Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

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Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
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Jelly Belly riders leading the peloton at the 2009 Tour of California
Team information
UCI codeWGC
RegisteredUnited States
Founded1999 (1999)
Disbanded2022
Discipline(s) Road
Status Continental
Website Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Danny Van Haute
Team name history
1999
2000–2001
2002–2003
2004
2005
2006–2009
2010–2011
2012
2013
2014–2018
2019
2020–2022
Ikon–Lexus
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company
Jelly Belly–Aramark
Jelly Belly–Pool Gel
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis
Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI Code: WGC), was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The final title sponsor was Wildlife Generation, an American conservation organization.

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History

Founded as Ikon-Lexus, in 1999, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling competed on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and the UCI America Tour. From 2000 to 2018, Jelly Belly sponsored the team, the longest-running domestic sponsorship. [1] [2] [3] The team rode Focus Bikes, between 2010 and 2013. [4] [5] [6] From 2014 to 2018, the team rode Argon 18 bicycles. [7] [8] [9]

The team's most important victory was the 2013 United States National Road Race Championships when Fred Rodriguez won his record-breaking fourth title. [10] [11]

Notable riders who competed for the team include Fred Rodriguez, Jeremy Powers, Kiel Reijnen, Phil Gaimon, Mike Friedman, Carter Jones, Serghei Țvetcov, Matthew Lloyd, Ben Wolfe, Lachlan Morton and Curtis White. [12]

Team roster

As of February 14, 2022. [13]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Mexico.svg  Ulises Alfredo Castillo  (MEX) (1992-03-05) March 5, 1992 (age 31)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jonathan Clarke  (AUS) (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 39)
Flag of the United States.svg  Noah Granigan  (USA) (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 (age 28)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Jastrab  (USA) (2000-07-17) July 17, 2000 (age 23)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Cormac McGeough  (IRL) (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United States.svg  Scott McGill  (USA) (1998-09-20) September 20, 1998 (age 25)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ahmet Örken  (TUR) (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 30)
Flag of the United States.svg  Brendan Rhim  (USA) (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 28)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kent Ross  (USA) (1996-12-02) December 2, 1996 (age 27)
Flag of Romania.svg  Serghei Țvetcov  (ROM) (1988-12-29) December 29, 1988 (age 35)

Major wins

1999
Stage 10 Vuelta a Guatemala, Chris Baldwin
2001
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Mariano Friedick
2002
Stage 1 International Tour de Toona, Jason McCartney
2003
Stage 2 Flèche du Sud, Mark Fitzgerald
2004
MaillotUSA.PNG United States National Criterium Championships, Jonas Carney
Stage 2 Tour de Toona, Doug Ollerenshaw
Stage 4 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Alex Candelario
Stage 6 Cascade Classic, Alex Candelario
Stage 16 International Cycling Classic, Jonas Carney
2005
International Cycling Classic
Stages 3 & 15 Danny Pate
Stage 14 Brice Jones
Stage 17 Alex Candelario
2006
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Sea Otter Classic, Matthew Rice
International Cycling Classic
Stages 16 & 17 Alex Candelario
Stage 4 Brian Jensen
2007
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Redlands Bicycle Classic, Andrew Bajadali
Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Brice Jones
2008
Stages 3 & 5 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff
Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove, Bradly Huff
2009
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff
Stages 1 & 2
Mount Washington Hillclimb, Phil Gaimon
Stage 14 International Cycling Classic, Bradly Huff
2010
MaillotCan.PNG Canadian National Road Race Championships, Will Routley
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff
Stages 1 & 2 Bradly Huff
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of Thailand, Kiel Reijnen
Stage 1 Kiel Reijnen
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Korea, Mike Friedman
Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Will Routley
Stage 3 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff
2011
Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bernard Van Ulden
Stage 4 Tulsa Tough, Ken Hanson
Stage 9 Tour de Korea, Ken Hanson
2012
MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bradly Huff
2013
MaillotUSA.PNG United States National Road Race Championships, Fred Rodriguez
MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov
Stages 2 & 4 Serghei Tvetcov
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Nature Valley Grand Prix, Serghei Tvetcov
Stage 1 Serghei Tvetcov
Stage 3 Sean Mazich
Stage 2 Sea Otter Classic, Alew Hagmen
2014
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov
Stages 2 (ITT) & 4, Serghei Tvetcov
Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Serghei Tvetcov
Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Luis Enrique Lemus
2016
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of the Gila, Lachlan Morton
Stage 1 Lachlan Morton
Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of Utah, Lachlan Morton
Stage 3 Lachlan Morton
Stage 7 Lachlan Morton
Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Lachlan Morton
2017
Stage 3 Colorado Classic, Serghei Tvetcov
2018
Stage 2 Tour de Beauce, Jack Burke
2019
Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Stephen Bassett
2021
Grand Prix Erciyes - Mimar Sinan, Alex Hoehn

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