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Rotem Gafinovitz

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Rotem Gafinovitz ( ; born 9 June 1992) is an Israeli road cyclist , who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam You have called .1 You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to welcome an editor and introduce them to the contentious topics system. ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice . Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice . Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox) , to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard , where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous and show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia..2 She participated at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships . In September 2016 she was announced as part of the You have called . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to welcome an editor and introduce them to the contentious topics system. ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice . Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice . Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox) , to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard , where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous and show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia. squad for 2017. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users * ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to welcome an editor and introduce them to the contentious topics system. * ( ) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices * is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice . Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. * is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice . Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices * is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox) , to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. * If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard , where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous * and show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia .3 "Israëlische Rotem Gafinovitz per direct naar Bingoal-Chevalmeire" [Israeli Rotem Gafinovitz signs immediately for Bingoal-Chevalmeire] (in Dutch). With the support of Israel-Premier Tech, Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad has added Israeli rider Rotem Gafinovitz to the team for 2022.

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former road cyclist from israel

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israeli road cyclist

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