Amber Pierce
.jpg) Riding with her team at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amber Pierce (Rais) |
| Born | March 25, 1981 Berkeley, California, United States |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Colavita/Bianchi |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Domestique |
| Amateur team | |
| 2005 | Stanford Cycling Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2007 | Webcor Cycling |
| 2008–9 | Team TIBCO |
| 2010 | Kuota Speed Kueens |
| 2011–13 | Diadora-Pasta Zara |
| 2014 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 2015- | Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth |
| Major wins | |
| Collegiate National Championships Criterium and Omnium 2005 | |
Amber Pierce (née Rais; born March 25, 1981) is an American professional racing cyclist.
Rais began her sporting career as a swimmer, breaking state and national records whilst still at high school. She began cycling when she joined the Stanford Cycling Team. She has a B.A. in Human Biology and an M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University.[1]
In January 2015 she was named as a member of the Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth team for the 2015 season.[2]
Major results
- 2005
- 1st Collegiate National Championship Criterium
- 1st Collegiate National Championship Omnium
- 1st West Coast Cycling Conference Championship Criterium
- 1st West Coast Cycling Conference Championship Omnium
- 1st California Cup Series Omnium
- 1st Mt Hamilton Classic Road Race
- 1st Suisun Harbor Criterium
- 1st Giro di San Francisco
- 2006
- 1st Stage 5, Cascade Classic, Awbrey Butte
- 1st Stage 2, Bermuda Grand Prix, Gibbs Lighthouse Challenge
- 1st University Road Race
- 1st Patterson Pass Road Race
- 1st Suisun Harbor Criterium
- 1st Esparto Time Trial
- 1st California Cup Series Omnium
- 2nd Nevada City Classic
- 3rd Stage 3, Mt Hood Cycling Classic
- 2007
- 1st General Classification, Tri Peaks Challenge
- 1st Stage 1, Tri Peaks Challenge, Mt Magazine
- 1st Stage 2, Tri Peaks Challenge, Epic Road Race
- 1st Stage 4, Tri Peaks Challenge
- 2nd Stage 5, Tour of the Gila, Gila Monster Road Race
- 2nd Stage 1, Tour de Toona
- 3rd Stage 6, Tour de Toona, Blue Knob
- 3rd Sequoia Cycling Classic Individual Time Trial
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2, Tour of the Gila, Inner Loop
- 1st Stage 6, Cascade Classic, Awbrey Butte
- 1st Chicago Criterium
- 2nd Tour de Nez
- Most Aggressive Rider, Stage 2, Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 2009
- 1st overall, Tour de Nez
- 1st stages 1 & 3
References
- ^ "Old official website". nnwds.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ^ "Pepper Palace steps up to UCI level for 2015". cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Amber Rais at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Amber Pierce at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Amber PIERCE (RAIS) at CQ Ranking
- Amber Pierce at ProCyclingStats
- 2007 interview in Cycling News
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