Team Illuminate (men's team)

Team Illuminate
Team information
UCI code ILU
Registered United States
Founded 2014 (2014)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Continental
Website Illuminate Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Chris Johnson[1]
Team name history
2014
2015
2016–		 Airgas Cycling
Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
Team Illuminate

Team Illuminate is an American UCI Continental cycling team established in 2014.[2][2]

Team history

Team Illuminate grew out of the 2015 Airgas-Safeway team that included 2013 Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner.[3] The team launched the 2016 season with success at the 2.1 rated 2016 Tour of Taiwan[4] Later in the season the team became the first US team to compete in Iran, where US rider Connor McCutcheon captured a stage win and wore the yellow jersey in the 2.1 rated 2016 Tour of Iran[5]

In December 2016, the Illuminate announced that it was adding a UCI Women's Team for the 2017 season.[6]

Team roster

Men's Team

Rider Date of birth
 Felix Alejandro Baron (COL) (1991-11-07) November 7, 1991
 Connor Brown (USA) (1996-11-09) November 9, 1996
 Jorge Camilo Castiblanco (COL) (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988
 Manuel Cazzaro (ITA) (1991-07-23) July 23, 1991
 Rob Evans (USA) (1978-03-11) March 11, 1978
 Nate King (USA) Unknown
Rider Date of birth
 Martin Laas (EST) (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993
 Connor McCutcheon (USA) (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991
 Brad Neagos (USA) (1989-08-04) August 4, 1989
 Simon Pellaud (SUI) (1992-11-06) November 6, 1992
 Cameron Piper (USA) (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991

Major wins

2016
Stage 1 Tour of Iran, Connor McCutcheon
2017
Stages 1 & 4 Tour de Taiwan, Edwin Avila
Stage 1 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Edwin Avila
Stage 4 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Edwin Avila
Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Griffin Easter
Stage 2 Tour of Rwanda, Simon Pellaud
2018
Points classification Tour of Thailand, Martin Laas
Stages 4, 5 & 6, Martin Laas
Stage 8 Tour of Japan, Martin Laas
Stage 1 Baltic Chain Tour, Martin Laas

National champions

2016
Australian U23 Time Trial, Callum Scotson
Colombian Road Race, Edwin Avila

References

  1. ↑ Malach, Pat (12 April 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 ProCyclingStats. "Airgas Cycling 2014". procyclingstats.com.
  3. ↑ Pat Malach. "Horner's Airgas-Safeway teammates motivated by veteran's presence". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ↑ Cycling News. "Team Illuminate launches season with success in Taiwan". Cyclingnews.com.
  5. ↑ Alex Doyle. "Racing in unusual places: Illuminate goes to Iran". Velonews.com.
  6. ↑ "Illuminate will field women's UCI team in 2017 | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.


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