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UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
File:UnitedHealthcare (cycling team) logo.jpg
Team information
UCI codeUHC
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2014 (2014)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Women's Team
BicyclesWilier
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)Rachel Heal
Team name history
2014–
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team is a professional Women's road bicycle racing team, run by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States. The team is sponsored principally by UnitedHealth Group. The team's most notable signing is the 2013 Giro Rosa overall winner Mara Abbott.[1] The team made its debut at the inaugural Tour Femenino de San Luis.

Team History

2014

Riders in

On September 9 2014, it was reported that Linda Villumsen will join the team for the 2015 season.[2] On October 27 the team signed Laura Brown and Abigail Mickey. Ruth Winder, Scotti Wilborne, Lauren Tamayo, Alexis Ryan, Coryn Rivera, Cari Higgins, Katie Hall, Rushlee Buchanan and Hannah Barnes signed contract extensions.[3]

Riders out

On October 23 2014, Alison Powers announced her retirement from the sport.[4]

Team roster

Template:UHC2015riders 2014 roster

Results

2014
1st Overall Tour Femenino de San Luis, Alison Powers
1st Combination classification, Alison Powers
1st Teams classification
1st Stage 1, Hannah Barnes
1st Stage 3, Alison Powers
1st Grand Prix de Oriente, Mara Abbott
1st Overall Vuelta a El Salvador, Mara Abbott
1st Stage 4, Mara Abbott
1st Overall Tour of the Gila, Mara Abbott
1st Teams classification
1st Stages 1 & 5, Mara Abbott
1st Stage 4, Alison Powers
1st Mountains classification The Women's Tour, Sharon Laws
1st Women's Tour of California time trial, Alison Powers
1st Blue Dome Criterium (NCC), Hannah Barnes
1st Brady Arts District Criterium (NCC), Hannah Barnes
1st River Parks Criterium (NCC), Coryn Rivera
1st River Parks Omnium (NCC), Coryn Rivera
1st Stage 1 (ITT) North Star Grand Prix (NCC), Alison Powers
1st Sprints classification North Star Grand Prix (NCC), Coryn Rivera
1st Stages 2 & 4, Coryn Rivera
1st Utah Cedar City Grand Prix, Alison Powers
1st Tour of Utah Women's edition, Coryn Rivera
1st Tour de Lafayette, Coryn Rivera
1st Tour de Francis Park, Coryn Rivera
1st Giro della Montagna, Coryn Rivera
1st Gateway Cup, Hannah Barnes
1st TD Bank Mayor's Cup, Coryn Rivera
2015
1st Milton Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
1st Gran Prix San Luis Femenino, Hannah Barnes
1st Mountains classification Tour Femenino de San Luis, Katie Hall
1st Young rider classification, Hannah Barnes
1st Stages 1 & 2, Hannah Barnes
1st Stage 5, Katie Hall
1st Sunny King Criterium, Hannah Barnes
1st Novant Health Invitational Criterium, Hannah Barnes
1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race p/b Nature Valley, Coryn Rivera
1st Stage 1 Tour of California, Katie Hall

National Champions

2014
New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Rushlee Buchanan
USA National Time Trial Championships, Alison Powers
USA National Road Race Championships, Alison Powers
USA National Criterium Championships, Coryn Rivera
New Zealand National Criterium Championships, Rushlee Buchanan

2015

Canada National Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Linda Villumsen

References

  1. ^ "UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Completes Women's Team Roster | Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/villumsen-signs-with-unitedhealthcare
  3. ^ http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html?xs=5
  4. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alison-powers-announces-retirement