Team Illuminate (men's team)

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Team Illuminate
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Team information
UCI codeILU
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2014 (2014)
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General managerChris Johnson [1]
Team name history
2014
2015
2016–
Airgas Cycling
Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
Team Illuminate

Team Illuminate is an American UCI Continental cycling team established in 2014. [2]

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Team history

Team Illuminate grew out of the 2015 Airgas–Safeway team that included 2013 Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner. [3] The team launched the 2016 season with success at the 2.1 rated Tour of Taiwan. [4] Later in the season the team became the first US team to compete in Iran, where US rider Connor McCutcheon captured a stage win and wore the yellow jersey in the 2.1 rated Tour of Iran. [5]

In December 2016, the organisation announced that it was adding a UCI Women's Team for the 2017 season. [6]

Team roster

As of February 19, 2022. [7]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Cullen Easter  (USA) (1987-10-28) October 28, 1987 (age 37)
Flag of the United States.svg  Griffin Easter  (USA) (1991-11-06) November 6, 1991 (age 33)
Flag of the United States.svg  Rob Evans  (USA) (1978-03-11) March 11, 1978 (age 46)
Flag of the United States.svg  Travis Furman  (USA) (1989-03-19) March 19, 1989 (age 35)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Keller  (USA) (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Aria Kiani  (USA) (1992-04-12) April 12, 1992 (age 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Cameron Piper  (USA) (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991 (age 33)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Johnatan Fernando Sarmiento  (COL) (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 32)
Flag of Germany.svg  Sebastian Schaub  (GER) (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodolfo Andrés Torres  (COL) (1987-03-21) March 21, 1987 (age 37)

Major wins

2016
Stage 1 Tour of Iran, Connor McCutcheon
2017
Stages 1 & 4 Tour de Taiwan, Edwin Avila
Stage 1 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Edwin Avila
Stage 4 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Edwin Avila
Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Griffin Easter
Stage 2 Tour of Rwanda, Simon Pellaud
2018
Points classification Tour of Thailand, Martin Laas
Stages 4, 5 & 6, Martin Laas
Stage 8 Tour of Japan, Martin Laas
Stage 1 Baltic Chain Tour, Martin Laas
Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Simon Pellaud
2019
Stage 6 The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup, Martin Laas
Overall Tour of Taiyuan, Cameron Piper
Points classification, Martin Laas
Stage 1, Cameron Piper
Stage 2, 3, 5 & 6, Martin Laas
Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Korea, Martin Laas

National champions

2016
MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian U23 Time Trial, Callum Scotson
MaillotColombia.PNG Colombian Road Race, Edwin Avila
2019
MaillotColombia.PNG Colombian Track (Scratch race), Félix Alejandro Barón Castillo

References

  1. ↑ Malach, Pat (April 12, 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ ProCyclingStats. "Airgas Cycling 2014". procyclingstats.com.
  3. ↑ Pat Malach. "Horner's Airgas-Safeway teammates motivated by veteran's presence". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ↑ Cycling News. "Team Illuminate launches season with success in Taiwan". Cyclingnews.com.
  5. ↑ Alex Doyle. "Racing in unusual places: Illuminate goes to Iran". Velonews.com.
  6. ↑ "Illuminate will field women's UCI team in 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Team Illuminate". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved February 19, 2022.


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