Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air

Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air
Team information
UCI code TI6
Registered United States
Founded 2005 (2005)
Discipline Road
Status National Team (2005–2011)
UCI Women's Team (2012–2013)
National Team (2014)
UCI Women's Team (2015– )
Bicycles Felt
Key personnel
Team manager(s) Michael Engleman
Kristin Armstrong
(High Performance Director)
Team name history
2005–2009
2010–2011
2012
2013
2014
2015–
ProMan Hit Squad
Twenty12
Exergy Twenty12
Exergy Twenty16
Twenty16
Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air

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Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air is a professional Women's road bicycle racing team based in the United States.[1] The teams most notable riders were the Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong and 2013 Giro Rosa overall winner Mara Abbott.

Team history

The team was founded in 2005 as ProMan Hit Squad, but in 2009 the team was renames Twenty12 to reflect the teams 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 Exergys 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 will be known as Twenty16 presented by Sho-Air (Twenty16 p/b 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]

Team roster

2015

As of 10 May 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[4]

Rider Date of birth
 Alison Jackson (CAN) (1988-12-14)December 14, 1988 (aged 26)
 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) (1992-01-01)January 01, 1992 (aged 23)
 Jessica Cerra (USA) (1982-05-01)May 01, 1982 (aged 32)
 Lauren Hall (USA) (1979-02-02)February 02, 1979 (aged 35)
 Andrea Dvorak (USA) (1980-10-09)October 09, 1980 (aged 34)
 Amber Gaffney (USA) (1982-12-27)December 27, 1982 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Lauren Komanski (USA) (1985-06-17)June 17, 1985 (aged 29)
 Allie Dragoo (USA) (1989-12-17)December 17, 1989 (aged 25)
 Allison Arensman (USA) (1994-03-19)March 19, 1994 (aged 20)
 Carmen Small (USA) (1980-04-20)April 20, 1980 (aged 34)
 Leah Thomas (USA) (1989-05-30)May 30, 1989 (aged 25)
 Kristin Armstrong (USA) (1973-08-11)August 11, 1973 (aged 41)

    Results

    2012
    1st Stage 1 Tour of New Zealand, Kristin Armstrong
    1st Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour, Kristin Armstrong
    1st Stage 1 The Exergy Tour, Theresa Cliff-Ryan
    1st Stage 8 Route de France Féminine, Andrea Dvorak
    2013
    1st Overall Giro d'Italia Donne, Mara Abbott
    1st Stages 5 & 6, Mara Abbott
    2015
    1st Panamerican Time Trial Championships, Carmen Small
    1st Chrono de Gatineau, Carmen Small
    1st Stage 2 & 5 Women's Tour of New Zealand, Lauren Hall
    1st Stage 3 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Lauren Hall

    Olympic & National Champions

    2012
    Olympic Games Time Trial, Kristin Armstrong
    USA National Track Championship (Team Pursuit), Jacquelyn Crowell
    USA National Track Championship (Points race), Jacquelyn Crowell
    2013
    USA U23 National Time Trial Championship, Kaitlin Antonneau
    USA U23 National Road Race Championship, Kaitlin Antonneau
    USA National Track Championship (Scratch race), Jennifer Valente
    2015
    USA National Time Trial Championship, Kristin Armstrong

    References

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