59-986: (Redirected from OUCH Pro Cycling Team ) American cycling team UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team [REDACTED] Team information UCI code UHC Registered United States Founded 2003 ( 2003 ) Disbanded 2018 ( 2018 ) Discipline(s) Road Status UCI Professional Continental Bicycles Orbea Website Team home page Key personnel General manager Thierry Attias Team manager(s) Mike Tamayo Hendrik Redant Rachel Heal Team name history 2003 2004–2008 2009 2010 2011–2018 Health Net Cycling Team Health Net presented by Maxxis OUCH presented by Maxxis UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling [REDACTED] Current season [REDACTED] UnitedHealthcare at Tour de Beauce 2012 UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (UCI identifier: UHC)
118-617: A handicap ) and race to a set finish point; and time trials , where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively. Professional racing originated in Western Europe, centred in France, Spain, Italy and the Low Countries . Since the mid-1980s, the sport has diversified, with races held at
177-619: A Asturias , Robert Förster Stage 4 Tour of Qinghai Lake , Robert Förster Stage 1 Tour of Elk Grove , Karl Menzies Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove , Hilton Clarke 2012 [REDACTED] Curaçao Road Race Championships, Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Curaçao Time Trial Championships, Marc de Maar Overall Tour of the Gila , Rory Sutherland Stage 1, Rory Sutherland Overall Tour de Beauce , Rory Sutherland Stage 1 Tour of Utah , Rory Sutherland Stage 4 Tour of Utah , Jake Keough Stage 1 Volta
236-983: A Portugal , Jake Keough Bucks County Classic , Kiel Reijnen 2014 Stage 5 Tour de Langkawi , Bradley White Stage 1 Tour de Taiwan , Luke Keough Stage 2 Tour of Norway , Marc de Maar The Philadelphia Cycling Classic , Kiel Reijnen Stage 1 USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Kiel Reijnen [REDACTED] United States National Track Championships (Team pursuit), Adrian Hegyvary [REDACTED] United States National Criterium Championships, John Murphy 2015 Overall Joe Martin Stage Race , John Murphy Stages 2 & 3, John Murphy Stage 1 Tour of Utah , Kiel Reijnen Stage 3 USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Kiel Reijnen Stage 7 USA Pro Cycling Challenge , John Murphy 2016 Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour , John Murphy Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi , John Murphy Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race , Carlos Alzate Stage 5 Tour of
295-774: A Portugal , Jay Thomson Stage 6 Volta a Portugal , Jason McCartney Stage 7 Volta a Portugal , Kai Reus Stage 6 USA Pro Cycling Challenge , Rory Sutherland Stage 5 Tour of Britain , Marc de Maar 2013 World Track Championships (Scratch race), Martyn Irvine Overall Tour of the Gila , Philip Deignan Stage 4, Kiel Reijnen Philly Cycling Classic , Kiel Reijnen Stage 5 Tour de Beauce , Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Ireland National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Martyn Irvine [REDACTED] Ireland National Track Championships (Scratch race), Martyn Irvine Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake , Robert Förster Stage 13 Tour of Qinghai Lake , Jake Keough Stage 10 Volta
354-428: A competitor's wheel, forcing the other person to do a greater share of the work in maintaining the pace and to potentially tire earlier. Drafting is not permitted in individual time trials. A group of riders that "breaks away" (a "break") from the peloton has more space and freedom, and can therefore be at an advantage in certain situations. Working together smoothly and efficiently, a small group can potentially maintain
413-467: A distinctive jersey (yellow in the Tour de France ) and generally maintains a position near the head of the main mass of riders (the peloton), surrounded by team members, whose job it is to protect the leader. Contenders for the general lead may stage "attacks" to distance themselves from the leader in "breakaways". The general leader's vulnerability to breakaways is higher when the escaping rider(s) trail by
472-649: A farm bike that weighed 35 kg. The only woman to finish within 24 hours was the self-styled Miss America , in reality an unknown English woman who, like several in the field, had preferred not to compete under her real name. The increase in organised cycle racing led to the development of national administrative bodies, in Great Britain in 1878, France 1881, the Netherlands 1883, Germany 1884 and Sweden 1900. Sometimes, as in Great Britain, cycling
531-403: A good spectacle for spectators at the finish). Races over short circuits, often in town or city centres, are known as criteriums . Some races, known as handicaps, are designed to match riders of different abilities and/or ages; groups of slower riders start first, with the fastest riders starting last and so having to race harder and faster to catch other competitors. Individual time trial (ITT)
