Team information | |
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UCI code | SSC |
Registered | United States |
Founded | 2008 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | UCI Continental |
Bicycles | Wilier |
Website | Team home page |
Key personnel | |
General manager | James Bennett |
Team manager(s) | Michael Creed |
Team name history | |
2008 Jan. 2009 – April 2009 May 2009 – Dec. 2009 2010–2011 2012–2013 2014–2015 | Time Pro Cycling Mountain Khakis Mountain Khakis Ep-No Mountain Khakis-Jittery Joe's SmartStop-Mountain Khakis SmartStop |
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