Laura Jorgensen

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Laura Jorgensen
Personal information
Born (1986-08-04) August 4, 1986 (age 31)
Team information
Current team Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2015- Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth

Laura Jorgensen (born August 4, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist. [1] She rides for the Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth team. [2]

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References

  1. "Laura Jorgensen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. "Pepper Palace steps up to UCI level for 2015". cyclingnews.com . 2 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.