Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC

Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC (UCI team code: HLB) was an American cycling team focusing on road bicycle racing. The team was developed by former professional racing cyclist George Hincapie,^[1] and was 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.^[2] Riders who have gone on to compete for UCI WorldTeams and Professional Continental teams include Tanner Putt, Tyler Magner, Joey Rosskopf and Dion Smith.^[3]

Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC

Team information
UCI code	HLB
Registered	United States
Founded	2012 (2012)
Disbanded	2020
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Continental (2012–2017, 2019–2020) UCI Professional Continental (2018)
Bicycles	BMC
Key personnel
General manager	Rich Hincapie
Team manager(s)	Thomas Craven
Team name history
2012 2013–2014 2015 2016–2017 2018 2019 2020	BMC–Hincapie Sportswear Development Team Hincapie Sportswear Development Team Hincapie Racing Team Holowesko Citadel Racing Team p/b Hincapie Sportswear Holowesko–Citadel p/b Arapahoe Resources Arapahoe Resources–BMC Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC

In November 2017, the team was promoted to UCI Professional Continental status in time for the 2018 season.^[4]

The team disbanded at the end of the 2020 season.

Team roster

As of April 3, 2020.^[5]

Rider Date of birth  Cameron Beard (USA) (1998-08-01) August 1, 1998 (age 26)  Dario Giovine (ITA) (1992-03-11) March 11, 1992 (age 32)  Noah Granigan (USA) (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 (age 28)  Richard Holec (CZE) (1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25)  Yuki Ishihara (JPN) (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27)  Sam Janisch (USA) (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 24)  Seth Jones (USA) (2000-08-04) August 4, 2000 (age 24)

Rider Date of birth  Simon Jones (USA) (1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 25)  Yusuke Kadota (JPN) (1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 (age 26)  Tomoya Koyama (JPN) (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 26)  Spencer Petrov (USA) (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 (age 26)  Brendan Rhim (USA) (1995-12-19) December 19, 1995 (age 29)  Pablo Torres (ESP) (1987-11-28) November 28, 1987 (age 37)

Major wins

2012

Stage 8a Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional, Tanner Putt

Stage 6 Tour of China I, Tyler Magner

Stage 5 Tour of China II, Oscar Clark

2013

Stage 5 Flèche du Sud, Oscar Clark

Overall, Paris–Arras Tour, Joey Rosskopf

Stage 1, Joey Rosskopf

Stage 4 Tour de Beauce, Joey Rosskopf

2014

Overall Tour de Beauce, Toms Skujiņš

Stages 2 & 5, Toms Skujiņš

Stage 2 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Robin Carpenter

2015

Stage 3 Tour of California, Toms Skujiņš

Overall UCI America Tour, Toms Skujiņš

Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, Toms Skujiņš

Team NRC United States

Individual NRC USA, Toms Skujiņš

2016

Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race, Travis McCabe

Stage 2 Tour of Utah, Robin Carpenter

2017

Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Robin Carpenter

Stage 4, Robin Carpenter

Overall Tour de Beauce, Andžs Flaksis

Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, Robin Carpenter

White Spot / Delta Road Race, John Murphy

Overall Cascade Cycling Classic, Robin Carpenter

Stage 1 Tour of Utah, Tyler Magner

Stage 4 Tour of Utah, John Murphy

Stage 1 Colorado Classic, John Murphy

2018

Stage 1 Tour de Normandie, Fabian Lienhard

Stage 1 Circuit des Ardennes, John Murphy

Overall Joe Martin Stage Race, Rubén Companioni

Stage 1, Rubén Companioni

Stage 3, Brendan Rhim

References

1. Petty, Daniel (August 19, 2014). "George Hincapie returns to USA Pro Challenge as team developer". Denver Post. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
2. "BMC-Hincapie Sportswear Team Announced". November 1, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
3. Malach, Pat (April 12, 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
4. "Holowesko-Citadel gets Pro Conti nod from UCI".
5. "Hincapie / Leomo powered by BMC". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

External links

• Official website