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Robin Farina

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Robin Farina
Personal information
Born (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 47)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Weight130 lb (59 kg)[1]
Team information
Current teamBMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental
DisciplineRoad cycling and mountain biking[1]
Amateur teams
2006DeFeet Women's Elite Team[1]
2007Target Training Women's Elite[1]
Professional teams
2008Cheerwine Women's Professional Cycling Team[1]
2009ValueAct Capital Women's Pro Cycling[1]
2010Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling[1]
2011-2013NOW and Novartis for MS[2][3]
2015-BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental[4]
Major wins
2011 National Road Race Champion

Robin Farina (born 3 September 1977) is a road cyclist from the United States. She made her road racing debut in 2006.[1] She won in 2011 the United States National Road Race Championships. She represented her country at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships and 2011 Pan American Games.[5] With her team BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental she participated in the team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.

Robin was one of the initial founders of the Women's Cycling Association in 2013.

She played soccer, tennis, volleyball and basketball in high school before tearing an anterior cruciate ligament whilst playing soccer, leading her to take up cycling.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Robin Farina". USA Cycling. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ^ Lukas, Sarah (26 August 2011). "Phil Keoghan launches NOW and Novartis for MS women's team". VeloNews. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Farina leads NOW and Novartis for MS women's team in 2012". cyclingnews.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ^ "BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster". VeloNews. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Robin Farina". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.