590-405: A higher speed than the peloton, in which the remaining riders may not be as motivated or organized to chase effectively. Usually a rider or group of riders will try to break from the peloton by attacking and riding ahead to reduce the number of contenders for the win. If the break does not succeed and the body of cyclists comes back together, a sprinter will often win by overpowering competitors in
649-578: A major event on the Olympic programme ... Like many other sports it has undergone several changes over the years. Just as there used to be track and field events such as the standing high jump or throwing the javelin with both hands, cyclists, too, used to compete for medals in events which today have been forgotten; for example in Athens in 1896, they attempted a 12-hour race, and in London, in 1908, one of
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#1732790171477708-436: A small time difference in the general ranking, and as number of remaining stages diminishes. Riders, who finish in the stage ranking behind the general leader, increase their cumulative time disadvantage. Whereas those who finish ahead of the general leader decrease their time disadvantage and may even gain sufficient time to unseat the general leader. After each stage, the racer with the lowest cumulative time becomes (or remains)
767-444: A specified percentage of the winner's finishing time, to be permitted to start the next day's stage. Often, riders in this situation band together to minimize the effort required to finish within the time limit; this group of riders is known as the gruppetto or autobus . In one-day racing, professionals who no longer have any chance to affect the race outcome will routinely withdraw, even if they are uninjured and capable of riding to
826-414: A strong domestique in a breakaway (rather than the designated team leader). If the domestique is a good chance to win if the breakaway is not brought back, it places the onus on other teams with favoured riders to expend energy chasing the breakaway, impeding their efforts to assist their leader in the final stages of the race. For instance, in the 2012 London Olympics men's road race the outright favourite
885-959: A three-week stage race principally through France and ending in Paris, the Giro d'Italia in Italy, and the Vuelta a España in Spain. Each of these races is considered a " Grand Tour ". Professional racing is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale . In 2005 it instituted the UCI ProTour (renamed UCI World Tour in 2011) to replace the UCI Road World Cup series. While the World Cup contained only one-day races,
944-510: A white jersey with colored bands (often called "rainbow bands") around the chest. In Australia, due to the relatively mild winters and hot summers, the amateur road racing season runs from autumn to spring, through the winter months, while criterium races are held in the mornings or late afternoons during the summer. Some professional events, including the Tour Down Under , are held in the southern summer, mainly to avoid clashing with
1003-461: Is an event in which cyclists race alone against the clock on flat or rolling terrain, or up a mountain road. A team time trial (TTT), including two-man team time trial, is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock. In both team and individual time trials, the cyclists start the race at different times so that each start is fair and equal. Unlike individual time trials where competitors are not permitted to 'draft' (ride in
1062-580: Is commonplace for amateur cyclists to own bicycles that are identical to those used to win major races. Clothing worn for road racing is designed to improve aerodynamics and improve rider comfort. The rider's shorts contain padding to improve comfort, and materials are chosen to manage rider temperature, manage sweat, and keep the rider as warm and dry as feasible in wet conditions. Cycling jerseys were originally made of wool; modern jerseys are made of synthetic fabrics such as lycra . Bicycle helmets were made mandatory for professional road racing in 2003, after
1121-477: Is different from Wikidata Infobox cycling team articles using param (disbanded) Road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling , held primarily on paved roads . Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously (though sometimes with
1180-505: Is not long enough to let the drafting effect (which is then working at full power again) make the bunch catch up, making a climb escape even more attractive. Wind conditions can also make otherwise routine sections of a course potentially selective. Crosswinds, particularly, alter the position of the "shadow" when drafting a rider, usually placing it diagonally behind the lead rider, forming a line of riders called an echelon . To take advantage of this, an attacking rider rides at high speed at
