Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24

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Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24
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Team information
UCI codeT24
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2005 (2005)
Discipline(s) Road
StatusNational Team (2005–2011)
UCI Women's Team (2012–2013)
National Team (2014)
UCI Women's Team (2015–2019)
UCI Team (2020-)
Bicycles Felt
Key personnel
General manager Nicola Cranmer
Team manager(s) Nicola Cranmer
Kristin Armstrong
(High Performance Director)
Team name history
2005–2009
2010–2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019–2020
2021–2022
2023–
ProMan Hit Squad
Peanut Butter & Co Twenty12
Exergy Twenty12
Exergy Twenty16
Twenty16
Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air
TWENTY16–Ridebiker
Sho-Air TWENTY20
TWENTY20 p/b Sho-Air
Sho-Air TWENTY20
Twenty24 Pro Cycling
Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24
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Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 jersey
Jersey

Virginia's Blue Ridge TWENTY24 is a professional Women's road bicycle racing team based in the United States. [1] The team's most notable riders are 3-time Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong, 2013 Giro d'Italia Femminile overall winner Mara Abbott, and 3-time Olympic medalist Jennifer Valente.

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Team history

The team was founded in 2005 as ProMan Hit Squad, but in 2009 the team was renamed Twenty12 to reflect the team's focus on developing riders for the 2012 Olympic Games. This subsequently brought Exergy on board as a sponsor of the team as well as receiving UCI status. For the 2013 season (and after the 2012 Olympics) the team was renamed Exergy Twenty16 to reflect the new focus on the 2016 Olympic Games, however in late 2013 Exergy's sponsorship of the team ended.

For the 2014 season the team dropped back down to a Nationally ranked elite women's team and primarily raced the US domestic circuit. For the 2015 season the team was known as Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air as the team secured title sponsorship by Sho-Air (an international asset management and transportation company) as well as becoming a UCI team again, increasing the number of US based UCI Women's teams to five; Optum–KBS, Team TIBCO–SVB, UnitedHealthcare and newly promoted Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth being the other four. In preparation for the 2015 season the team signed double World Team Time Trial champion Carmen Small as well as 2014 Gent–Wevelgem champion Lauren Hall. [2] The team also signed; Jess Cerra, Lauren Komanski, Allie Dragoo, Kaitie Antonneau, Andrea Dvorak, Alison Jackson, Allison Arensman, Amber Gaffney, Maddy Boutet and Summer Moak. [3]

In October 2020, the team announced they would be changing their name to Twenty24 Pro Cycling and would focus on developing riders for the 2024 Olympics.

Team roster

As of July 7, 2019. [4]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Mexico.svg  Sofía Arreola  (MEX) (1991-04-22) April 22, 1991 (age 33)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Simone Boilard  (CAN) (2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 23)
Flag of the United States.svg  Erica Clevenger  (USA) (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30)
Flag of the United States.svg  Margot Clyne  (USA) (1995-02-27) February 27, 1995 (age 29)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jasmin Duehring  (CAN) (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 31)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chloé Dygert Owen  (USA) (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Emma Grant  (GBR) (1991-09-30) September 30, 1991 (age 32)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Allie Legg  (USA) (1989-12-17) December 17, 1989 (age 34)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Luebke  (USA) (1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 38)
Flag of the United States.svg  Shayna Powless  (USA) (1994-01-08) January 8, 1994 (age 30)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Stephanie Roorda  (CAN) (1986-12-03) December 3, 1986 (age 37)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Georgia Simmerling  (CAN) (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 35)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Valente  (USA) (1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 29)
Flag of the United States.svg  Melanie Wong  (USA) (1986-10-30) October 30, 1986 (age 37)

