Alena Ivanchenko
- Road
- Track
Representing ![]() | ||
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Women's road cycling | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Flanders | Junior time trial |
Women's track cycling | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Cairo | Points race |
![]() | 2021 Cairo | Madison |
![]() | 2021 Cairo | Team pursuit |
European Junior Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Apeldoorn | Points race |
![]() | 2021 Apeldoorn | Individual pursuit |
![]() | 2021 Apeldoorn | Team pursuit |
Alena Ivanchenko (born 16 November 2003) is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who rides for the UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.[1][4]
Career
Junior successes
Ivanchenko won three gold medals at the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships and the right to wear the rainbow jersey in those events for the following year. She won the Points race,[5] Madison[6] and was part of the Russian squad in the Team pursuit.[7][8][9]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/2021_UEC_Track_Jun_%26_U23_European_Championships_478.jpg/220px-2021_UEC_Track_Jun_%26_U23_European_Championships_478.jpg)
Following the Track championships the European Road Cycling Championships were held where Ivanchenko rode in the Junior time trial and road race. She won the time trial beating German Antonia Niedermaier by 31 seconds.[10]
Later in the year Invanchenko won the Rainbow jersey at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in the Junior women's time trial beating Zoe Bäckstedt by 10 seconds over the 19.3 km course.[11] During the race she almost crashed into the barriers ending her race but continued to set the best time at each checkpoint.[12]
UAE Team ADQ 2022 to present
Following her success in 2021, Ivanchenko joined UAE Team ADQ in 2022 when the team moved up to the top division.[13] At the end of 2022 the team confirmed that Ivanchenko would be staying at the team for the 2023 season.[14]
Ivanchenko started her 2023 season at Le Samyn des Dames where she finished in 52. At the Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry she rode with the UAE Development Team and finished in fifth place 1' 07" down on the winner.[15] In early August she rode the Team pursuit at the Russian Track Championships where her team set a new national record for a 4000m team pursuit.[16][17] Following her effort in the time trial in Stage 4 of the Tour of Scandinavia Ivanchenko moved into ninth overall and into the lead of the Young riders classification.[18] Ivanchenko finished with the peloton in the final stage securing her first win at UCI Women's World Tour level, the white Young rider classification jersey.[19] The following month at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Ivanchenko finished ninth overall and won the young rider classification[20]
Major results
Sources:[21][22][23]
Road
- 2021
- 1st
Junior women's time trial UCI Road World Championships
- 1st
Women's junior time trial European Road Championships
- 1st Grand Prix Velo Alanya
- 1st Grand Prix Gündogmus
- 1st
Overall Manavgat Side Juniors
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 1st
Overall Velo Alanya Juniors
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 2022
- 1st Stage 3 Bretagne Ladies Tour
- 7th Trofeo Oro in Euro
- 2023
- 5th Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry
- 8th Overall Tour of Scandinavia
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
Track
- 2020
- Junior European Track Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit
- 1st
Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2021
- UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
- 1st
Points race
- 1st
Madison
- 1st
Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st
Points race, Junior European Track Championships
- 2023
- 1st
National Track cycling championships, Team Pursuit
References
- ^ a b "ALENA IVANCHENKO". UAE Team ADQ. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena Ivanchenko Teams". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Mccrossan, Anthony (16 December 2021). "UAE Team ADQ's jersey and roster revealed". Voxwomen. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena IVANCHENKO". UCI. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Women Junior - Points Race Results" (PDF). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Women Junior - Madison Results" (PDF). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Women Junior - Team Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships: Stec prevents Russian clean sweep". www.uci.org. UCI. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Russia secures further four golds at UCI Junior Track World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena Ivanchenko seals the first gold medal of European Champs". Trentino 2021 Cycling. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Ivanchenko on a winning streak, Wang rises to rainbow glory". www.uci.org. UCI. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (21 September 2021). "Alena Ivanchenko wins junior women's time trial title at Flanders World Championships". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Bonville-Ginn, Tim (17 December 2021). "New UAE women's team reveals 2022 jersey, riders and sponsor". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Mitchell, Mathew (26 September 2022). "Silvia Persico finally confirmed to UAE Team ADQ for 3 years • ProCyclingUK.com". ProCyclingUK.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry". UCI. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "VeloStar - Рекорды". velostar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Чемпионат России по велосипедному спорту – Женщины – Трек – Командная гонка преследования – 4 км – Финал – Результаты" (PDF). velostar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Lamoureux, Lyne (26 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Grace Brown wins stage 4 time trial". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Stuart, Peter (27 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins stage 5 with explosive final attack". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Classement étape - 7 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche". Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena Ivanchenko". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena Ivanchenko". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Alena Ivanchenko". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
- Alena Ivanchenko at UCI
- Alena Ivanchenko at Cycling Archives
- Alena Ivanchenko at ProCyclingStats
- Alena Ivanchenko at Cycling Quotient
- Alena Ivanchenko at CycleBase