Alena Ivanchenko

Career

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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]

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]

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Major results

Career

Junior successes

UAE Team ADQ 2022 to present

Major results

Road

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