title: A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
text: # A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
  
  A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team is a professional women's cycling team registered in Italy, which first competed in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2015.
  
  ## Team history
  
  On 28 November 2014, Marzhan Baitlevova, Yekaterina Yuraitis, Makhabbat Umutzhanova, Natalya Sokovnina, and Aliya Kargaliyena signed with the team. On 30 November, Natalya Saitfutdinova and Faina Potapova signed with the team. On 2 December, the team signed Jessenia Meneses and Íngrid Drexel. On 6 December, the team signed Aizhan Zhaparova, Larisa Pankova, and Kseniya Dobrynina. On 12 December, Marika Campagnaro joined the team. On 18 December, Milda Jankauskaitė, Olena Demidova, and Carolina Rodriguez joined the team. On 24 December, Hanna Solovey signed for the team.
  
  In June 2015, Astana-Acca Due O fired Hanna Solovey citing "unprofessional behaviour". This was disputed, with the Ukrainian Cycling Federation, claiming she was fired for refusing to take up Kazakhstani citizenship ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
  
  For the 2021 season, the team merged with the A.R. Efideporte mountain bike team.
  
  ## Team roster
  
      As of 10 March 2021.
  
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | - | - | - |
  | Gaia Benzi (ITA) | Gaia Benzi (ITA) | (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 23) |
  | Maria Pia Chiatto (ITA) | Maria Pia Chiatto (ITA) | (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 21) |
  | Emma Faoro (ITA) | Emma Faoro (ITA) | (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 21) |
  | Ariadna Gutiérrez (MEX) | Ariadna Gutiérrez (MEX) | (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 31) |
  | Julieta Lledias (MEX) | Julieta Lledias (MEX) | (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 22) |
  | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | Eider Merino Cortazar (ESP) | (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 28) |
  | Mariia Miliaeva (RUS) | Mariia Miliaeva (RUS) | (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 22) |
  | Maria Novolodskaya (RUS) | Maria Novolodskaya (RUS) | (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 23) |
  | | Rider | Date of birth |
  | Katia Ragusa (ITA) | Katia Ragusa (ITA) | (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 26) |
  | Andrea Ramírez (MEX) | Andrea Ramírez (MEX) | (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 23) |
  | Lizbeth Salazar (MEX) | Lizbeth Salazar (MEX) | (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 26) |
  | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 30) |
  | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 26) |
  | Jade Teolis (FRA) | Jade Teolis (FRA) | (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 21) |
  | María José Vargas (CRC) | María José Vargas (CRC) | (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 27) |
  
  ## Major wins
  
  ### 2015
  
      Copa Cuba de Pista – Points race, Íngrid Drexel
  
  ### 2016
  
      Stage 1 Tour of Zhoushan Island I, Arianna Fidanza
  
  ### 2017
  
      Points classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Arlenis Sierra
         Stage 3, Arlenis Sierra
      Mishmar Ha'Emeq Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva
      Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Arlenis Sierra
      Rosh Ha'Ayin Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva
      Orsago Chrono, Olena Pavlukhina
      Points classification Tour of California, Arlenis Sierra
         Youth classification, Arlenis Sierra
      Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Arlenis Sierra
         Points classification, Arlenis Sierra
         Mountains classification, Arlenis Sierra
         Teams classification
         Prologue, Stages 1 & 3, Arlenis Sierra
  
  ### 2018
  
      Overall Giro della Campania in Rosa, Elena Pirrone
         Stage 2, Elena Pirrone
         Stage 3, Martina Alzini
      GP della Liberazione PINK, Letizia Paternoster
      Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs, Letizia Paternoster
         Points classification, Letizia Paternoster
         Mountains classification, Sofia Bertizzolo
         Youth classification, Letizia Paternoster
         Stage 2, Letizia Paternoster
      Road Race, Pan American Cycling Championships, Arlenis Sierra
      Stage 3 Tour of California, Arlenis Sierra
      Youth classification Giro Rosa, Sofia Bertizzolo
      Mountains classification Giro Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Sofia Bertizzolo
      Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
         Time Trial, Arlenis Sierra
         Team Pursuit, Arlenis Sierra
         Madison, Arlenis Sierra
      Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Arlenis Sierra
      Overall Giro delle Marche, Sofia Bertizzolo
      Mountains classification Vuelta a Colombia Femenina, Blanca Liliana Moreno
      Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Blanca Liliana Moreno
         Stage 2 (ITT), Blanca Liliana Moreno
  
  ### 2019
  
      Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Arlenis Sierra
      Mountains classification Tour of California, Blanca Liliana Moreno
      Chabany Race, Olga Shekel
      Overall Vuelta Femenina a Guatemala, Liliana Moreno
         Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5, Arlenis Sierra
         Stage 3, Carolina Rodriguez
      Overall Giro Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Arlenis Sierra
         Points classification, Arlenis Sierra
         Prologue, Arlenis Sierra
  
  ### 2020
  
      Stage 1 Women's Herald Sun Tour, Arlenis Sierra
  
  ### 2021
  
      Clasica Femenina Navarra, Arlenis Sierra
      Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Arlenis Sierra
         Points classification, Arlenis Sierra
         Stages 1 & 2, Arlenis Sierra
      Tre Valli Varesine Women's Race, Arlenis Sierra
  
  ## National champions
  
  ### 2015
  
      Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
      Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis
      Mexico Time Trial, Íngrid Drexel
  
  ### 2016
  
      Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
      Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis
      Russia Time Trial, Tatiana Antoshina
      Kazakhstan Track (Scratch Race), Nadezhda Geneleva
      Kazakhstan Track (Points Race), Makhabbat Umutzhanova
  
  ### 2017
  
      Cuba Road Race, Arlenis Sierra
      Cuba Time Trial, Arlenis Sierra
      Kazakhstan Road Race, Tatyana Geneleva
      Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
      Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
      Kazakhstan Track (Points race), Zhanerke Sanakbayeva
      Kazakhstan Track (Scratch race), Zhanerke Sanakbayeva
      Kazakhstan Track (Individual pursuit), Amiliya Iskakova
  
  ### 2018
  
      Pan American Road Race, Arlenis Sierra
      Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
      Kazakhstan Time Trial, Natalya Saifutdinova
      European Track (Elimination race), Letizia Paternoster
      European U23 Track (Team pursuit), Martina Alzini
      European U23 Track (Team pursuit), Letizia Paternoster
      European U23 Track (Omnium), Letizia Paternoster
  
  ### 2019
  
      Kazakhstan Time Trial, Makhabbat Umutzhanova
      Kazakhstan Road Race, Svetlana Pachshenko
      Cuba Road Race, Arlenis Sierra
      Cuba Time Trial, Arlenis Sierra
  
  ### 2020
  
      Ukraine Time Trial, Olga Shekel
      Mexico Track (Elimination race), Lizbeth Salazar
      Mexico Track (Omnium), Lizbeth Salazar
      Mexico Track (Points race), Lizbeth Salazar
  
  ### 2021
  
      Mexico Road Race, Lizbeth Salazar
      Russia Track (Team Pursuit), Mariia Miliaeva
      Russia Track (Team Pursuit), Maria Novolodskaya
      Russia Track (Madison), Maria Novolodskaya
  