2021 Team Qhubeka NextHash season

The 2021 season for Team Qhubeka NextHash will be its sixth season as a UCI WorldTeam and its fifteenth overall. After last year's title sponsor, Japanese telecommunications company NTT, decided not to renew their contract with the team, South African bicycle charity organization Qhubeka, a former title sponsor, and Swiss clothing brand Assos stepped up to sponsor the team for two seasons. However, before the new sponsors were announced, the sponsorship crisis led to many riders seeking contracts with teams elsewhere, resulting in the departure of 19 of the 29 riders on the team last season.[1][2]

Team Qhubeka NextHash
2021 season
UCI codeTQA
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerDouglas Ryder
Main sponsor(s)Qhubeka, Assos, NextHash
Based South Africa
BicyclesBMC
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages3

Prior to the Tour de France, cryptocurrency investment company NextHash Group became the team's co-naming sponsor as part of a five-year sponsorship deal, rebranding as Team Qhubeka NextHash.[3]

Team roster
As of 10 June 2021.[4][5][6]
Rider Date of birth
 Sander Armée (BEL) (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 35)
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 30)
 Carlos Barbero (ESP) (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 29)
 Sean Bennett (USA) (1996-03-31)March 31, 1996 (aged 24)
 Connor Brown (NZL) (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 22)
 Victor Campenaerts (BEL) (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 29)
 Dimitri Claeys (BEL) (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 33)
 Simon Clarke (AUS) (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 (aged 34)
 Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) (1995-08-12)12 August 1995 (aged 25)
 Kilian Frankiny (SUI) (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Michael Gogl (AUT) (1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 27)
 Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 28)
 Sergio Henao (COL) (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 33)
 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 31)
 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 31)
 Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 31)
 Robert Power (AUS) (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) (1982-11-30)30 November 1982 (aged 38)
 Mauro Schmid (SUI) (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 (aged 21)
 Andreas Stokbro (DEN) (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Dylan Sunderland (AUS) (1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 24)
 Harry Tanfield (GBR) (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 26)
 Karel Vacek (CZE) (2000-09-09)9 September 2000 (aged 20)
 Emil Vinjebo (DEN) (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Max Walscheid (GER) (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 27)
 Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL) (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
14 FebruaryClásica de AlmeríaUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) SpainRoquetas de Mar
19 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 11UCI World Tour Mauro Schmid (SUI) ItalyMontalcino
21 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 13UCI World Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) ItalyVerona
23 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 15UCI World Tour Victor Campenaerts (BEL) ItalyGorizia
1 AugustCircuito de GetxoUCI Europe Tour Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) SpainGetxo

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