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Lucía Ruiz Pérez

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Lucía Ruiz
Personal information
Full nameLucía Ruiz Pérez
Born (2004-06-18) June 18, 2004 (age 22)
Colindres, Cantabria, Spain
Team information
Current teamMovistar Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2023Eneicat–CMTeam–Seguros Deportivos
2024–Movistar Team
Major wins
Copa de España Féminas Cofidis (2023)

Lucía Ruiz Pérez (born 18 June 2004) is a Spanish road cyclist who has competed for the UCI Women's Team Movistar Team since 2024.[1] She won the overall classification of the Copa de España Féminas Cofidis in 2023 and is the twin sister of fellow Movistar rider Laura Ruiz Pérez.[2]

Early life and junior career

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Ruiz and her twin sister Laura were born in Colindres, Cantabria. Both took up cycling at the age of five and combine their sporting careers with veterinary studies at the University of León.[3] As a junior, Ruiz competed for the Cantabrian team Río Miera–Meruelo, with which she took the first stage of the UCI Junior Nations Cup Bizkaikoloreak in Abadiño in 2021 and 2022.[4]

In May 2022, Ruiz won the second stage of the Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie, another round of the Junior Nations Cup, in a bunch sprint in Mende.[5] She was selected for the Spanish team at the 2022 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia, where she finished 35th, the first Spanish rider across the line.[6]

Professional career

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Eneicat–CMTeam (2023)

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Ruiz turned professional in 2023 with the UCI Women's Continental Team Eneicat–CMTeam–Seguros Deportivos. On 5 March, in her first race as a professional, she won the GP Cantabria Deporte – VII Trofeo Ciclismo Femenino Villa de Noja, the opening round of the Copa de España Féminas Cofidis, also taking the Cantabrian under-23 regional title.[7] Two weeks later, she repeated the win at the III Gran Premio Igartza in Beasain, the second round of the national series.[8] She made her UCI Women's World Tour debut at the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina and on 18 June, her 19th birthday, was crowned overall winner of the Copa de España Féminas Cofidis combining the elite and under-23 categories.[9]

Movistar Team (2024–present)

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In August 2023, Movistar Team announced the signing of both Ruiz sisters on three-year contracts running through to the end of 2026.[10][11][12] In September 2024, riding for the Spanish national team, Ruiz finished sixth in the women's under-23 road race at the European Road Championships in Limburg, the best Spanish result in the event, with her sister taking eighth.[13] The following year she won the silver medal in the under-23 road race at the Spanish National Championships in Granada.[14]

In April 2026, Movistar Team named Ruiz in their seven-rider squad for the La Vuelta Femenina, in support of leader Liane Lippert.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Lucía Ruiz". Movistar Team (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Las hermanas que estudian Veterinaria y se han convertido en jóvenes promesas del ciclismo español" [The sisters who study veterinary medicine and have become young prospects of Spanish cycling]. Animal's Health (in Spanish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Laura y Lucía Ruiz, un futuro brillante para Movistar Team" [Laura and Lucía Ruiz, a bright future for Movistar Team]. Movistar Team (in Spanish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bizkaikoloreak (J) - Lucia Ruiz Perez la 1ère étape, les Bleues placées" [Bizkaikoloreak (J) – Lucia Ruiz Perez wins stage 1, French riders placed]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Estévez, Sergio (8 May 2022). "Copa Naciones júnior (F): Ruiz, 1ª en el Tour de Gévaudan" [Junior Nations Cup (W): Ruiz, 1st at the Tour du Gévaudan]. Ciclo21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Las hermanas Ruiz lo dieron todo en el Mundial Junior en Australia" [The Ruiz sisters gave everything at the Junior World Championships in Australia]. El Diario Cantabria (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lucía Ruiz gana el GP Cantabria Deporte VII Trofeo Villa de Noja y el campeonato de Cantabria sub23" [Lucía Ruiz wins the GP Cantabria Deporte VII Trofeo Villa de Noja and the Cantabrian under-23 championship]. Federación Cántabra de Ciclismo (in Spanish). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lucía Ruiz repite para el Eneicat CM Team en lo alto de la Copa de España" [Lucía Ruiz repeats for Eneicat CM Team at the top of the Copa de España]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Idoia Eraso vence en Sueca y Lucía Ruiz es la flamante campeona de la Copa de España Féminas Cofidis" [Idoia Eraso wins in Sueca and Lucía Ruiz is the new champion of the Copa de España Féminas Cofidis]. Real Federación Española de Ciclismo (in Spanish). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Laura y Lucía Ruiz fichan por el Movistar Team hasta final de 2026" [Laura and Lucía Ruiz sign with Movistar Team until the end of 2026]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "El Movistar ficha a las mellizas Laura y Lucía Ruiz Pérez" [Movistar signs the twin sisters Laura and Lucía Ruiz Pérez]. AS (in Spanish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Movistar ficha a dos jóvenes promesas cántabras" [Movistar signs two young Cantabrian prospects]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Van Rooijen, campeona de Europa sub23; Lucía y Laura Ruiz, sexta y octava" [Van Rooijen, European U23 champion; Lucía and Laura Ruiz, sixth and eighth]. Ciclismo a Fondo (in Spanish). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Lucía Ruiz medalla de plata en el Campeonato de España sub23 en línea en Granada" [Lucía Ruiz silver medal at the Spanish under-23 road race championship in Granada]. Federación Cántabra de Ciclismo (in Spanish). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "El Movistar Team anuncia su '7' para La Vuelta Femenina con el liderazgo de Liane Lippert" [Movistar Team announces its '7' for La Vuelta Femenina led by Liane Lippert]. Infobae (in Spanish). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
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