Kim Cadzow Explained

Kim Cadzow
Birth Date:18 December 2001
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2022
Proyears2:2023
Proteam2:[1]
Proyears3:2024–
Majorwins: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 .[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

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
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 5th
  • 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
  • 7th Time trial, Summer Olympics
  • 8th Overall Tour de Suisse
  • 10th Overall La Vuelta Femenina

    Notes and References

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