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Kim Cadzow

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Kim Cadzow
Personal information
Born (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamEF–Oatly–Cannondale
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2022Torelli–Cayman Islands–Scimitar
2023Team Jumbo–Visma[1]
2024–EF Education–Cannondale
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time trial Championships (2024)

Kim Cadzow (born 18 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for the UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale.[2] She is the 2024 New Zealand Time Trial Champion.

Whilst relatively new to cycling, Cadzow has been involved in sport all her life initially as a swimmer and briefly as a professional triathlete competing mainly in 70.3 half ironman races. Kim swam for several years for Greerton Swimming Club in Tauranga, New Zealand specialising in backstroke and Individual Medley races. She was a regular competitor at National Age Group Champs and the New Zealand Open Championships.

Her brief period in Ironman triathlon saw her progress to pro level quickly but COVID travel restrictions from New Zealand made competing at top level impossible. Kim entered local events and decided to concentrate on cycling after her first attempt at 2021 New Zealand Age Group Nationals produced 3rd place in both the time trial[3] and road race.[4]

In 2022 Kim entered the National Championships in New Zealand for the first time and won the Under-23 Time Trial.[5] Shortly afterwards she achieved 2nd in the Oceania Under 23 Time Trial and headed to Europe for her first season with Torelli-Cayman Islands-Scimitar. A standout performance in the Mount Ventoux Denivele Challenge attracted attention from several World Tour Teams, coming 5th amongst major names in the World Tour. A move to Team Jumbo-Visma was secured for 2023.

A 2023 highlight was a 3rd place at the 2nd stage of Tour of Scandinavia where Kim showed her climbing ability on the Norefjell.[6] At the end of 2023 Kim ended her contract with Jumbo-Visma and secured a move to EF Education-Cannondale.[7]

Major results

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2022
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
5th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
2024
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
5th Criterium
1st Overall Trofeo Ponente in Rosa [de]
1st Stage 1
5th Trofeo Oro in Euro [fr]
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
7th Time trial, Olympic Games
8th Overall Tour de Suisse
10th Overall La Vuelta Femenina

References

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  1. ^ "Jumbo-Visma Women Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "EF Education – Cannondale". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Vantage Age Group Road National Championships Time Trial, 16/04/2021 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Vantage Age Group Road National Championships Road Race, 17/04/2021-18/04/2021 : : my.race|result". my.raceresult.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "National Championships New Zealand WU – ITT 2022 Time trial results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Tour of Scandinavia 2023 Stage 2 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Kim Cadzow | EF Education-EasyPost". efprocycling.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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