Tetyana Riabchenko (Retired)
Tetyana Riabchenko is a retired Ukrainian cyclist who competed professionally for more than a decade. A strong one-day rider and climber, she achieved the biggest victory of her career at the 2013 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, where she escaped late to beat a field containing many of the world’s leading sprinters. Riabchenko also won multiple Ukrainian road titles and represented her country at major international championships.
Tetyana Riabchenko profile
- Name: Tetyana Riabchenko
- Nationality: Ukraine
- Place of birth: Malyn, Ukraine
- Date of birth: 28th August 1989
- Status: Retired
- Current Team: None
- Previous Teams: Mega Saray, Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport, Lensworld-Kuota, Inpa-Bianchi, S.C. Michela Fanini Rox, Chirio Forno d’Asolo, Forno D’Asolo Colavita, ACS Chirio-Forno d’Asolo
Career overview
Riabchenko became Ukrainian road race champion in 2011 before claiming her breakthrough international victory at the 2013 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup with a solo attack. She won both the Ukrainian road race and time-trial championships in 2014 and retained the road title in 2015. Other strong results included fifth overall at La Route de France in 2015, third overall at the 2016 Tour de Pologne Women and second on a stage of the 2017 Giro d’Italia Women. Riabchenko spent her final UCI seasons with Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport, finishing third overall at the 2018 Giro della Toscana and second in the 2019 Ukrainian time-trial championship. She raced briefly with Mega Saray in 2021 before ending her competitive career.
