UnitedHealthcare Women's Team

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
Team information
UCI code UHC
Registered United States
Founded 2014
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Wilier
Website Team 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

As of 10 March 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[5][6]

Rider Date of birth
 Hannah Barnes (GBR) May 4, 1993
 Laura Brown (CAN) November 27, 1986
 Rushlee Buchanan (NZL) January 20, 1988
 Katie Hall (USA) January 6, 1987
 Cari Higgins (USA) October 5, 1976
 Abigail Mickey (USA) July 3, 1994
 Coryn Rivera (USA) August 26, 1992
Rider Date of birth
 Alexis Ryan (USA) August 18, 1994
 Lauren Tamayo (USA) October 25, 1983
 Linda Villumsen (NZL) April 9, 1985
 Scotti Wilborne (USA) January 7, 1983
 Ruth Winder (USA) July 9, 1993

    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

    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
    5. ↑ "UCI Team Members; 2015 season". UCI. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
    6. ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Unitedhealthcare_Pro_Cycling_Women_s_Team
    7. ↑ http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/2346-UnitedHealthcare-Pro-Cycling-Women-s-Team-2014