1239-448: Is the first person to cross the finish line that day or the time trial rider (or team) with the lowest time on the course. The overall winner of a stage race is the rider who takes the lowest aggregate time to complete all stages (accordingly, a rider does not have to win all or any of the individual stages to win overall). Three-week stage races are called Grand Tours. The professional road bicycle racing calendar includes three Grand Tours –
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#17327901714771298-581: The Netherlands , Portugal , Spain and Switzerland after World War II . However, as the sport grows in popularity through globalization, countries such as Kazakhstan , Australia, Russia, Slovakia , South Africa , Ecuador , New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland and the United States continue to produce world-class cyclists. The first women's road championships were held in France in 1951 . A women's road race discipline
1357-528: The Tour of Flanders (1913). They provided a template for other races around the world. Cycling has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since the modern sequence started in Athens in 1896 . Historically, the most competitive and devoted countries since the beginning of 20th century were Belgium, France and Italy, then road cycling spread in Colombia , Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg ,
1416-742: The Transcontinental Race and the Indian Pacific Wheel Race . The related activity of randonneuring is not strictly a form of racing, but involves cycling a pre-determined course within a specified time limit. The most commonly used bicycle in road races are simply known as racing bicycles . Their design is strictly regulated by the UCI, the sport's governing body. Specialist time trial bicycles are used for time trial events. Bicycles approved for use under UCI regulations must be made available for commercial sale and it
1475-512: The slipstream of the rider in front. Riding in the main field, or peloton , can save as much as 40% of the energy employed in forward motion when compared to riding alone. Some teams designate a leader, whom the rest of the team is charged with keeping out of the wind and in good position until a critical section of the race. This can be used as a strength or a weakness by competitors; riders can cooperate and draft each other to ride at high speed (a paceline or echelon ), or one rider can sit on
1534-443: The 2016 season. Within the discipline of road racing, from young age different cyclists have different (relative) strengths and weaknesses. Depending on these, riders tend to prefer different events over particular courses, and perform different tactical roles within a team. The main specialities in road bicycle racing are: In a stage race a stage ranking is drawn up at the end of each stage, showing for each participating rider
1593-527: The Gila , Daniel Jaramillo Stage 5 Tour of Japan , Daniel Jaramillo 2017 Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour , Travis McCabe Stages 2 & 8 Tour de Langkawi , Travis McCabe Stage 3 Tour de Taiwan , Daniel Summerhill Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race , Lucas Sebastián Haedo Stages 2, 3 & 9 Tour du Maroc , Luke Keough [REDACTED] Overall Tour de Hongrie , Daniel Jaramillo Stage 4, Daniel Jaramillo Stage 5 Tour of Utah , Travis McCabe 2018 Stage 3 ( ITT ) Tour of
1652-4514: The Gila , Serghei Țvetcov Stage 5 Tour of the Gila , Gavin Mannion Overall Tour de Korea , Serghei Țvetcov Stage 3, Serghei Țvetcov Stage 3a Tour de Beauce , Serghei Țvetcov Chrono Kristin Armstrong , Serghei Țvetcov Stages 1 & 3 Tour of Utah , Travis McCabe Stage 2 ( ITT ) Colorado Classic , Gavin Mannion Stage 2 Tour of Romania , Serghei Țvetcov National and world champions [ edit ] 2006 [REDACTED] Australia Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill [REDACTED] New Zealand Road Race Championship, Hayden Roulston 2007 [REDACTED] Australia Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill [REDACTED] Canada Time Trial Championships, Ryder Hesjedal 2010 [REDACTED] Netherlands Antilles Road Race Championships, Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Netherlands Antilles Time Trial Championships, Marc de Maar 2012 [REDACTED] Curaçao Road Race Championships Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Curaçao Time Trial Championships, Marc de Maar 2013 [REDACTED] World Track Championships (Scratch race), Martyn Irvine [REDACTED] National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Martyn Irvine [REDACTED] National Track Championships (Scratch race), Martyn Irvine 2014 [REDACTED] National Track Championships (Team pursuit), Adrian Hegyvary [REDACTED] National Criterium Championships, John Murphy See also [ edit ] UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling (women's team) References [ edit ] ^ "UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling to ride Orbea bikes" . cyclingnews.com . 