Human Powered Health (women's team) explained

Human Powered Health
Code:HPW
Registered:United States
Website:http://www.humanpoweredhealth.com/
Teammanager:Joanne Kiesanowski
Andrew Bajadali
Discipline:Road
Season:2012
2013–2014
2015
2016–2018
2019
2020–2021
2022–
Oldname:Optum Pro Cycling
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Optum p/b KBS
Rally Cycling
Rally UHC Cycling
Rally Cycling
Human Powered Health
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Human Powered Health is a women's professional cycling team founded in 2012 which currently competes in the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, Human Powered Health became the first co-educational professional cycling team to promote its women's team to the WorldTour level ahead of its men's program.

The team was founded as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies and was initially directed by Rachel Heal.[1] The team's current sports directors are Joanne Kiesanowski and Andrew Bajadali.

Team roster

.[2] [3]

Major wins

2012
  • Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
    2013
  • Stages 3 & 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
    2014
  • Gent–Wevelgem, Lauren Hall
  • Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic, Leah Kirchmann
  • Stages 3 & 4, Leah Kirchmann
  • Teams classification The Women's Tour
  • Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau, Denise Ramsden
  • Young rider classification North Star Grand Prix, Leah Kirchmann
  • Teams classification
  • Tour de Delta MK Criterium, Denise Ramsden
  • Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
  • White Spot / Delta Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
  • Gastown Grand Prix, (NCC), Leah Kirchmann
  • Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Brianna Walle
  • Sprints classification, Brianna Walle
  • Stage 5, Brianna Walle
    2015
  • Stage 2 San Dimas Stage Race, Lex Albrecht
  • Stage 3 San Dimas Stage Race, Brianna Walle
  • Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race p/b Nature Valley, Leah Kirchmann
  • Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Annie Ewart
  • Stages 2 & 3 Tour of California, Leah Kirchmann
  • Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
  • Pan American Games Road Race, Jasmin Glaesser
    2016
  • Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Jasmin Glaesser
  • Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Heather Fischer
    2017
  • Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
  • Mountains classification Cascade Cycling Classic, Sara Poidevin
  • Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
  • Stages 1 & 5, Kirsti Lay
  • Stage 3, Sara Bergen
  • Overall Colorado Classic, Sara Poidevin
  • Points classification, Sara Poidevin
  • Mountains classification, Sara Poidevin
  • Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
  • Stage 2, Sara Poidevin
    2018
  • Stage 1 Chico Stage Race, Summer Moak
  • Points classification Joe Martin Stage Race, Sara Bergen
  • Stage 2, Sara Bergen
  • Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
  • Sprints classification Tour of California, Emma White
  • Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
  • Young rider classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Sara Poidevin
    2019
  • Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Heidi Franz
    2020
  • Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Chloe Hosking
    2023
  • Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Daria Pikulik
  • Aphrodite Cycling Race ITT, Antri Christoforou

    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[4]
    2017
  • World Track (Team pursuit), Kelly Catlin
  • Canada Road Race, Allison Beveridge
  • Pan American Track (Individual pursuit), Kelly Catlin
  • Pan American Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
  • Canada Track (Omnium), Allison Beveridge
  • Canada Track (Team pursuit), Allison Beveridge
  • Canada Track (Team pursuit), Katherine Maine
  • Canada Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
  • Canada Track (Points race), Allison Beveridge
    2018
  • Canada U23 Time Trial, Sara Poidevin
  • Canada Road Race, Katherine Maine
  • Canada U23 Road Race, Katherine Maine
  • Canada Criterium, Sara Bergen
  • USA U23 Criterium, Emma White
  • USA U23 Time Trial, Emma White
  • USA U23 Road Race, Emma White
  • Pan American Track (Team Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
  • Pan American Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
    2020
  • Australia Criterium, Chloe Hosking
    2021
  • New Zealand Track (Scratch race), Olivia Ray
  • USA U23 Cyclo-cross, Katie Clouse
    2022
  • New Zealand Road Race, Olivia Ray
  • European Track (Individual Pursuit), Mieke Kröger
  • Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou
  • Cyprus Road Race, Antri Christoforou
  • Netherlands Track (Madison), Marit Raaijmakers
  • Netherlands Track (Points race), Marit Raaijmakers
    2023
  • Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies . Weislo . Laura . January 31, 2012 . . August 3, 2014.
    2. Web site: Human Powered Health. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. May 23, 2024.
    3. Web site: Meet the team. Human Powered Health. May 23, 2024.
    4. The riders on the squad were Brianna Walle, Jasmin Glaesser, Amy Charity, Annie Ewart, Leah Kirchmann and Alison Tetrick.

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