2014 UnitedHealthcare season

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2014 UnitedHealthcare season
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The 2014 season for the UnitedHealthcare cycling team began in January at the Tour de San Luis. The team participated in UCI Continental Circuits and UCI World Tour events when given a wildcard invitation.

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2014 roster

As of January 6, 2014. [1]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Alzate  (COL) (1983-03-23) March 23, 1983 (age 40)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Bazzana  (ITA) (1984-07-16) July 16, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Isaac Bolivar  (COL) (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 32)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Hilton Clarke  (AUS) (1979-07-11) July 11, 1979 (age 44)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jonathan Clarke  (AUS) (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Benjamin Day  (AUS) (1978-12-11) December 11, 1978 (age 45)
Flag of Curacao.svg  Marc de Maar  (CUR) (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lucas Euser  (USA) (1983-12-05) December 5, 1983 (age 40)
Flag of Germany.svg  Robert Förster  (GER) (1978-01-27) January 27, 1978 (age 45)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Frattini  (ITA) (1978-08-06) August 6, 1978 (age 45)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Hanson  (USA) (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982 (age 41)
Flag of the United States.svg  Adrian Hegyvary  (USA) (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Aldo Ino Ilešič  (SLO) (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Martyn Irvine  (IRL) (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985 (age 38)
Flag of the United States.svg  Christopher Jones  (USA) (1979-08-06) August 6, 1979 (age 44)
Flag of the United States.svg  Luke Keough  (USA) (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Louder  (USA) (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 (age 46)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Maaskant  (NED) (1983-07-27) July 27, 1983 (age 40)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Karl Menzies  (AUS) (1977-06-17) June 17, 1977 (age 46)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Murphy  (USA) (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA) (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 37)
Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Summerhill  (USA) (1989-01-28) January 28, 1989 (age 34)
Flag of the United States.svg  Bradley White  (USA) (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982 (age 42)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
March 3 Tour de Langkawi, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Bradley White  (USA)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Rembau
March 9 Tour de Taiwan, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Luke Keough  (USA)Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Taipei
May 4 Tour of Turkey, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Curacao.svg  Marc de Maar  (CUR)Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
May 22 Tour of Norway, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Curacao.svg  Marc de Maar  (CUR)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sarpsborg
June 1 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Philadelphia
August 10 Danmark Rundt, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of the United States.svg  John Murphy  (USA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
August 18 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 1 UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Aspen
August 24 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Sprints classification UCI America Tour Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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References

  1. "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits . Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. "Maaskant naar UnitedHealthcare" [Maaskant to UnitedHealthcare]. RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). Rotterdam, South Holland: Netherlands Public Broadcasting. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. Wynn, Nigel (6 September 2013). "Philip Deignan signs to Team Sky for 2014". Cycling Weekly . IPC Media . Retrieved 1 May 2014.