Human Powered Health
The UCI Women's WorldTour Human Powered Health Women's squad at a pre-season camp in Portugal, 2022.
Team information
UCI codeHPW
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2012 (2012)
Discipline(s)Road
Status
Bicycles
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerJonas 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
Human Powered Health (women's team) jersey
Human Powered Health (women's team) jersey
Jersey

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 professional cycling team to promote its women's team to the WorldTour level ahead of its men's program.

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

As of August 14, 2023.[2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Alice Barnes (GBR) (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995
 Nina Buijsman (NED) (1997-11-16) November 16, 1997
 Antri Christoforou (CYP) (1992-04-02) April 2, 1992
 Henrietta Christie (NZL) (2002-01-23) January 23, 2002
 Katie Clouse (USA) (2001-04-10) April 10, 2001
 Audrey Cordon Ragot (FRA) (1989-09-22) September 22, 1989
 Mieke Kroger (GER) (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993
 Makalyla MacPherson (USA) (2003-09-17) September 17, 2003
Rider Date of birth
 Barbara Malcotti (ITA) (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000
 Daria Pikulik (POL) (1997-01-06) January 6, 1997
 Marit Raaijmakers (NED) (1999-06-02) June 2, 1999
 Kaia Schmid (USA) (2003-07-01) July 1, 2003
 Maria Van't Geloof (NED) (1996-03-27) March 27, 1996
 Jesse Vandenbulcke (BEL) (1996-01-17) January 17, 1996
 Eri Yonamine (JAP) (1991-04-25) April 25, 1991
 Lily Williams (USA) (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994

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

Notes

References

  1. Weislo, Laura (January 31, 2012). "Colavita riders find reprieve in Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. "Human Powered Health". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. "Meet the team". Human Powered Health. Human Powered Health. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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