Coors Light (cycling team)

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Coors Light
Team information
RegisteredUnited States
Founded1989 (1989)
Disbanded1994 (1994)
Discipline(s) Road
StatusDiv I (1989–1994)
Bicycles Serotta [1]
Components Shimano
Team name history
  • 1989
  • 1990–1992
  • 1993–1994
  • Coors Light - ADR
  • Coors Light
  • Coors Light - Serotta

Coors Light Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. The team was very prominent in races held in the United States, but they did not achieve many other major results. [2]

Contents

1994 team roster

As at 1 January 1994: [3]

RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Andy Bishop  (USA) (1965-05-26)26 May 1965 (aged 28)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Engleman  (USA) (1958-05-20)20 May 1958 (aged 35)
Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Gaggioli  (ITA) (1962-09-10)10 September 1962 (aged 31)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Hamilton  (USA) (1971-03-01)1 March 1971 (aged 22)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huber  (USA) (1961-09-21)21 September 1961 (aged 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Kiefel  (USA) (1960-04-11)11 April 1960 (aged 33)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  John Lieswyn  (USA) (1968-08-18)18 August 1968 (aged 25)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Mann  (GBR) (1962-06-26)26 June 1962 (aged 31)
Flag of the United States.svg  Scott McKinley  (USA) (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 25)
Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Moninger  (USA) (1966-10-20)20 October 1966 (aged 27)
Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Oravetz  (USA) (1966-08-25)25 August 1966 (aged 27)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Parkin  (USA) (1967-02-05)5 February 1967 (aged 26)

Major results

Results: [4]

1989
Philly Cycling Classic, Greg Oravetz
Flag of the United States.svg  United States National Road Race Championships, Greg Oravetz
1990
Stages 10 & 13 Tour DuPont, Michel Zanoli
Reading Classic, David Farmer
Overall Killington Stage Race, Greg Oravetz
Stage 2, Michel Zanoli
Stage 3, Greg Oravetz
1991
Overall Cascade Cycling Classic, Greg Oravetz
Stage 1 Tour DuPont, Davis Phinney
Thrift Drug Classic, Michael Engleman
Nevada City Classic, Chris Huber
Flag of the United States.svg  United States National Criterium Championships, Greg Oravetz
Overall Killington Stage Race, Roy Knickmann
Stage 3, Roy Knickmann
Stage 5, Scott Moninger
Overall Herald Sun Tour, Michael Engleman
Stages 4 & 5, Michael Engleman
Stages 8 & 13, Greg Oravetz
1992
Stages 3 & 12 Vuelta a Colombia, Roberto Gaggioli
Stage 2 Tour DuPont, David Mann
Stage 10 Tour DuPont, Alexi Grewal
Overall West-Virginia Classic, Scott Moninger
Prologue, Greg Oravetz
Overall Tour of the Adirondacks, Michael Engleman
Stage 3, Stephen Swart
Nevada City Classic, Michael Engleman
Overall Casper Classic, Michael Engleman
Stage 1, David Mann
Stages 2 & 6, Michael Engleman
Stage 3 (TTT)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States National Criterium Championships, Stephen Swart
Overall Celestial Bicycle Classic, Michael Engleman
Stages 1 & 2, Stephen Swart
Stage 3, Michael Engleman
Stage 4, David Mann
Stage 5, Davis Phinney
Overall Killington Stage Race, Scott Moninger
Prologue, David Mann
Stage 1, Davis Phinney
Stages 2 & 4, Scott Moninger
Satges 10 & 11 Herald Sun Tour, Stephen Swart
1993
Stage 7 Tour DuPont, Ron Kiefel
Nevada City Classic, Alexi Grewal
Reading Classic, Roberto Gaggioli
Overall Killington Stage Race, Michael Engleman
Prologue , Michael Engleman
Stages 2 & 4, Scott Moninger
Overall Herald Sun Tour, David Mann
Stages 1 & 8, David Mann
Stage 11, Stephen Swart
Stage 12, Scott Moninger
Overall Australian Alpine Classic, Roberto Gaggioli
Stage 1, Roberto Gaggioli
Stage 2 & 5, Scott Moninger
1994
Overall Cascade Cycling Classic, Michael Engleman
Stage 5 West-Virginia Classic, Scott Moninger
Nevada City Classic, Scott Moninger
Reading Classic, Ron Kiefel
Overall Killington Stage Race, Michael Engleman
Prologue & Stage 2, Michael Engleman
Stage 1, David Mann

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References

  1. "Throwback Thursday: 1991 Coors Light Team Serotta Colorado". 4 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "Team Coors Light - Historic Overview" . Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. "Coors Light »1994" . Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "1992 Coors Light" . Retrieved 7 September 2019.