Rally Cycling (women's team)

Optum–KBS
Team information
UCI code OPW
Registered United States
Founded 2012 (2012)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Orbea (2012– 2013)
Diamondback (2014–
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Kevin Field
Team name history
2012
2013–2014
2015–		 Optum Pro Cycling
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Optum p/b KBS

Rally Cycling, (UCI team code: RLW) is a women's professional cycling team; founded in 2012 and competes in the UCI Women's WorldTour. The team was founded as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies by Rachel Heal after her former team, Colavita-Forno d'Asolo, was disbanded.[1] Heal left the team at the end of 2013 to join UnitedHealthcare[2] and was replaced by former Symmetrics, SpiderTech-C10 and Bontrager-Livestrong director Kevin Field.[3]

Team history

2014

Riders in

For the 2015 season the team signed Ally Stacher (Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling), Alison Tetrick (Astana Be Pink), Lex Albrecht (TWENTY16 Pro Cycling), Jasmin Glaesser (Team TIBCO) and Ariane Horbach. The team also signed extensions with Leah Kirchmann, Janel Holcomb, Annie Ewart, Brianna Walle and Maura Kinsella.[4]

Riders out

On October 28 Denise Ramsden left the team. On November 4 Courteney Lowe left the team for Pepper Palace Pro Cycling.[5]

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Erica Allar (USA) (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985
 Amy Benner (USA) (1988-06-20) June 20, 1988
 Sara Bergen (CAN) (1988-12-06) December 6, 1988
 Allison Beveridge (CAN) (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993
 Kelly Catlin (USA) (1995-11-03) November 3, 1995
 Megan Heath (USA) (1999-03-27) March 27, 1999
Rider Date of birth
 Caitlin Laroche (USA) (1989-08-25) August 25, 1989
 Kirsti Lay (CAN) (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988
 Katherine Maine (CAN) (1997-11-22) November 22, 1997
 Sara Poidevin (CAN) (1996-05-07) May 7, 1996
 Monica Volk (USA) (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994
 Emma White (USA) (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997

Major results

2012
1st Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
2013
1st Stages 3 & 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
2014
1st Gent–Wevelgem, Lauren Hall
1st Sprints Classification Redlands Bicycle Classic, Leah Kirchmann
1st Stages 3 & 4, Leah Kirchmann
1st Teams classification The Women's Tour
1st Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau, Denise Ramsden
1st Youth classification North Star Grand Prix, Leah Kirchmann
1st Teams classification
1st Tour de Delta MK Criterium, Denise Ramsden
1st Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
1st White Spot / Delta Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
1st Gastown Grand Prix, (NCC), Leah Kirchmann
1st Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Brianna Walle
1st Sprint classification, Brianna Walle
1st Stage 5, Brianna Walle
2015
1st Stage 2 San Dimas Stage Race, Lex Albrecht
1st Stage 3 San Dimas Stage Race, Brianna Walle
1st Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race p/b Nature Valley, Leah Kirchmann
1st Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Annie Ewart
1st Stages 2 & 3 Tour of California, Leah Kirchmann
1st Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
1st Pan American Games Road Race, Jasmin Glaesser
2016
1st Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Jasmin Glaesser
1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Heather Fischer
2017
1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
1st Mountains classification Cascade Cycling Classic, Sara Poidevin
1st Youth classification, Sara Poidevin
1st Stages 1 & 5 Kirsti Lay
1st Stage 3 Sara Bergen

National Champions

2012
Canada Road Race, Denise Ramsden
2013
New Zealand Road Race, Courteney Lowe
USA Road Race, Jade Wilcoxson
Canada Time Trial, Joëlle Numainville
Canada Road Race, Joëlle Numainville
2014
Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
Canada Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
Canada Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
2015
Canada Track (Team pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
Canada Track (Individual pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
Canada Track (Omnium), Jasmin Glaesser
USA TTT[N 1]
2017
World Track (Team pursuit), Kelly Catlin
Canada Road Race, Allison Beveridge

Notes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Brianna Walle, Jasmin Glaesser, Amy Charity, Annie Ewart, Leah Kirchmann and Alison Tetrick.

References

  1. ↑ Weislo, Laura (31 January 2012). "Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "UnitedHealthcare names directors for 2014 squad". VeloNews. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Malach, Pat (7 November 2013). "Optum Pro Cycling announces men's, women's rosters for 2014". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ten-rider-womens-roster-confirmed-for-2015-by-optum-p-b-kbs
  5. ↑ http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html?xs=5
  1. ↑ "2017 Season - UCI Women's Teams".
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