3 January 2017 . Retrieved 21 January 2017 . ^ UnitedHealthcare announces title sponsorship Cycling News, Dec 17, 2009 ^ "UnitedHealthcare folds after ending sponsorship search for 2019" . 24 October 2018. ^ https://www.oaoa.com/sports/article_cd16bf83-bf6e-55e2-8159-298b9cb522b2.html External links [ edit ] Official site v t e UnitedHealthcare seasons 2005–08 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 v t e UCI ProTeams 2024 teams Bingoal WB Burgos BH Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Equipo Kern Pharma Euskaltel–Euskadi Israel–Premier Tech Lotto–Dstny Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team TDT–Unibet Cycling Team Team Corratec–Vini Fantini Team Flanders–Baloise Polti–Kometa Team Novo Nordisk Team TotalEnergies Tudor Pro Cycling Team Uno-X Mobility VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè Former teams Akros–Excelsior–Thömus Alpecin–Deceuninck Andalucía Aqua Blue Sport Arkéa–B&B Hotels B&B Hotels p/b KTM Bolton Equities Black Spoke CCC Development Team CCC Pro Team Champion System Colombia Cult Energy Pro Cycling Delko Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team Ed' System ZVVZ Euskadi–Murias Gazprom–RusVelo GW Erco Shimano Hagens Berman Jayco Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC Human Powered Health Intermarché–Wanty Kaiku Landbouwkrediet–Colnago Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè ONE Pro Cycling Riwal Cycling Team Roompot–Charles Sojasun UniFunvic–Pindamonhangaba SpiderTech–C10 Stölting Service Group UnitedHealthcare Szuper Beton Team Manzana Postobón Tenax–Menikini Verva ActiveJet Vérandas Willems–Crelan Vini Zabù Teams by year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 tours 2024 UCI World Tour 2024 UCI ProSeries 2024 UCI Africa Tour 2024 UCI America Tour 2024 UCI Asia Tour 2024 UCI Europe Tour 2024 UCI Oceania Tour Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UnitedHealthcare_Pro_Cycling_(men%27s_team)&oldid=1253276107 " Categories : Cycling teams based in
1711-562: The Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, and the Vuelta a España. Ultra-distance cycling races are very long single stage events where the race clock continuously runs from start to finish. Their sanctioning bodies are usually independent of the UCI. They usually last several days and the riders take breaks on their own schedules, with the winner being the first one to cross the finish line. Among
1770-728: The Parc de St-Cloud inspired the Compagnie Parisienne and the magazine Le Vélocipède Illustré to run a race from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to the cathedral in Rouen on 7 November 1869. It was the world's first long-distance road race and also won by Moore, who took 10 hours and 25 minutes to cover 134 km. The runners-up were the Count André Castéra, who had come second to Moore at St-Cloud, and Jean Bobillier, riding
1829-636: The United States UCI Professional Continental teams Cycling teams established in 2003 Cycling teams disestablished in 2018 Defunct cycling teams based in the United States Former UCI Professional Continental teams Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2022 Articles with short description Short description
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1888-687: The World Tour includes the Grand Tours and other large stage races such as Critérium du Dauphiné , Paris–Nice , Tour de Suisse and the Volta a Catalunya . The former UCI Road World Cup one-day classic cycle races – which include all five " Monuments " – were also part of the ProTour: Milan–San Remo (Italy), Tour of Flanders (Belgium), Paris–Roubaix (France), Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Belgium) and Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands) in
1947-604: The best-known ultramarathons is the Race Across America (RAAM), a coast-to-coast non-stop, single-stage race in which riders cover approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) in about a week. The race is sanctioned by the UltraMarathon Cycling Association (UMCA). RAAM and similar events allow (and often require) racers to be supported by a team of staff; there are also ultra-distance bicycle races that prohibit all external support, such as
2006-415: The completion time of the stage. The one with the lowest completion time wins the stage. At the same time a general ranking shows the cumulative finishing times of all prior stages for each participating rider. A rider who does not complete any of the stages within its respective time limit is disqualified. The one with the lowest total cumulative time is the general leader. The general leader typically wears
