Rally Cycling (women's team)

Rally Cycling
Team information
UCI code RLW
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) Zach Bell
Jonas Carney
Jonathan McCarty
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Team name history
2012
2013–2014
2015
2016–		 Optum Pro Cycling
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
Optum p/b KBS
Rally Cycling

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[6]
 Erica Allar (USA) (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985
 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
 Gillian Ellsay (CAN) (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997
 Heidi Franz (USA) Unknown
 Megan Heath (USA) (1999-03-27) March 27, 1999
Rider Date of birth
 Kirsti Lay (CAN) (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988
 Katherine Maine (CAN) (1997-11-22) November 22, 1997
 Abigail Mickey (USA) (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990
 Summer Moak (USA) (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
 Sara Poidevin (CAN) (1996-05-07) May 7, 1996
 Emma White (USA) (1997-08-23) August 23, 1997

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
Youth 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
Sprint 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
Youth 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
Youth 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
Sprint classification Tour of California, Emma White
Youth classification, Sara Poidevin
Youth classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Sara Poidevin

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
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

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
  6. ↑ "Rally Cycling". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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