Olga Shekel

{{short description|Ukrainian cyclist}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Olga Shekel

| image = Olga Shekel - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg

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| caption = Shekel at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships.

| fullname = {{ubl|Olga Shekel|{{langx|uk|Ольга Шекель}}}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|5|28}}

| birth_place = Ukraine

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| currentteam = {{UCI team code|ASA2}}

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Time-trialist

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| proyears1 = 2013

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|FCL|2013}}

| proyears2 = 2016

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|BPD|2016}}

| proyears3 = 2018

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|MIC|2018}}

| proyears4 = 2019–2020

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|ASA2|2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.astanawomen.com/single-post/2018/12/17/Salazar-and-Shekel-to-Astana|title=Salazar and Shekel to Astana|work={{UCI team code|ASA2|2018}}|publisher=Cicloweb|date=17 December 2018|access-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085129/http://www.astanawomen.com/single-post/2018/12/17/Salazar-and-Shekel-to-Astana|archive-date=3 February 2019|url-status=dead}}

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{{MedalCountry| {{UKR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Tartu|Time trial}}

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Olga Shekel ({{langx|uk|Ольга Шекель}}; born 28 May 1994) is a Ukrainian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team {{UCI team code|ASA2}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14204/1002008/258|title=Astana Women's Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611214532/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14204/1002008/258|archive-date=11 June 2020}}

For the 2021 season, Shekel will join the Dubai Police team for its first season at UCI level.{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/kim-de-baat-gaat-voor-politieploeg-uit-dubai-koersen/|title=Kim de Baat gaat voor politieploeg uit Dubai koersen|language=nl|trans-title=Kim de Baat will race for the police team from Dubai|work=WielerFlits|publisher=WielerFlits B.V.|date=10 December 2020|access-date=10 December 2020|quote=Naast De Baat wordt de ploeg gevormd door Samah Khaled (Jordanië), Makkhabat Umutzhanova, Akpeiil Ossim (beiden uit Kazachstan), Olga Shekel (Oekraïne), Ebtissam Zayed (Egypte) en Megan Chard (Groot-Brittannië). [Besides De Baat, the team consists of Samah Khaled (Jordan), Makkhabat Umutzhanova, Akpeiil Ossim (both from Kazakhstan), Olga Shekel (Ukraine), Ebtissam Zayed (Egypt) and Megan Chard (Great Britain).]}}

Career

She was a silver medalist in the under-23 time trial at the 2015 European Road Championships.{{cite news|title=Olga Shekel got silver medal at the EC in time trial race in Estonia|url=http://www.velosport.org.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=200:2015-08-06-14-11-04&catid=9:news&Itemid=19|access-date=12 August 2015}}{{cite news|title=Українська велогонщиця Ольга Шекель виграла "срібло" чемпіонату Європи|trans-title=Ukrainian cycling racer Olga Shekel has won the silver of the European Championships|url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukrainskaya-velogonshchitsa-olga-shekel-vyigrala-1438946969.html|publisher=rbc.ua|access-date=12 August 2015}}{{cite news|title=Ольга Шекель стала вице-чемпионкой Европы в велогонке с раздельным стартом|trans-title=Olga Shekel became a vice-champion of Europe in time trial|url=http://fakty.ua/204136-olga-shekel-stala-vice-chempionkoj-evropy-v-velogonke-s-razdelnym-startom|publisher=fakty.ua|access-date=12 August 2015}} A few days before the start, she was injured in a car crash. "I have suffered from pain all night, was nervous, but it is the most important that I am healthy. God has rewarded me for assiduity and sufferings. I am happy," – said she in an interview.{{cite news|title=В Эстонии в ДТП пострадали члены сборной Украины по велоспорту|trans-title=In Estonia members of Ukrainian national cycling team has suffered in a car crash|url=https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/estonii-dtp-popali-chleny-sbornoy-ukrainy-1438762993.html|publisher=rbc.ua|access-date=12 August 2015}}

Major results

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;2012

:8th Time Trial, National Road Championships

;2013

:National Road Championships

::10th Time Trial

::10th Road Race

;2015

:2nd U23 Time Trial, European Road Championships

:National Road Championships

::4th Time Trial

::4th Road Race

;2017

:2nd VR Women ITT

:National Road Championships

::3rd Road Race

::7th Time Trial

:9th Time Trial, European Road Championships

;2018

:National Road Championships

::1st 20px Road Race

::3rd Time Trial

:2nd Horizon Park Women Challenge

:3rd VR Women ITT

:5th Overall Tour of Eftalia Hotels and Velo Alanya

:8th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini

;2019

:National Road Championships

::1st 20px Road Race

::3rd Time Trial

:1st Visegrad 4 Ladies Series Hungary

:1st Chabany

:2nd GP Alanya

;2020

:National Road Championships

::1st 20px Time Trial

::2nd Road Race

:1st Grand Prix Gazipaşa

;2022

:1st Grand Prix Gazipaşa

: 2nd Overall Princess Anna Vasa Tour

:6th GP Mediterrennean

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References

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