2065-436: The death of cyclist Andrey Kivilev . A number of tactics are employed to reach the objective of a race. This objective is being the first to cross the finish line in the case of a single-stage race, and clocking the least aggregate finish time in the case of a multi-stage race. Tactics are based on the aerodynamic benefit of drafting , whereby a rider can significantly reduce the required pedal effort by closely following in
2124-406: The descent, as going downhill alone allows for more maneuvering space and therefore higher speeds than when in a bunch. In addition, because the bunch riders are keeping more space between them for safety reasons, their drafting benefits are again reduced. If this action takes place relatively close to the target (e.g. another bunch ahead, or the finish), the ride over flatter terrain after the descent
2183-557: The equivalent of about sixteen months' pay for a French manual worker. The first international body was the International Cycling Association (ICA), established by an English schoolteacher named Henry Sturmey , the founder of Sturmey-Archer . It opened in 1893 and held its first world championship in Chicago, United States, the same year. A new organisation, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI),
2242-411: The events was a sprint for 603.49 metres (659.98 yards)." The Olympic Games has never been as important in road cycling as in other sports. Until the distinction ended, the best riders were professionals rather than amateurs and so did not take part. Law enforcement always escort the athletes to ensure they are kept safe during the cycling events, especially the road races. The success of the races in
2301-408: The final sprint to the finish line. Across a long stage race, such as a Grand Tour, the winner's average speed is usually near 40 km/h. In more organized races, a SAG wagon ("support and gear") or broom wagon follows the race to pick up stragglers. In professional stage racing riders who are not in a position to win the race or assist a teammate, will usually attempt to ride to the finish within
2360-555: The final stretch. Teamwork between riders, both pre-arranged and ad hoc, is important in many aspects: in preventing or helping a successful break, and sometimes in delivering a sprinter to the front of the field. To make the course more selective, races often feature difficult sections such as tough climbs, fast descents, and sometimes technical surfaces (such as the cobbled pavé used in the Paris–Roubaix race). The effects of drafting are reduced in these difficult sections, allowing
2419-425: The finish. While the principle remains that the winner is the first to cross the line, many riders are grouped together in teams, usually with commercial sponsors. On professional and semi-professional teams, team names are typically synonymous with the primary sponsors. As an example, some prominent professional teams of the last 30 years have been Team Telekom , Rabobank , ONCE , Mapei and Lampre . The size of
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2478-665: The front of the peloton, on the opposite side of the road from which the crosswind is blowing. Following riders are unable to fully shelter from the wind. If such tactics are maintained for long enough, a weaker rider somewhere in the line will be unable to keep contact with the rider directly ahead, causing the peloton to split up. As well as exceptional fitness, successful riders must develop excellent bike handling skills to ride at high speeds in close quarters with other riders. Individual riders can reach speeds of 110 km/h (68 mph) while descending winding mountain roads and may reach 60–80 km/h (37–50 mph) level speeds during
2537-408: The general leader. The general leader does not generally react to breakaways by riders who trail substantially in cumulative time. Such escapes usually achieve other goals, such as winning the stage, collecting sprinting or mountain points, or just creating air time for their team sponsors as a dedicated camera bike typically accompanies the escape. Notable cycling races include the Tour de France ,
2596-465: The governing body of pro cycling, voted to phase in a ban on the use of team radios in men's elite road racing. However, after protests from teams, the ban introduced in 2011 excluded races on the top-level men's and women's circuits (the UCI World Tour and UCI Women's Road World Cup ) and in 2015 the UCI reversed its stance, allowing race radios to be used in class HC and class 1 events from
2655-412: The leader's chances, taking turns in the wind for him, refusing to chase with the peloton when he or she escapes, and so on. The goal is usually to allow the leader to have enough energy to take off at the critical point of the race and go on to victory. However, there can be many alternative scenarios depending on the strength of teams and the race situation. One example of team tactics involves placing
