Team roster
- As of Feb 15, 2016.
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| Team information | |
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| UCI code | LRT |
| Registered | United States |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Disbanded | 2016 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Domestic (2014) UCI Continental (2015–2016) |
| Bicycles | Eddy Merckx Cycles |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Brenden Sullivan |
| Team manager(s) | Steve Carpenter |
| Team name history | |
2014–2016 | Lupus Racing Team |
Lupus Racing Team was an American UCI Continental cycling team established in 2014. LRT was dedicated to raising awareness and funding in search of a cure for this autoimmune disease. [1] [2] In late 2016, it was announced that the team was closing. [3]
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The rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a cycling discipline, since 1927. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours that appear in the rings on the Olympic flag. The tradition is applied to all disciplines, including road racing, track racing, cyclo-cross, BMX, Trials and the disciplines within mountain biking. The jersey is produced by Santini SMS since 1994.
Geraint Howell Thomas, is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, Wales and Great Britain, competing on both track and road. Like older compatriot and teammate on both track and road, Bradley Wiggins, he is one of the few riders in the modern era to achieve significant elite success as both a track and road rider, with notable victories in the velodrome, in one-day racing and in stage racing.
Ian Dexter Stannard is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020 for the Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner, ISD and Ineos Grenadiers teams, before retiring after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Trinity Racing.
Luke Rowe is a Welsh racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary between people and may be mild to severe. Common symptoms include painful and swollen joints, fever, chest pain, hair loss, mouth ulcers, swollen lymph nodes, feeling tired, and a red rash which is most commonly on the face. Often there are periods of illness, called flares, and periods of remission during which there are few symptoms.
Ineos Grenadiers is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level. The team is based at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England, with a logistics base in Deinze, Belgium. The team is managed by British Cycling's former performance director, Sir Dave Brailsford. The company Tour Racing Ltd. is the corporate entity behind the team in all its iterations, which in line with cycling practice adopts the name of their current primary sponsor.
The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of 3,430.5 kilometres (2,131.6 mi). The route entered Italy for part of two stages. The emphasis of the route was on the Alps, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the mountain range first being visited in the Tour. Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team won the overall general classification. Andy Schleck of Leopard Trek was second, with his brother and teammate Fränk third.
Chad Beyer is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2017 for the BMC Racing Team, Competitive Cyclist Racing Team, Champion System, 5-hour Energy, Lupus Racing Team and Hangar 15 Bicycles teams. Beyer's most notable achievement was during the 2010 Tour de Romandie, when he won the Points Classification.
Drapac–EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development Team was an Australian UCI Continental cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. It was founded in 2004 by Michael Drapac to promote cycling in Australia and became a UCI team in 2006. In November 2013 the team was promoted from UCI Continental to Professional Continental status. In June 2016 it was announced that Drapac would become co-sponsor of the UCI WorldTeam Cannondale for the remainder of the year, before a merger with Drapac Professional Cycling for 2017. The sponsorship deal was agreed for five years, with Michael Drapac becoming a joint owner of the Cannondale team's holding company Slipstream Sports and continuing to fund a development squad under the name Drapac–Pat's Veg.
Jure Kocjan is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016.
Team Bridgestone Cycling is a continental cycling team based in Japan that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races.
Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC is an American cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. The team was developed by former professional racing cyclist George Hincapie. The team is managed by Rich Hincapie with assistance from directeur sportif Thomas Craven. The team was founded as a junior development team known as Hincapie–Holowesko Partners. It joined the UCI Continental Tour in partnership with UCI ProTour team BMC Racing Team in 2012. Riders who have gone on to compete for UCI WorldTeams and Professional Continental teams include Tanner Putt, Tyler Magner, Joey Rosskopf and Dion Smith.
Julien Antomarchi is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole.
The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,529 km (2,193 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification was won by Chris Froome of Team Sky, with the second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet and Nairo Quintana, respectively.
Kyle Murphy is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Rally Cycling.
The 2016 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race that took place in France between 6 and 13 March 2016. It was the 74th edition of the Paris–Nice and was the second event of the 2016 UCI World Tour.
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across 3,540 km (2,200 mi), commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. The overall general classification won by Chris Froome of Team Sky, his fourth overall victory. Rigoberto Urán (Cannondale–Drapac) and Romain Bardet finished second and third, respectively.
The 2016 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was the 13th edition of the Tour of Utah. It started on August 1 in Logan and finished on August 7 in Park City. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. The race was won by Lachlan Morton of Jelly Belly–Maxxis.
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km (2,082 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and concluding on 29 July with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. A total of 176 riders from 22 teams participated in the race. The overall general classification was won by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky. Tom Dumoulin placed second, with Thomas's teammate and four-time Tour winner Chris Froome coming third.
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