Human Powered Health (women's team)

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Human Powered Health
Human Powered Health Women's Team Squad Photo.jpg
The UCI Women's WorldTour Human Powered Health Women's squad at a pre-season camp in Portugal, 2022.
Team information
UCI codeHPW
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2012 (2012)
Discipline(s) Road
Status
Bicycles
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
Human Powered Health (women's team) jersey Human Powered Health Kit Image.png
Human Powered Health (women's team) jersey
Jersey

Human Powered Health ( UCI team code:HPW) 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.

Contents

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.

Team roster

As of August 14, 2023. [2] [3]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alice Barnes  (GBR) (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 28)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nina Buijsman  (NED) (1997-11-16) November 16, 1997 (age 25)
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Antri Christoforou  (CYP) (1992-04-02) April 2, 1992 (age 31)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Henrietta Christie  (NZL) (2002-01-23) January 23, 2002 (age 21)
Flag of the United States.svg  Katie Clouse  (USA) (2001-04-10) April 10, 2001 (age 22)
Flag of France.svg  Audrey Cordon Ragot  (FRA) (1989-09-22) September 22, 1989 (age 33)
Flag of Germany.svg  Mieke Kroger  (GER) (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 30)
Flag of the United States.svg  Makalyla MacPherson  (USA) (2003-09-17) September 17, 2003 (age 19)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Barbara Malcotti  (ITA) (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Poland.svg  Daria Pikulik  (POL) (1997-01-06) January 6, 1997 (age 26)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marit Raaijmakers  (NED) (1999-06-02) June 2, 1999 (age 24)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kaia Schmid  (USA) (2003-07-01) July 1, 2003 (age 20)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maria Van't Geloof  (NED) (1996-03-27) March 27, 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jesse Vandenbulcke  (BEL) (1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Japan.svg  Eri Yonamine  (JAP) (1991-04-25) April 25, 1991 (age 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lily Williams  (USA) (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 29)

Major wins

2012
Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
2013
Stages 3 & 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
2014
Gent–Wevelgem, Lauren Hall
Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic, Leah Kirchmann
Stages 3 & 4, Leah Kirchmann
Teams classification The Women's Tour
Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau, Denise Ramsden
Young rider classification North Star Grand Prix, Leah Kirchmann
Teams classification
Tour de Delta MK Criterium, Denise Ramsden
Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
White Spot / Delta Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
Gastown Grand Prix, (NCC), Leah Kirchmann
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Brianna Walle
Jersey orange.svg Sprints classification, Brianna Walle
Stage 5, Brianna Walle
2015
Stage 2 San Dimas Stage Race, Lex Albrecht
Stage 3 San Dimas Stage Race, Brianna Walle
Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race p/b Nature Valley, Leah Kirchmann
Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Annie Ewart
Stages 2 & 3 Tour of California, Leah Kirchmann
Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
Pan American Games Road Race, Jasmin Glaesser
2016
Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Jasmin Glaesser
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Heather Fischer
2017
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Cascade Cycling Classic, Sara Poidevin
Jersey white.svg Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
Stages 1 & 5, Kirsti Lay
Stage 3, Sara Bergen
Jersey red.svg Overall Colorado Classic, Sara Poidevin
Jersey green.svg Points classification, Sara Poidevin
Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification, Sara Poidevin
Jersey white.svg Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
Stage 2, Sara Poidevin
2018
Stage 1 Chico Stage Race, Summer Moak
Jersey green.svg Points classification Joe Martin Stage Race, Sara Bergen
Stage 2, Sara Bergen
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
Jersey green.svg Sprints classification Tour of California, Emma White
Jersey white.svg Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
Jersey white.svg Young rider classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Sara Poidevin
2019
Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Heidi Franz
2020
Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Chloe Hosking
2023
Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Daria Pikulik
Aphrodite Cycling Race ITT, Antri Christoforou

National champions

2012
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Road Race, Denise Ramsden
2013
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Road Race, Courteney Lowe
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Road Race, Jade Wilcoxson
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Time Trial, Joëlle Numainville
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Road Race, Joëlle Numainville
2014
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
2015
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Team pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Individual pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Omnium), Jasmin Glaesser
MaillotUSA.PNG USA TTT [N 1]
2017
Jersey rainbow.svg World Track (Team pursuit), Kelly Catlin
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Road Race, Allison Beveridge
Pan American Champions Jersey.png Pan American Track (Individual pursuit), Kelly Catlin
Pan American Champions Jersey.png Pan American Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Omnium), Allison Beveridge
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Team pursuit), Allison Beveridge
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Team pursuit), Katherine Maine
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Points race), Allison Beveridge
2018
MaillotCan.PNG Canada U23 Time Trial, Sara Poidevin
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Road Race, Katherine Maine
MaillotCan.PNG Canada U23 Road Race, Katherine Maine
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Criterium, Sara Bergen
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Criterium, Emma White
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Time Trial, Emma White
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Road Race, Emma White
Pan American Champions Jersey.png Pan American Track (Team Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
Pan American Champions Jersey.png Pan American Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
2020
MaillotAustralia.PNG Australia Criterium, Chloe Hosking
2021
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Track (Scratch race), Olivia Ray
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Cyclo-cross, Katie Clouse
2022
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Road Race, Olivia Ray
EuropeanChampionJersey(2016).png European Track (Individual Pursuit), Mieke Kröger
Cyprus National Champion Jersey.jpg Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou
Cyprus National Champion Jersey.jpg Cyprus Road Race, Antri Christoforou
MaillotHolanda.PNG Netherlands Track (Madison), Marit Raaijmakers
MaillotHolanda.PNG Netherlands Track (Points race), Marit Raaijmakers
2023
Cyprus National Champion Jersey.jpg Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou

Notes

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References

  1. Weislo, Laura (January 31, 2012). "Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. "Human Powered Health". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. "Meet the team". Human Powered Health. Human Powered Health. Retrieved August 14, 2023.