American cycling team
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women's Team was a professional women's road bicycle racing team , managed by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States. The team was principally sponsored by UnitedHealth Group . Its most notable signing was the 2013 Giro Rosa overall winner, Mara Abbott .[ 2] The team made its debut at the inaugural Tour Femenino de San Luis .
The team disbanded at the end of the 2018 season.
Team history
2014
Riders in On September 9, 2014, it was reported that Linda Villumsen would join the team for the 2015 season.[ 3] 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.[ 4]
Riders out On October 23, 2014, Alison Powers announced her retirement from cycling.[ 5]
Team roster
Rider
Date of birth
Lauren Hall (USA )
(1979-02-02 ) February 2, 1979 (age 45)
Lauretta Hanson (AUS )
(1994-10-29 ) October 29, 1994 (age 30)
Diana Peñuela (COL )
(1986-09-08 ) September 8, 1986 (age 38)
Leah Thomas (USA )
(1989-05-30 ) May 30, 1989 (age 35)
Previous squads
2016
As of 1 January 2016. Ages as of 1 January 2016.[ 7]
2015 As of March 10, 2015. Ages are as of January 1, 2015.[ 8] [ 9]
2014 As of January 5, 2014. [ 10]
Rider
Date of birth
Sharon Laws (GBR )
(1974-07-07 ) July 7, 1974 (age 50)
Alison Powers (USA )
(1979-12-14 ) December 14, 1979 (age 45)
Coryn Rivera (USA )
(1992-08-26 ) August 26, 1992 (age 32)
Alexis Ryan (USA )
(1994-08-18 ) August 18, 1994 (age 30)
Lauren Tamayo (USA )
(1983-10-25 ) October 25, 1983 (age 41)
Ruth Winder (USA )
(1993-07-09 ) July 9, 1993 (age 31)
Major wins
2014
Overall Tour Femenino de San Luis , Alison Powers
Combination classification, Alison Powers
Teams classification
Stage 1, Hannah Barnes
Stage 3, Alison Powers
Grand Prix de Oriente , Mara Abbott
Overall Vuelta a El Salvador , Mara Abbott
Stage 4, Mara Abbott
Overall Tour of the Gila , Mara Abbott
Teams classification
Stages 1 & 5, Mara Abbott
Stage 4, Alison Powers
Mountains classification The Women's Tour , Sharon Laws
Women's Tour of California time trial, Alison Powers
Blue Dome Criterium (NCC ), Hannah Barnes
Brady Arts District Criterium (NCC ), Hannah Barnes
River Parks Criterium (NCC ), Coryn Rivera
River Parks Omnium (NCC ), Coryn Rivera
Sprints classification North Star Grand Prix (NCC ), Coryn Rivera
Stage 1 (ITT ), Alison Powers
Stages 2 & 4, Coryn Rivera
Utah Cedar City Grand Prix, Alison Powers
Tour of Utah Women's edition, Coryn Rivera
Tour de Lafayette, Coryn Rivera
Tour de Francis Park, Coryn Rivera
Giro della Montagna, Coryn Rivera
Gateway Cup, Hannah Barnes
TD Bank Mayor's Cup, Coryn Rivera
2015
Milton Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
Gran Prix San Luis Femenino , Hannah Barnes
Mountains classification Tour Femenino de San Luis , Katie Hall
Young rider classification, Hannah Barnes
Stages 1 & 2, Hannah Barnes
Stage 5, Katie Hall
Sunny King Criterium, Hannah Barnes
Novant Health Invitational Criterium, Hannah Barnes
Stages 4 & 5 Redlands Bicycle Classic , Coryn Rivera
Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race , Coryn Rivera
Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race , Scotti Wilborne
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila , Hannah Barnes
Stage 1 Tour of California , Katie Hall
Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic , Coryn Rivera
Crystal Cup, Coryn Rivera
Stage 6 Tour of America's Dairyland , Cari Higgins
Stage 5 Women's Tour , Hannah Barnes
Stage 5 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen , Coryn Rivera
Stage 6 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen , Katie Hall
2016
Overall Tour Femenino de San Luis , Katie Hall
Mountains classification, Katie Hall
Stage 5, Katie Hall
Overall Joe Martin Stage Race , Coryn Rivera
Stage 1 (ITT ), Linda Villumsen
Stage 2, Coryn Rivera
2017
Overall Joe Martin Stage Race , Ruth Winder
Young rider classification, Janelle Cole
Stages 1 (ITT ) & 4, Ruth Winder
Overall Tour of the Gila , Tayler Wiles
Mountains classification, Katie Hall
Young rider classification, Ruth Winder
Team classification
Stages 1 & 5, Katie Hall
Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic , Ruth Winder
Stage 2, Katie Hall
Stage 5, Ruth Winder
Stage 2 Clasica 20 de Julio, Diana Peñuela
Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina , Diana Peñuela
Mountains classification Tour of California , Katie Hall
Teams classification
Stage 2, Katie Hall
Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska , Ruth Winder
Points classification, Ruth Winder
Mountains classification, Tayler Wiles
Team classification
Stages 1 & 2, Ruth Winder
Mountains classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen , Tayler Wiles
Active rider classification Stage 2, Tayler Wiles
Stage 5, Tayler Wiles
Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina , Diana Peñuela
2018
Stage 1 (ITT ) Valley of the Sun, Leah Thomas
Stage 2 Valley of the Sun, Lauren Hall
Stage 2 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca, Diana Peñuela
Clásica a Zarzal, Diana Peñuela
Overall Joe Martin Stage Race , Katie Hall
Team classification
Stage 1, Diana Peñuela
Stage 3 (ITT ), Katie Hall
Overall Tour of the Gila , Katie Hall
Stage 1, Katie Hall
Stage 5, Diana Peñuela
Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic , Katie Hall
Stage 2, Katie Hall
Overall Tour of California , Katie Hall
Mountains classification, Katie Hall
Team classification
Stage 2, Katie Hall
Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau , Lauren Hall
Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska , Leah Thomas
Mountains classification, Katie Hall
Team classification
Stage 3 (ITT ), Lauretta Hanson
Chrono Champenois , Leah Thomas
National and world champions
2014
New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
USA Time Trial, Alison Powers
USA Road Race, Alison Powers
USA Criterium, Coryn Rivera
New Zealand Criterium, Rushlee Buchanan
2015
Canada Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
New Zealand Road Race, Linda Villumsen
World Time Trial, Linda Villumsen
2016
New Zealand Time Trial, Rushlee Buchanan
New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
USA Criterium, Lauren Tamayo
British Time Trial, Hayley Simmonds
2017
New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
New Zealand Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan
New Zealand Track (Points Race), Rushlee Buchanan
New Zealand Criterium, Rushlee Buchanan
Oceania Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan
2018
Oceania Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan
See also
References
Years Current (2024)
WorldTeams Continental Teams
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