Rotem Gafinovitz (Hebrew: רותם גפינוביץ'; born 9 June 1992) is an Israeli road cyclist, who rides for Hess Cycling Team.[7][8] She participated at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships.[9] Through May 2024, she had won six UCI races in her career, and had won the Israeli national time trial championships in road cycling four times. Gafinovitz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Women's individual road race.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rotem Gafinovitz Hebrew: רותם גפינוביץ' |
Born | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel | 9 June 1992
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Hess Cycling Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2011 | Dura–Vermeer Cycling Team[1] |
2016 | Jos Feron Lady Force |
Professional teams | |
2013 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Bioracer |
2017–2018 | WM3 Pro Cycling |
2019–2020 | Canyon–SRAM[2][3] |
2021 | InstaFund Racing[4] |
2021 | Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire[5][6] |
2022 | Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad |
2023–present | Hess Cycling Team |
Major wins | |
Single-day races and Classics |
Early and personal life
editGafinovitz was born in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel.[7] She is 1.63 meters (5 ft 4 in) tall, and weighs 52 kilograms (115 lb).[7]
Cycling career
editGafinovitz rides for Hess Cycling Team.[7]
2015–23
editGafinovitz won the gold medal in the Israeli National Road Race Championships in 2015, and won the Israeli National Time Trial Championships in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023.[7]
In September 2016, Gafinovitz was announced as part of the WM3 Pro Cycling squad for 2017.[10]
Gafinovitz won the Tour of Arava in 2019.[7] That year she was also sixth in the GC Gracia–Orlová.[7] At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus, she came in 9th in the Women's road time trial, and at the 2022 European Road Championships in Munich, Germany, she came in 18th in the Women's time trial.
Gafinovitz was 2nd in the Regiónom Nitrianskeho Kraja in Slovakia in 2023.[7] She was 3rd in the GP of the Mayor of the city Žiar nad Hronom in Slovakia in 2023.[7]
2024–present
editThrough May 2024, Gafinovitz had won six UCI races in her career.[11]
2024 Summer Olympics
editGafinovitz represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Women's individual 158 kilometer road race.[12] She said:
The Olympic Games have been my dream since I was 17, and this ticket to it is the proof for me that even if it takes time, one has to go on and not give up. This is true in sports, and it is doubly true in the current struggle for the return of the abducted in Gaza.[13]
Gafinovitz cycled ahead of the pack for much of the early part of the race, but she was later caught by the peloton and fell to 77th place out of 93 riders where she finished, with a time of 4:13:42.[14]
Major results
editSource: [11]
Road
edit- 2010
- National Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2011
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2013
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2016
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st Tour of Arava
- 6th Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 9th Time trial, European Games
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
Mountain biking
edit- 2014
- 2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2nd Salamina Mountain bike
- 3rd Ma'alot Mountain bike
- 3rd Malmédy Mountain bike
- 2015
- National Mountain Bike Championships
- 1st Ein HaShofet Mountain bike
- 1st Mishmar Ha'Emeq Mountain bike
- 1st Kiryat-Ata Mountain bike
- 2nd Mishmar Ha'Emeq Mountain bike
- 2nd Haifa Mountain bike (a)
- 3rd Haifa Mountain bike (b)
References
edit- ^ "Rotem Gafinovitz". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "InstaFund Racing". UCI. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Dick, Nico (2 June 2021). "Israëlische Rotem Gafinovitz per direct naar Bingoal-Chevalmeire" [Israeli Rotem Gafinovitz signs immediately for Bingoal-Chevalmeire] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire". UCI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rotem Gafinovitz". ProCyclingStats.
- ^ Mickey, Abby (10 February 2022). "Israel-Premier Tech to sponsor Roland Cogeas Edelweiss". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
With the support of Israel-Premier Tech, Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad has added Israeli rider Rotem Gafinovitz to the team for 2022.
- ^ "Rotem Gafinovitz". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (29 September 2016). "Vos heads new Fortitude Pro Cycling women's team in 2017". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Rotem Gafinovitz". FirstCycling.
- ^ Bull, Nick (30 May 2024). "Itamar Einhorn to end Israel's 64-year absence from the Olympics". Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team.
- ^ "אחרי 64 שנה: היסטוריה ישראלית באופני כביש בפריז 2024 | ישראל היום". Israel HaYom. 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Israeli cyclist Rotem Gafinovitz finishes 77th out of 93 in Olympic race," The Times of Israel.
External links
edit- Rotem Gafinovitz at UCI
- Rotem Gafinovitz at ProCyclingStats
- Rotem Gafinovitz at CQ Ranking
- Rotem Gafinovitz at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Rotem Gafinovitz on Instagram