2714-511: The lowest cumulative time to complete all stages is declared the overall, or general classification (GC), winner. Stage races may also have other classifications and awards, such as individual stage winners, the points classification winner, and the " King of the Mountains " (or mountains classification) winner. A stage race can also be a series of road races and individual time trials (some events include team time trials ). The stage winner
2773-446: The professional, semi-professional and amateur levels, worldwide. The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). As well as the UCI's annual World Championships for men and women, the biggest event is the Tour de France , a three-week race that can attract over 500,000 roadside supporters a day. Road racing in its modern form originated in the late 19th century. It began as an organized sport in 1868. The sport
2832-428: The riders and the team director, who travels in a team car behind the race and monitors the overall situation. The influence of radios on race tactics is a topic of discussion among the cycling community, with some arguing that the introduction of radios in the 1990s has devalued the tactical knowledge of individual riders and has led to less exciting racing. In September 2009, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI),
2891-565: The season depend on the hemisphere. A racing year is divided between lesser races, single-day classics and stage races. The classics include the Tour of Flanders , Paris–Roubaix and Milan–San Remo . The other important one-day race is the World Championships . Unlike other classics, the World Championships is held on a different course each year and ridden by national rather than sponsored teams. The winner wears
2950-572: The slipstream) behind each other, in team time trials, riders in each team employ this as their main tactic, each member taking a turn at the front while teammates 'sit in' behind. Race distances vary from a few km (typically a prologue, an individual time trial of usually less than 5 miles (8.0 km) before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage) to between approximately 20 miles (32 km) and 60 miles (97 km). Stage races consist of several races, or stages , ridden consecutively. The competitor with
3009-423: The spring, and Clásica de San Sebastián (Spain), HEW Cyclassics (Germany), Züri-Metzgete (Switzerland, until 2006), Paris–Tours (France, until 2007) and Giro di Lombardia (Italy) in the autumn season. Cycling has been a discipline in the summer Olympics ever since the birth of the modern Olympic movement. Cycling activist, co-organizer of Peace Race , Włodzimierz Gołębiewski said: "Cycling has become
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#17327901714773068-449: The strongest riders in the conditions to drop weaker riders, reducing the number of direct competitors able to take the win. Weather, particularly wind, is also an important discriminating factor. Climbs are excellent places for a single rider to try to break away from a bunch, as the lower riding speeds in a climb seriously reduce the drafting advantage of the bunch. The escaping rider can then further capitalize on that rider's position in
3127-401: The team varies, from three in an amateur event for club riders to eight in professional races. Team riders decide between themselves, before and during the race, who has the best chance of winning. The choice will depend on hills, the chances that the whole field will finish together in a sprint, and other factors. The other riders on the team, or domestiques , will devote themselves to promoting
3186-4763: Was a professional road bicycle racing team , run by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States. The team is sponsored principally by UnitedHealth Group . It began at the end of 2009 as a reorganization of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team, with headlining cyclist Floyd Landis leaving the team. The team folded at the end of the 2018 season, with the main sponsor transferring to Rally Cycling . Team roster [ edit ] Rider Date of birth [REDACTED] Janier Acevedo ( COL ) ( 1985-12-06 ) December 6, 1985 (age 38) [REDACTED] Carlos Alzate ( COL ) ( 1983-03-23 ) March 23, 1983 (age 41) [REDACTED] Alexander Cataford ( CAN ) ( 1993-09-01 ) September 1, 1993 (age 31) [REDACTED] Jonathan Clarke ( AUS ) ( 1984-12-18 ) December 18, 1984 (age 39) [REDACTED] Daniel Eaton ( USA ) ( 1993-07-04 ) July 4, 1993 (age 31) [REDACTED] Lucas Sebastián Haedo ( ARG ) ( 1983-04-18 ) April 18, 1983 (age 41) [REDACTED] Adrian Hegyvary ( USA ) ( 1984-01-15 ) January 15, 1984 (age 40) [REDACTED] Daniel Jaramillo ( COL ) ( 1991-01-15 ) January 15, 1991 (age 33) Rider Date of