Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Explained

Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
Code:	WGC
Registered:	United States
Disbanded:	2022
Teammanager:	Danny Van Haute
Discipline:	Road
Status:	Continental
Season:	1999 2000–2001 2002–2003 2004 2005 2006–2009 2010–2011 2012 2013 2014–2018 2019 2020–2022
Oldname:	Ikon–Lexus Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company Jelly Belly–Aramark Jelly Belly–Pool Gel Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
Website:	http://www.jellybellycycling.com/

Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI Code: WGC), was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The final title sponsor was Wildlife Generation, an American conservation organization.

History

Founded as Ikon-Lexus, in 1999, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling competed on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and the UCI America Tour. From 2000 to 2018, Jelly Belly sponsored the team, the longest-running domestic sponsorship.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] The team rode Focus Bikes, between 2010 and 2013.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] From 2014 to 2018, the team rode Argon 18 bicycles.^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

The team's most important victory was the 2013 United States National Road Race Championships when Fred Rodriguez won his record-breaking fourth title.^[10] ^[11]

Notable riders who competed for the team include Fred Rodriguez, Jeremy Powers, Kiel Reijnen, Phil Gaimon, Mike Friedman, Carter Jones, Serghei Țvetcov, Matthew Lloyd, Ben Wolfe, Lachlan Morton and Curtis White.^[12]

Major wins

1999

Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Mariano Friedick

2002

Stage 1 International Tour de Toona, Jason McCartney

2003

United States National Criterium Championships, Jonas Carney

Stage 2 Tour de Toona, Doug Ollerenshaw

Stage 4 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Alex Candelario

Stage 6 Cascade Classic, Alex Candelario

Stage 16 International Cycling Classic, Jonas Carney 2005

International Cycling Classic Stages 3 & 15 Danny Pate

Stage 14 Brice Jones

Stage 17 Alex Candelario

2006

Overall Sea Otter Classic, Matthew Rice

International Cycling Classic Stages 16 & 17 Alex Candelario Stage 4 Brian Jensen

2007

Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic, Andrew Bajadali

Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Brice Jones

2008

Stages 3 & 5 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff

Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove, Bradly Huff

2009

Overall Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff

Stages 1 & 2

Mount Washington Hillclimb, Phil Gaimon

Stage 14 International Cycling Classic, Bradly Huff

2010

Canadian National Road Race Championships, Will Routley

Overall Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff

Stages 1 & 2 Bradly Huff

Overall Tour of Thailand, Kiel Reijnen

Stage 1 Kiel Reijnen

Overall Tour de Korea, Mike Friedman

Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Will Routley

Stage 3 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff

2011

Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bernard Van Ulden

Stage 4 Tulsa Tough, Ken Hanson

Stage 9 Tour de Korea, Ken Hanson

2012

Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus

Mexican National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus

Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bradly Huff

2013

United States National Road Race Championships, Fred Rodriguez

Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus

Overall Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov

Stages 2 & 4 Serghei Tvetcov

Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix, Serghei Tvetcov

Stage 1 Serghei Tvetcov

Stage 3 Sean Mazich

Stage 2 Sea Otter Classic, Alew Hagmen

2014

Overall Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov

Stages 2 (ITT) & 4, Serghei Tvetcov

Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Serghei Tvetcov

Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Luis Enrique Lemus

2016

Overall Tour of the Gila, Lachlan Morton

Stage 1 Lachlan Morton

Overall Tour of Utah, Lachlan Morton

Stage 3 Lachlan Morton

Stage 7 Lachlan Morton

Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Lachlan Morton

2017

Stage 3 Colorado Classic, Serghei Tvetcov

2018

Stage 2 Tour de Beauce, Jack Burke

2019

Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Stephen Bassett

2021

Grand Prix Erciyes - Mimar Sinan, Alex Hoehn

Notes and References

News: Camping with Jelly Belly. VeloNews. February 20, 2010. August 30, 2013. Robbie Stout.
News: Jelly Belly-presented by Kenda secures its sponsors through 2013. VeloNation. October 7, 2011. August 30, 2013. Ben Atkins.
News: Jelly Belly-Kenda to spend more time stateside in 2013. Cyclingnews.com. February 23, 2013. August 30, 2013. Pat Malach.
News: A look at Jelly Belly’s 2010 Focus team bikes. VeloNews. February 25, 2010. August 30, 2013. Robbie Stout.
News: NetApp and Jelly Belly will ride Focus bikes in 2010. Cyclingnews.com. December 6, 2009. August 30, 2013. Susan Westemeyer.
News: Jelly Belly-presented by Kenda secures its sponsors through 2013. VeloNation. October 7, 2011. August 30, 2013. Ben Atkins.
News: Jelly Belly to continue team sponsorship through 2015. VeloNation. December 3, 2013. December 3, 2013. Kyle Moore.
News: Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2014 Roster . December 3, 2013 . . Danny Van Haute . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140128051509/http://news.jellybelly.com/news.php?include=144905 . January 28, 2014 .
News: Jelly Belly continues sponsorship, prepares for 2015. VeloNews. December 9, 2014. December 28, 2014.
News: With new talent and leadership, Jelly Belly gets the results. VeloNews. June 17, 2013. August 30, 2013. Ted Burns.
News: Commentary: Making sense of ‘Fast’ Freddie's uneasy nationals win. VeloNews. May 31, 2013. August 30, 2013. Ian Dille.
Web site: A closer look at the American Continental outfits . Malach . Pat. April 12, 2016 . cyclingnews.com. April 12, 2016.