2015 UnitedHealthcare season

UnitedHealthcare
2015 season
UCI code UHC
Status UCI Professional Continental
Manager Thierry Attias
Main sponsor(s) UnitedHealth Group
Based United States
Bicycles Wilier Triestina
Season victories
One-day races 1
Stage race overall 1
Stage race stages 4

Jersey

The 2015 season for the UnitedHealthcare cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

2015 roster

Rider Date of birth
 Carlos Alzate (COL) (1983-03-23) March 23, 1983
 Alessandro Bazzana (ITA) (1984-07-16) July 16, 1984
 Isaac Bolívar (COL) (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
 Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (1983-12-18) December 18, 1983
 Marco Canola (ITA) (1988-12-26) December 26, 1988
 Hilton Clarke (AUS) (1979-07-11) July 11, 1979
 Jonathan Clarke (AUS) (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984
 Lucas Euser (USA) (1983-12-05) December 5, 1983
 Robert Förster (GER) (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978
 Davide Frattini (ITA) (1978-08-06) August 6, 1978
 Ken Hanson (USA) (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982
Rider Date of birth
 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984
 Christopher Jones (USA) (1979-08-06) August 6, 1979
 Luke Keough (USA) (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991
 Karl Menzies (AUS) (1977-06-17) June 17, 1977
 John Murphy (USA) (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984
 Tanner Putt (USA) (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992
 Daniele Ratto (ITA) (1989-10-05) October 5, 1989
 Kiel Reijnen (USA) (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986
 Daniel Summerhill (USA) (1989-01-28) January 28, 1989
 Bradley White (USA) (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982
 Federico Zurlo (ITA) (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Janez Brajkovič[1]Astana
Marco CanolaBardiani–CSF
Tanner Puttneo-pro (Bissell Development)
Daniele Ratto[2]Cannondale
Federico Zurloneo-pro (Zalf-Euromobil)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Benjamin Day[3] Retired
Marc de Maar[4] Team Roompot
Aldo Ino Ilešič Vorarlberg
Martyn Irvine[5] Madison Genesis
Jeff Louder[6] Retired
Martijn Maaskant[7] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
15 March Tour de Langkawi, Mountains classification UCI Asia Tour  Reijnen, KielKiel Reijnen (USA)  Malaysia
29 March Critérium International, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Canola, MarcoMarco Canola (ITA)  France
24 April Joe Martin Stage Race, Stage 2 UCI America Tour  Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy (USA)  United States Fayetteville
25 April Joe Martin Stage Race, Stage 3 UCI America Tour  Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy (USA)  United States Prairie Grove
26 April Joe Martin Stage Race, Overall UCI America Tour  Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy (USA)  United States
26 April Joe Martin Stage Race, Points classification UCI America Tour  Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy (USA)  United States
3 August Tour of Utah, Stage 1 UCI America Tour  Reijnen, KielKiel Reijnen (USA)  United States Logan
19 August USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 3 UCI America Tour  Reijnen, KielKiel Reijnen (USA)  United States Aspen
12 September The Reading 120 UCI America Tour  Summerhill, DanielDaniel Summerhill (USA)  United States Reading

References

  1. ↑ "Brajkovic signs for UnitedHealthcare". 30 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "News shorts: UnitedHealthcare target 2015 Giro, Lofkvist prepares for retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Weislo, Laura (24 August 2014). "Ben Day to retire after USA Pro Challenge". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Roompot hengelt De Maar binnen" [Roompot angling to bring in De Maar]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Malach, Pat (6 August 2014). "UHC's Louder to retire at end of season". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Maaskant ends cycling career". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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