Team Illuminate (men's team)

Team Illuminate
Team information
UCI codeILU
RegisteredUnited States
Founded2014 (2014)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerChris Johnson[1]
Team name history
2014
2015
2016–
Airgas Cycling
Airgas-Safeway Cycling Team
Team Illuminate

Team Illuminate is an American UCI Continental cycling team established in 2014.[2]

Team history

Team Illuminate grew out of the 2015 Airgas–Safeway team that included 2013 Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner.[3] The team launched the 2016 season with success at the 2.1 rated Tour of Taiwan.[4] Later in the season the team became the first US team to compete in Iran, where US rider Connor McCutcheon captured a stage win and wore the yellow jersey in the 2.1 rated Tour of Iran.[5]

In December 2016, the organisation announced that it was adding a UCI Women's Team for the 2017 season.[6]

Team roster

As of February 19, 2022.[7]
Rider Date of birth
 Cullen Easter (USA) (1987-10-28) October 28, 1987 (age 37)
 Griffin Easter (USA) (1991-11-06) November 6, 1991 (age 33)
 Rob Evans (USA) (1978-03-11) March 11, 1978 (age 46)
 Travis Furman (USA) (1989-03-19) March 19, 1989 (age 35)
 John Keller (USA) (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Aria Kiani (USA) (1992-04-12) April 12, 1992 (age 32)
 Cameron Piper (USA) (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991 (age 33)
 Johnatan Fernando Sarmiento (COL) (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 32)
 Sebastian Schaub (GER) (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)
 Rodolfo Andrés Torres (COL) (1987-03-21) March 21, 1987 (age 37)

Major wins

2016
Stage 1 Tour of Iran, Connor McCutcheon
2017
Stages 1 & 4 Tour de Taiwan, Edwin Avila
Stage 1 Sibiu Cycling Tour, Edwin Avila
Stage 4 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan, Edwin Avila
Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia, Griffin Easter
Stage 2 Tour of Rwanda, Simon Pellaud
2018
Points classification Tour of Thailand, Martin Laas
Stages 4, 5 & 6, Martin Laas
Stage 8 Tour of Japan, Martin Laas
Stage 1 Baltic Chain Tour, Martin Laas
Stage 9 Tour of Hainan, Simon Pellaud
2019
Stage 6 The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup, Martin Laas
Overall Tour of Taiyuan, Cameron Piper
Points classification, Martin Laas
Stage 1, Cameron Piper
Stage 2, 3, 5 & 6, Martin Laas
Stages 2, 4 & 5 Tour de Korea, Martin Laas

National champions

2016
Australian U23 Time Trial, Callum Scotson
Colombian Road Race, Edwin Avila
2019
Colombian Track (Scratch race), Félix Alejandro Barón Castillo

References

  1. ^ Malach, Pat (April 12, 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. ^ ProCyclingStats. "Airgas Cycling 2014". procyclingstats.com.
  3. ^ Pat Malach. "Horner's Airgas-Safeway teammates motivated by veteran's presence". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ^ Cycling News. "Team Illuminate launches season with success in Taiwan". Cyclingnews.com.
  5. ^ Alex Doyle. "Racing in unusual places: Illuminate goes to Iran". Velonews.com.
  6. ^ "Illuminate will field women's UCI team in 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Team Illuminate". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved February 19, 2022.


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