Human Powered Health (UCI team code: HPW) is a women's professional cycling team founded in 2012 which currently competes in the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, Human Powered Health became the first co-educational[citation needed] professional cycling team to promote its women's team to the WorldTour level ahead of its men's program.
 The UCI Women's WorldTour Human Powered Health Women's squad at a pre-season camp in Portugal, 2022. | ||
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | HPW | |
| Registered | United States | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road | |
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| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Jonas Carney | |
| Team manager(s) | Joanne Kiesanowski Andrew Bajadali | |
| Team name history | ||
2012 2013–2014 2015 2016–2018 2019 2020–2021 2022– | Optum Pro Cycling Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies Optum p/b KBS Rally Cycling Rally UHC Cycling Rally Cycling Human Powered Health | |
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The team was founded as Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies and was initially directed by Rachel Heal.[1] The team's current sports directors are Joanne Kiesanowski and Andrew Bajadali.
Team roster
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Major wins
- 2012
- Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
- 2013
- Stages 3 & 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Joëlle Numainville
- 2014
- Gent–Wevelgem, Lauren Hall
- Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic, Leah Kirchmann
- Stages 3 & 4, Leah Kirchmann
- Teams classification The Women's Tour
- Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau, Denise Ramsden
- Young rider classification North Star Grand Prix, Leah Kirchmann
- Teams classification
- Tour de Delta MK Criterium, Denise Ramsden
- Tour de Delta Brenco Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
- White Spot / Delta Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
- Gastown Grand Prix, (NCC), Leah Kirchmann
Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Brianna Walle
Sprints classification, Brianna Walle- Stage 5, Brianna Walle
- 2015
- Stage 2 San Dimas Stage Race, Lex Albrecht
- Stage 3 San Dimas Stage Race, Brianna Walle
- Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race p/b Nature Valley, Leah Kirchmann
- Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Annie Ewart
- Stages 2 & 3 Tour of California, Leah Kirchmann
- Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
- Pan American Games Road Race, Jasmin Glaesser
- 2016
- Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Jasmin Glaesser
- Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Heather Fischer
- 2017
- Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
Mountains classification Cascade Cycling Classic, Sara Poidevin
Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin- Stages 1 & 5, Kirsti Lay
- Stage 3, Sara Bergen
Overall Colorado Classic, Sara Poidevin
Points classification, Sara Poidevin
Mountains classification, Sara Poidevin- Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
- Stage 2, Sara Poidevin
- 2018
- Stage 1 Chico Stage Race, Summer Moak
- Points classification Joe Martin Stage Race, Sara Bergen
- Stage 2, Sara Bergen
- Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Emma White
- Sprints classification Tour of California, Emma White
- Young rider classification, Sara Poidevin
- Young rider classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Sara Poidevin
- 2019
- Stage 2 Tour of the Gila, Heidi Franz
- 2020
- Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Chloe Hosking
- 2023
- Stage 1 Tour Down Under, Daria Pikulik
- Aphrodite Cycling Race ITT, Antri Christoforou
National champions
- 2012
Canada Road Race, Denise Ramsden- 2013
New Zealand Road Race, Courteney Lowe
USA Road Race, Jade Wilcoxson- Canada Time Trial, Joëlle Numainville
- Canada Road Race, Joëlle Numainville
- 2014
- Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
- Canada Road Race, Leah Kirchmann
- Canada Criterium, Leah Kirchmann
- 2015
- Canada Track (Team pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
- Canada Track (Individual pursuit), Jasmin Glaesser
- Canada Track (Omnium), Jasmin Glaesser
- USA TTT[N 1]
- 2017
World Track (Team pursuit), Kelly Catlin- Canada Road Race, Allison Beveridge
Pan American Track (Individual pursuit), Kelly Catlin- Pan American Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
- Canada Track (Omnium), Allison Beveridge
- Canada Track (Team pursuit), Allison Beveridge
- Canada Track (Team pursuit), Katherine Maine
- Canada Track (Madison), Allison Beveridge
- Canada Track (Points race), Allison Beveridge
- 2018
- Canada U23 Time Trial, Sara Poidevin
- Canada Road Race, Katherine Maine
- Canada U23 Road Race, Katherine Maine
- Canada Criterium, Sara Bergen
- USA U23 Criterium, Emma White
- USA U23 Time Trial, Emma White
- USA U23 Road Race, Emma White
- Pan American Track (Team Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
- Pan American Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Catlin
- 2020
Australia Criterium, Chloe Hosking- 2021
- New Zealand Track (Scratch race), Olivia Ray
- USA U23 Cyclo-cross, Katie Clouse
- 2022
- New Zealand Road Race, Olivia Ray
European Track (Individual Pursuit), Mieke Kröger
Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou- Cyprus Road Race, Antri Christoforou
Netherlands Track (Madison), Marit Raaijmakers- Netherlands Track (Points race), Marit Raaijmakers
- 2023
- Cyprus Time Trial, Antri Christoforou
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Notes
- The riders on the squad were Brianna Walle, Jasmin Glaesser, Amy Charity, Annie Ewart, Leah Kirchmann and Alison Tetrick.
References
External links
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