birth [REDACTED] Luke Keough ( USA ) ( 1991-08-10 ) August 10, 1991 (age 33) [REDACTED] Gavin Mannion ( USA ) ( 1991-08-24 ) August 24, 1991 (age 33) [REDACTED] Eric Marcotte ( USA ) ( 1980-02-08 ) 8 February 1980 (age 44) [REDACTED] Travis McCabe ( USA ) ( 1989-05-12 ) May 12, 1989 (age 35) [REDACTED] Lachlan Norris ( AUS ) ( 1987-01-21 ) January 21, 1987 (age 37) [REDACTED] Tanner Putt ( USA ) ( 1992-04-21 ) April 21, 1992 (age 32) [REDACTED] Serghei Țvetcov ( ROM ) ( 1988-12-29 ) 29 December 1988 (age 35) [REDACTED] Hugo Angel Velazquez ( ARG ) ( 1992-07-16 ) 16 July 1992 (age 32) Major wins [ edit ] 2003 Stage 1 Sea Otter Classic , Mike Sayers Stage 3 GP de Beauce , Gordon Fraser Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour , Mike Sayers 2004 Prologue Sea Otter Classic , Hayden Godfrey Stage 1 & 7 Tour de Georgia , Gordon Fraser Stage 5 Tour de Georgia , Jason McCartney [REDACTED] Canada Road Race Championship, Gordon Fraser Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir , Tyler Farrar 2005 Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic , Chris Wherry Prologue, Chris Wherry Overall Sea Otter Classic , Doug Ollerenshaw Prologue, Gordon Fraser Stage 2, Doug Ollerenshaw Stage 6 Tour de Georgia , Gordon Fraser Stage 3b Ronde de l'Isard , Tyler Farrar Wachovia Invitational , Greg Henderson Wachovia Classic , Gordon Fraser Wachovia USPRO Championships , Chris Wherry Stage 6 GP de Beauce , Doug Ollerenshaw USPRO Criterium Championship , Tyler Farrar Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir , Tyler Farrar 2006 [REDACTED] Australia, Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill Overall Tour de Taiwan , Kirk O'Bee Stage 5, Kirk O'Bee Reading Classic , Greg Henderson Wachovia Cycling Series – Philadelphia, Greg Henderson Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour , Karl Menzies [REDACTED] New Zealand, Road Race Championship, Hayden Roulston 2007 [REDACTED] Australia, Time Trial Championships, Nathan O'Neill Stage 1 Tour Down Under , Karl Menzies Overall Tour de Taiwan , Shawn Milne Stage 1, Shawn Milne [REDACTED] Canada, Time Trial Championships, Ryder Hesjedal 2008 Overall Tour de Taiwan , John Murphy Stage 6, Kyle Gritters Stage 8 Tour of Southland , Kirk O'Bee 2009 Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico Telmex , Cameron Evans Stage 8 Vuelta Mexico Telmex , Andrew Pinfold 2010 Stage 3 & 5 Tour de Beauce , Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Netherlands Antilles , Road Race Championships, Marc de Maar [REDACTED] Netherlands Antilles , Time Trial Championships, Marc de Maar 2011 Stage 8 Tour de Langkawi , Robert Förster Stage 2a Vuelta
3245-553: Was added to the UCI Road World Championships at the 31st edition of the World Championships in 1958 in Reims . Professional single-day race distances may be as long as 180 miles (290 km). Courses may run from place to place or comprise one or more laps of a circuit; some courses combine both, i.e., taking the riders from a starting place and then finishing with several laps of a circuit (usually to ensure
3304-704: Was originally administered as part of athletics , since cyclists often used the tracks used by runners . This, according to historian James McGurn, led to disputes within countries and internationally. The Bicycle Union [of Britain], having quarrelled with the Amateur Athletic Association over cycle race jurisdiction on AAA premises, took issue with the Union Vélocipèdique de France over the French body's willingness to allow its " amateurs " to compete for prizes of up to 2,000 francs,
3363-465: Was popular in the western European countries of France, Spain, Belgium, and Italy, and some of those earliest road bicycle races remain among the sport's biggest events. These early races include Liège–Bastogne–Liège (established 1892), Paris–Roubaix (1896), the Tour de France (1903), the Milan–San Remo and Giro di Lombardia (1905), the Giro d'Italia (1909), the Volta a Catalunya (1911), and
3422-588: Was set up on 15 April 1900 during the Olympic Games in Paris, by several European countries and the United States. Great Britain was not initially a member, but joined in 1903. The UCI, based in Switzerland, has run the sport ever since. In its home in Europe and in the United States, cycle racing on the road is a summer sport, although the season can start in early spring and end in autumn. The months of
3481-541: Was sprinter Mark Cavendish riding for the team of Great Britain. Another favoured rider was Matthew Goss riding for the Australian team. By placing Stuart O'Grady in the breakaway, the Australian team was able to force the British team to take primary responsibility for the chase and absolve themselves of the responsibility. In professional races, team coordination is often performed by radio communication between
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