UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling (women's team) explained

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women's Team
Code:UHC
Registered:United States
Disbanded:2018
Bicycles:Orbea[1]
Website:http://uhcprocycling.com/
Teammanager:Rachel Heal
Discipline:Road
Status:UCI Women's Team
Season:2014–2018
Oldname: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.[2] The team made its debut at the inaugural Tour Femenino de San Luis.

The team disbanded at the end of the 2018 season.

Team history

2014

Riders in

On September 9, 2014, it was reported that Linda Villumsen will join the team for the 2015 season.[3] 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.[4]

Riders out

On October 23, 2014, Alison Powers announced her retirement from the sport.[5]

Team roster

[6]

Previous squads

2015

As of 10 March 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[7] [8]

2014

[9]

Major wins

2014
  • Overall Tour Femenino de San Luis, Alison Powers
  • Combination classification, Alison Powers
  • Teams classification
  • Stage 1, Hannah Barnes
  • Stage 3, Alison Powers
  • Grand Prix de Oriente, Mara Abbott
  • Overall Vuelta a El Salvador, Mara Abbott
  • Stage 4, Mara Abbott
  • Overall Tour of the Gila, Mara Abbott
  • Teams classification
  • Stages 1 & 5, Mara Abbott
  • Stage 4, Alison Powers
  • Mountains classification The Women's Tour, Sharon Laws
  • Women's Tour of California time trial, Alison Powers
  • Blue Dome Criterium (NCC), Hannah Barnes
  • Brady Arts District Criterium (NCC), Hannah Barnes
  • River Parks Criterium (NCC), Coryn Rivera
  • River Parks Omnium (NCC), Coryn Rivera
  • Sprints classification North Star Grand Prix (NCC), Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 1 (ITT), Alison Powers
  • Stages 2 & 4, Coryn Rivera
  • Utah Cedar City Grand Prix, Alison Powers
  • Tour of Utah Women's edition, Coryn Rivera
  • Tour de Lafayette, Coryn Rivera
  • Tour de Francis Park, Coryn Rivera
  • Giro della Montagna, Coryn Rivera
  • Gateway Cup, Hannah Barnes
  • TD Bank Mayor's Cup, Coryn Rivera
    2015
  • Milton Track Championships (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
  • Gran Prix San Luis Femenino, Hannah Barnes
  • Mountains classification Tour Femenino de San Luis, Katie Hall
  • Young rider classification, Hannah Barnes
  • Stages 1 & 2, Hannah Barnes
  • Stage 5, Katie Hall
  • Sunny King Criterium, Hannah Barnes
  • Novant Health Invitational Criterium, Hannah Barnes
  • Stages 4 & 5 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race, Scotti Wilborne
  • Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Hannah Barnes
  • Stage 1 Tour of California, Katie Hall
  • Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic, Coryn Rivera
  • Crystal Cup, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 6 Tour of America's Dairyland, Cari Higgins
  • Stage 5 Women's Tour, Hannah Barnes
  • Stage 5 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 6 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Katie Hall
    2016
  • Overall Tour Femenino de San Luis, Katie Hall
  • Mountains classification, Katie Hall
  • Stage 5, Katie Hall
  • Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 1 (ITT), Linda Villumsen
  • Stage 2, Coryn Rivera
    2017
  • Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Ruth Winder
  • Young rider classification, Janelle Cole
  • Stages 1 (ITT) & 4, Ruth Winder
  • Overall Tour of the Gila, Tayler Wiles
  • Mountains classification, Katie Hall
  • Young rider classification, Ruth Winder
  • Team classification
  • Stages 1 & 5, Katie Hall
  • Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic, Ruth Winder
  • Stage 2, Katie Hall
  • Stage 5, Ruth Winder
  • Stage 2 Clasica 20 de Julio, Diana Peñuela
  • Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina, Diana Peñuela
  • Mountains classification Tour of California, Katie Hall
  • Teams classification
  • Stage 2, Katie Hall
  • Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Ruth Winder
  • Points classification, Ruth Winder
  • Mountains classification, Tayler Wiles
  • Team classification
  • Stages 1 & 2, Ruth Winder
  • Mountains classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Tayler Wiles
  • Active rider classification Stage 2, Tayler Wiles
  • Stage 5, Tayler Wiles
  • Stage 1 Vuelta a Colombia Femenina, Diana Peñuela
    2018
  • Stage 1 (ITT) Valley of the Sun, Leah Thomas
  • Stage 2 Valley of the Sun, Lauren Hall
  • Stage 2 Vuelta al Valle del Cauca, Diana Peñuela
  • Clásica a Zarzal, Diana Peñuela
  • Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Katie Hall
  • Team classification
  • Stage 1, Diana Peñuela
  • Stage 3 (ITT), Katie Hall
  • Overall Tour of the Gila, Katie Hall
  • Stage 1, Katie Hall
  • Stage 5, Diana Peñuela
  • Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic, Katie Hall
  • Stage 2, Katie Hall
  • Overall Tour of California, Katie Hall
  • Mountains classification, Katie Hall
  • Team classification
  • Stage 2, Katie Hall
  • Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, Lauren Hall
  • Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Leah Thomas
  • Mountains classification, Katie Hall
  • Team classification
  • Stage 3 (ITT), Lauretta Hanson
  • Chrono Champenois, Leah Thomas

    National and world champions

    2014
  • New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
  • USA Time Trial, Alison Powers
  • USA Road Race, Alison Powers
  • USA Criterium, Coryn Rivera
  • New Zealand Criterium, Rushlee Buchanan
    2015
  • Canada Track (Team Pursuit), Laura Brown
  • New Zealand Road Race, Linda Villumsen
  • World Time Trial, Linda Villumsen
    2016
  • New Zealand Time Trial, Rushlee Buchanan
  • New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
  • USA Criterium, Lauren Tamayo
  • British Time Trial, Hayley Simmonds
    2017
  • New Zealand Road Race, Rushlee Buchanan
  • New Zealand Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan
  • New Zealand Track (Points Race), Rushlee Buchanan
  • New Zealand Criterium, Rushlee Buchanan
  • Oceania Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan
    2018
  • Oceania Track (Team Pursuit), Rushlee Buchanan

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling to ride Orbea bikes . . 3 January 2017 . cyclingnews.com. 21 January 2017.
    2. Web site: UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Completes Women's Team Roster | Cyclingnews.com. cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2014.
    3. Web site: Villumsen signs with Unitedhealthcare. Cyclingnews.com.
    4. Web site: Cycling Transfers 2017 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com.
    5. Web site: Alison Powers announces retirement. Cyclingnews.com.
    6. Web site: UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling . ProCyclingStats . 30 May 2018.
    7. Web site: UCI Team Members; 2015 season. 10 March 2015. UCI.
    8. Web site: Could not find team . Procyclingstats.com . 2019-07-06.
    9. Web site: Could not find team . Procyclingstats.com . 2019-07-06.

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