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UCI code | HPH | |
Registered | United States | |
Founded | 2012 | |
Discipline(s) | Road | |
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Website | Team home page | |
Key personnel | ||
General manager | Jonas Carney | |
Team manager(s) | Joanne Kiesanowski Andrew Bajadali | |
Team name history | ||
2012 2013–2014 2015 2016–2018 2019 2020–2021 2022– | Optum Pro Cycling Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies Optum p/b KBS Rally Cycling Rally UHC Cycling Rally Cycling Human Powered Health | |
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Human Powered Health ( UCI team code:HPH) is a women's professional cycling team founded in 2012 which currently competes in the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, Human Powered Health became the first co-educational[ citation needed ] professional cycling team to promote its women's team to the WorldTour level ahead of its men's program.
The team was founded as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies and was initially directed by Rachel Heal. [1] The team's current sports directors are Joanne Kiesanowski and Andrew Bajadali.
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