youth classification,
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 23 August 1995) is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career As a junior, she competed at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Champions ...
::Stages 1 & 5,
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 23 August 1995) is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career As a junior, she competed at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Champions ...
: Mountains classification
Ladies Tour of Norway The Ladies Tour of Norway is a women's cycle stage race. The first edition of the race was held from 15 to 17 August 2014 based in the town of Halden in south east Norway. It consisted of an individual time trial prologue and two road race stages ...
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 23 August 1995) is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career As a junior, she competed at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Champions ...
;2017 : Combativity classification, Stage 4
Holland Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons ...
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Pernille Mathiesen Pernille Mathiesen (born 5 October 1997) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2016 : 1st Stage 4 Gracia–Orlová ;2017 : UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ::1st ...
;2018 :
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
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Christina Siggaard Christina Malling Siggaard (born 24 March 1994) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2021 for the Firefighters Upsala CK, , and teams. Siggaard represented Denmark at the 2015 European Games ...
: Sprints classification
Emakumeen Euskal Bira The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country, Spain. It was held annually from 1988 to 2019, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages was always a double stag ...
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Katarzyna Pawłowska Katarzyna Pawłowska (born 16 August 1989) is a Polish road racing and track cyclist, who most recently rode for Belgian amateur team . She won the women's scratch race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2012 and 2013, and compete ...
;2019 :
Omloop van het Hageland The Omloop van het Hageland (Tielt-Winge) is an elite women's professional road bicycle race held since 2007 in Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europ ...
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Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
: Women's WorldTour Ronde van Drenthe,
Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
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Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...
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Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
:Stage 2
Healthy Ageing Tour Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiz ...
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Mieke Kröger Mieke Kröger (born 18 July 1993) is a German track and road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career After two years with the team, she rode for on the road in 2015. In November 2015, she was announced as part of the t ...
: Overall
Gracia–Orlová Gracia–Orlová is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic and in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. It was created in 1987. Since 2004, it starts in Dětmarovice. A mountain stag ...
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Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
::Stages 1 & 3,
Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
::Stages 2a (ITT) & 4
Gracia–Orlová Gracia–Orlová is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic and in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. It was created in 1987. Since 2004, it starts in Dětmarovice. A mountain stag ...
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Mieke Kröger Mieke Kröger (born 18 July 1993) is a German track and road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career After two years with the team, she rode for on the road in 2015. In November 2015, she was announced as part of the t ...
::Stage 2b
Gracia–Orlová Gracia–Orlová is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic and in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. It was created in 1987. Since 2004, it starts in Dětmarovice. A mountain stag ...
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Rachel Neylan Rachel Neylan (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Cofidis. She won a silver medal at the 2012 World Championships in the women's road race event. She won the inaugural w ...
: Sprints classification
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
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Barbara Guarischi Barbara Guarischi (born 2 October 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's in ...
::Stage 1,
Barbara Guarischi Barbara Guarischi (born 2 October 1990) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's in ...
::Stage 2,
Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
: Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden Road Race,
Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...
:Stage 4
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche region in southeastern France. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, until 2018 when it was promoted to 2.1 status. Fo ...
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Anouska Koster Anouska Helena Koster (born 20 August 1993) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2011 : 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships ;2014 : 5th Road race, UEC Eu ...
:Stage 5
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche region in southeastern France. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, until 2018 when it was promoted to 2.1 status. Fo ...
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Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...


National and continental champions

;2016 : Denmark Time Trial,
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 23 August 1995) is a Danish professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career As a junior, she competed at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships and the 2013 UCI Road World Champions ...
: Denmark Junior Time Trial, Simone Eg ;2017 : Israel Time Trial,
Shani Bloch-Davidov Shani Bloch, also known as Shani Bloch-Davidov ( he, שני בלוך; born 6 March 1979) is an Israeli racing cyclist. Bloch is the first Israeli road cyclist to compete in the Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, Giro d'Italia Femminile, and ...
: USA Time Trial,
Amber Neben Amber Leone Neben (born February 18, 1975) is an American racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Neben won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and 2016 as well as the U.S. national road race champions ...
: Denmark Road Race, Camilla Møllebro : Sweden Road Race,
Sara Penton Sara Marie Penton (born 15 November 1988) is a Swedish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2016 and 2021 for the , and teams. Career A former football player who retired from that sport at around 18 years old i ...
: European U23 Time Trial,
Pernille Mathiesen Pernille Mathiesen (born 5 October 1997) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2016 : 1st Stage 4 Gracia–Orlová ;2017 : UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ::1st ...
: European U23 Road Race,
Pernille Mathiesen Pernille Mathiesen (born 5 October 1997) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2016 : 1st Stage 4 Gracia–Orlová ;2017 : UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ::1st ...
;2019 : Denmark Time Trial, Louise Norman Hansen : Italy Road Race,
Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli (born 30 April 1987) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam . Bastianelli won the 2007 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race, women's road race at ...


References


External links

* {{authority control UCI Women's Teams 2015 establishments in Denmark Cycling teams established in 2015 Cycling teams based in Denmark 2019 disestablishments in Denmark Cycling teams disestablished in 2019