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.

Rotem Gafinovitz
רותם גפינוביץ
Personal information
Full nameRotem Gafinovitz
Hebrew: רותם גפינוביץ'
Born (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 32)
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Team information
Current teamHess Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2011Dura–Vermeer Cycling Team[1]
2016Jos Feron Lady Force
Professional teams
2013Topsport Vlaanderen–Bioracer
2017–2018WM3 Pro Cycling
2019–2020Canyon–SRAM[2][3]
2021InstaFund Racing[4]
2021Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire[5][6]
2022Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
2023–presentHess Cycling Team
Major wins
Single-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Early and personal life

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Gafinovitz 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

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Gafinovitz rides for Hess Cycling Team.[7]

2015–23

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Gafinovitz 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

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Through May 2024, Gafinovitz had won six UCI races in her career.[11]

2024 Summer Olympics

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Gafinovitz 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

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Source: [11]

Road

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Gafinovitz competing in the 2022 European Championships – Road Cycling Women's Time Trial
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

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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   Cross-country
3rd Marathon
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

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  1. ^ "Rotem Gafinovitz". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ "InstaFund Racing". UCI. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire". UCI. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rotem Gafinovitz". ProCyclingStats.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Rotem Gafinovitz". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (29 September 2016). "Vos heads new Fortitude Pro Cycling women's team in 2017". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Rotem Gafinovitz". FirstCycling.
  12. ^ Bull, Nick (30 May 2024). "Itamar Einhorn to end Israel's 64-year absence from the Olympics". Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team.
  13. ^ "אחרי 64 שנה: היסטוריה ישראלית באופני כביש בפריז 2024 | ישראל היום". Israel HaYom. 6 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Israeli cyclist Rotem Gafinovitz finishes 77th out of 93 in Olympic race," The Times of Israel.
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