UAE Team ADQ was part of a training bootcamp ahead of the 2023 season.
The UAE’s first professional women’s cycling team, UAE Team ADQ completed its training camp, ahead of the 2023 season. The training camp took place in Tuscany, Italy, from 9-15 December. 16 riders from nine nationalities represented the team during the new season.
The training camp included technical preparations, baseline assessments for the riders, physiological and metabolic testing, nutritional screening, and medical screening. These measurements were essential to the development of a bespoke training plan for every rider in the team.
In terms of physical training, the focus was on aerobic-based training and building body strength and endurance. In addition to the rigorous training sessions, which comprised daily uphill cycling, fitness training and equipment testing and adjustment, this preseason training camp was also a reunion for the wider UAE Team ADQ members, including coaches, mechanics, medical team, and support staff.
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“During the 2023 season, UAE Team ADQ riders will be cycling during the Grands Tours which are Tour de France Femmes, Giro d’Italia, and Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta; and in the main Classics races like Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, and La Fleche Wallone,” says Melissa Moncada, Head of UAE Team ADQ.
“Our training location reflected the terrain that our riders will be racing on, so we are excited they can have this rigorous programme in preparation of the upcoming World Tour events.”
Three young Emirati amateur riders also joined the core team to share a professional training experience during the training camp that took place in Tuscany. Melissa concluded that through the UAE Team ADQ Social Impact Programme, they also want to set an inspiring example for fans and women in the UAE.
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