Giana Roberge

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Giana Roberge
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Giana Roberge in November 2004 with an
Independent Fabrication Titanium Crown Jewel bicycle
Personal information
Full nameGiana Roberge-Goldberg
Born (1970-12-16) December 16, 1970 (age 53)
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
US National Team
Professional team
19961999Timex Women's Team
Major wins
World Masters Cycling Champion (2004)
Flag of the United States.svg US Masters National Cycling Champion (2003)

Giana Roberge (born December 16, 1970, in New Hampshire) is an American female road cycle racer from[ clarification needed ] who, after retiring from professional cycling in 1999 due to a heart condition, [1] began another successful career as a team director, leading the Saturn Women's road team to become one of the most successful teams in the world. In 2003, she returned to cycle racing and has now competed in every major women's one-day and stage race in the world.

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On August 5, 2005, Roberge was inducted into the International Cycling Hall of Fame in Utica, New York. Roberge was honoured for both her racing career and her contribution to the sport as the Director of the Saturn Women's Cycling Team and the president and owner of Team Speed Queen.

Success

Early racing career (1992-2003)

Roberge entered the world of cycling in 1992 when she worked for Paradox Bicycle Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. [2] After two years as manager and purchaser, she bought the shop. As well as owning the shop, she began road and mountain biking, quickly rising to the top of the women's road peloton. In 1996, she turned professional with the Timex Women's Cycling Team, and had some successes. She went on to become a member of the US National Team and raced with Timex until 1999 when a heart condition dcaused her premature retirement.

Manager and director sportif

Tom Schuler (Team Sports) hired Roberge in August 1999 as the manager of the Timex Team, and in 2000 she was both manager and director sportif of the team. In 2001, she merged the Timex Team with the Saturn Team and became the assistant general manager of the Saturn Team as well as the women's director sportif. [3] She led them to become the #1 Union Cycliste Internationale ranked women's team and ensured back-to-back World Cup series titles, as well as assisting in the qualifying of over 20 Saturn and Timex Team men and women athletes for the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.

Return to racing (2003 onwards)

In 2003, Roberge was given a clean bill of health and returned to racing when she had time between directing the Saturn Women to the #1 ranking in the US and managing both the men's and women's teams. She won the Master's US National Time Trial Championships and was silver medalist at the Master's World Championships. She was later quoted in interview saying, "I'm really bummed that I got silver at Masters World's last year - I really wanted to get gold." [4]

In 2004, a lifelong ambition to compete in the RAAM was put on hold because of three broken ribs and mononucleosis. Instead, she focused on winning the World Championship title, which she did in August riding an Independent Fabrication XS. Along with racing in 2004, she focused time on her new company, Team Speed Queen and managing the Quark Team. She also led European coaching tours, which included five weeks in Spain and four weeks at the Tour de France.

Other work

Teams and victories

2003 - Team Speed Queen
Flag of the United States.svg US National Time Trial Champion
2004 - Team Speed Queen
World Master's Time Trial Champion - UCI Masters Time Trial World Championships
L'Etape du Tour 12th edition (1st overall)
Presque Isle Time Trial (1st place)
Midi Pyrenees Time Trial Championships (1st place)
Lance Armstrong Time Trial (1st place)
First Place Pinole Time Trial, California (1st place)
First Place Pine Cone Road Race, New jersey (1st place)
2007
Northern California/Nevada TT Championships (1st place)
World Master's Time Trial Championship (2nd place)
2008 - Proman/Paradigm
Valley of the Sun Stage Race (1st overall)

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References

  1. Giana Roberge - Cycling Coach Archived 2007-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Women Cyclists Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Daily Peloton Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Higher and higher: An interview with Giana Roberge, cyclingnews.com, December 4, 2003