Major wins

2012
Stage 1 Women's Tour of New Zealand, Kristin Armstrong
Stage 1 The Exergy Tour, Theresa Cliff-Ryan
Stage 8 La Route de France, Andrea Dvorak
2013
Jersey pink.svg Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile, Mara Abbott
Stages 5 & 6, Mara Abbott
2015
Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Alison Jackson
Chrono Gatineau, Carmen Small
Stage 3 Holland Ladies Tour, Lauren Hall
2016
Stage 2 Tour of California, Team time trial
Jersey white.svg Youth classification Tour of California, Chloé Dygert
Team classification Tour of California
Overall Valley of the Sun, Allie Dragoo
Stage 1 (ITT), Allie Dragoo
Stages 2 & 3, Alison Jackson
Overall San Dimas Stage Race, Kristin Armstrong
Stage 1 (ITT)
2017
Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Leah Thomas
Teams classification Cascade Cycling Classic
Jersey blue.svg Combination classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Leah Thomas
2018
Overall Chico Stage Race, Allie Dragoo
Stage 3 (ITT), Allie Dragoo
Overall San Dimas Stage Race, Jasmin Glaesser
Stages 1 (ITT) & 2, Jasmin Glaesser
Stage 3, Erica Clevenger
Jersey white.svg Youth classification Joe Martin Stage Race, Chloé Dygert
Stage 4, Chloé Dygert
Stages 2 & 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Chloé Dygert
Stage 3 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Jasmin Glaesser
Central American and Caribbean Sports Games Track Championships
Scratch Race, Marlies Mejías
Team Pursuit, Marlies Mejías
Individual Pursuit, Marlies Mejías
2019
Jersey pink.svg Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Chloé Dygert
Stages 1 & 4, Chloé Dygert
Jersey red.svg Overall Tour of the Gila, Chloé Dygert
Stages 3 (ITT) & 4
Chrono Kristin Armstrong, Chloé Dygert
Jersey gold.svg Overall Colorado Classic, Chloé Dygert
Jersey orange.svg Points classification, Chloé Dygert
Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification, Chloé Dygert
Jersey green.svg Young rider classification, Chloé Dygert
Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, Chloé Dygert
Chrono Kristin Armstrong, Chloé Dygert
2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Minsk
Omnium, Jennifer Valente
Team Pursuit, Jennifer Valente
Team Pursuit, Chloé Dygert
Points Race, Jennifer Valente
Omnium, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Brisbane, Jennifer Valente

National, continental, world and Olympic champions

2012
Gold medal.svg Olympic Time Trial, Kristin Armstrong
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Team Pursuit), Jacquelyn Crowell
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Points race), Jacquelyn Crowell
2013
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Time Trial, Kaitlin Antonneau
MaillotUSA.PNG USA U23 Road Race, Kaitlin Antonneau
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Scratch race), Jennifer Valente
2015
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Time Trial, Carmen Small
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Time Trial, Kristin Armstrong
2016
Gold medal.svg Olympic Time Trial, Kristin Armstrong
2017
Jersey rainbow.svg Word Track (Team pursuit), Chloé Dygert
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Time Trial, Chloé Dygert
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Madison), Stephanie Roorda
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Team Pursuit), Annie Foreman-Mackey
2018
Jersey rainbow.svg Word Track (Team pursuit), Chloé Dygert
MaillotCuba.png Cuba Time Trial, Marlies Mejías
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Omnium), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Team Pursuit), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Scratch Race), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Points Race), Jennifer Valente
2019
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Omnium), Jennifer Valente
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Scratch Race), Jennifer Valente
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Madison), Jennifer Valente
MaillotUSA.PNG USA Track (Points Race), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Team Pursuit), Chloé Dygert
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Team Pursuit), Georgia Simmerling
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Omnium), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Scratch Race), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Individual Pursuit), Georgia Simmerling
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Madison), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Track (Points Race), Jennifer Valente
PanAmericanJersey.png Panamerican Time Trial, Chloé Dygert
Jersey rainbow chrono.svg World Time Trial, Chloé Dygert
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Individual Pursuit), Georgia Simmerling
MaillotCan.PNG Canada Track (Omnium), Stephanie Roorda

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