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19 May 2016

Women's teams and startlist for Tour of California

Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease™ Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM

That long title is the official name for the women's race at the Tour of California. Just as Amgen supports the Breakaway from Cancer walk at stages of the tour for those affected by cancer and has attached their name in fighting cancer with the men's race, the company also develops pharmaceuticals for heart disease. Amgen works to alleviate the impact of the leading causes of death to both men and women. And so sponsoring a women's race in the name of fighting heart disease and improving health in the general population makes perfect sense.

SRAM is also a title sponsor of the women's race, which is not just kind but good business. The numbers of women in cycling and amateur racing is growing. The likelihood of a women walking into a bike shop to buy a bike is high, SRAM wants the consumer to know their name. Sponsorship is a balance of doing good in the community and wanting to get your product in front of the community. Through the involvement of both Amgen and SRAM, perhaps more young girls will be exposed riding a bike and a healthy lifestyle.

The highest level of women athletes in the sport of professional cycling are gathering today in Lake Tahoe to begin their four day bike race. It's a big deal and a large number of fans are expected. The women will race 197.8-miles during four-stages in South Lake Tahoe, Folsom (team time trial), Santa Rosa and Sacramento.

Coryn Rivera (USA) of United Healthcare Womens team signs an autograph for a young fan. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer Photography®
STARTLISTS

For a 1 page printable startlist with numbers, please go to TourChaser.com: Women's Race Details ATOC.

For a team startlist for the women's team time trial in Folsom, please go to TourChaser.com: Women's Race Details ATOC

WOMEN'S PRO TEAMS

Let's look at who will be competing. 18 teams will compete with 8 riders each, 144 pro women cyclists will take the start line

Women’s teams - 18 teams

BePink (Italy) 
Boels-Dolmans (Netherlands)
Canyon – SRAM Racing (Germany)
Colavita – Bianchi (USA)
Cylance (USA)
Drops (Great Britain)
Hagens Berman – Supermint (USA)
Hitec Products (Norway)
Podium Ambition (Great Britain)
Rabo – Liv (Netherlands)
Rally (USA)
Tibco – SVB (USA)
Twenty16 – Ridebiker (USA)
UnitedHealthcare (USA)
USA Cycling (USA)
Visit Dallas DNA (USA)
Weber Shimano Ladies Power (Argentina)
Wiggle High5 (Great Britain)

Top contenders for the classification jerseys and stagewins in the women's race:

General Classification (Overall Contenders)
Emma Johansson (SWE) – Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling (WHT)
Megan Guarnier (USA) – Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team (DLT)
Lisa Brennauer (GER) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)
Lucinda Brand (NED) – Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team (RBW)
Kirsten Wild (AUS) – Hitec Products (HPU)
Chantal Blaak (NED) – Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team (DLT)
Alena Amialiusik (BLR) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)
Lauren Stephens (USA) – Team TIBCO-SVB (TIB)
Marianne Vos (NED) – Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team (RBW)
Emily Collins (NZL) – Team TIBCO-SVB (TIB)

​Sprinters
Barbara Guarischi (ITA) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)
Lauren Tamayo (USA) – UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (UHC)
Megan Guarnier (USA) – Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team (DLT)
Kirsten Wild (AUS) – Hitec Products (HPU)

Climbers
Mara Abbott (USA) – Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling (WHT)
Lauren Stephens (USA) – Team TIBCO-SVB (TIB)
Lex Albrecht (CAN) – BePink (BPK)
Emily Collins (NZL) – Team TIBCO-SVB (TIB)
Chantal Blaak (NED) – Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team (DLT)
Alena Amialiusik (BLR) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)

Stage Wins
Emma Johansson (SWE) – Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling (WHT)
Marianne Vos (NED) – Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team (RBW)
Linda Villumsen (NZL) – UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team (UHC)
Lisa Brennauer (GER) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)
Tayler Wiles (USA) – USA Cycling (USA)
Lauren Stephens (USA) – Team TIBCO-SVB  (TIB)
Barbara Guarischi (ITA) – Canyon/SRAM Racing (LPR)
Lex Albrecht (CAN) – BePink  (BPK)
Chloe Dygert (USA) – Twenty16 – RideBiker (T16)

The women's jersey's at the tour:

Women's team jersey 2016 Amgen Tour of Califorrnia
Women's team jersey 2016 Amgen Tour of Califorrnia.

WOMEN'S LIST OF RIDERS - TOUR OF CALIFORNIA 2016

Canyon-SRAM
Lisa Brennauer (Ger)
Alena Amialiusik (Blr)
Hannah Barnes (GBr)
Tiffany Cromwell (Aus)
Barbara Guarischi (Ita)
Alexis Ryan (USA)
Elena Cecchini (Ita)
Mieke Kroeger (Ger)

Wiggle High5
Emma Johansson (Swe)
Mara Abbott (USA)
Audrey Cordon (Fra)
Danielle King (GBr)
Amy Pieters (Ned)
Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn)
Anna Christian (GBr)
Amy Roberts (GBr)


UnitedHealthcare Women
Annie Ewart (Can)
Katie Hall (USA)
Coryn Rivera (USA)
Iris Slappendel (Ned)
Lauren Tamayo (USA)
Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl)
Abigail Mickey (USA)
Diana Peñuela Martinez (Col)

US National Team
Madeleine Boutet (USA)
Kelly Catlin (USA)
Aliya Traficante (USA)
Jennifer Valente (USA)
Tayler Wiles (USA)
Ruth Winder (USA)
Sarah Hammer (USA)
Ashlyn Woods (USA)

Weber Shimano Ladies Power
Maria Fadiga (Arg)
Luciene Ferreira da Silva (Bra)
Jessenia Meneses (Col)
Rocio Parrado Guarnizo (Col)
Caterin Elisabeth Previley (Arg)

Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa
Elizabeth-Jane Harris (GBr)
Sara Headley (USA)
Sharon Laws (GBr)
Nicole Moerig (Aus)
Claire Rose (GBr)
Sarah Storey (GBr)

Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
Emily Collins (NZl)
Lauren Hall (USA)
Kathrin Hammes (Ger)
Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl)
Lauren Stephens (USA)
Brianna Walle (USA)
Lauren Komanski (USA)
Kendall Ryan (USA)

Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team
Marianne Vos (Ned)
Thalita De Jong (Ned)
Lucinda Brand (Ned)
Shara Gillow (Aus)
Jeanne Korevaar (Ned)
Anouska Koster (Ned)
Moniek Tenniglo (Ned)

Hitec Products
Kirsten Wild (Ned)
Charlotte Becker (Ger)
Tatiana Guderzo (Ita)
Janicke Gunvaldsen (Nor)
Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (Nor)
Lauren Kitchen (Aus)

Twenty16 - Ridebiker
Kristin Armstrong (USA)
Holly Breck (USA)
Allie Dragoo (USA)
Chloe Dygert (USA)
Alison Jackson (Can)
Leah Thomas (USA)
Jennifer Tetrick (USA)

Hagens Berman / Supermint Pro Cycling Team
Megan Alderete (USA)
Lindsay Bayer (USA)
Scotti Lechuga (USA)
Allison Elizabeth Linnell (USA)
Liza Rachetto (USA)
Eri Yonamine (Jpn)
Ivy Audrain (USA)
Jessica Uebelhart (Swi)

Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling
Mandy Heintz (USA)
Nina Marie Laughlin (USA)
Mia Manganello (USA)
Amanda Miller (USA)
Beth Ann Orton (USA)
Anna Sanders (USA)
Breanne Nalder (USA)
Sara Tussey (USA)

Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
Megan Guarnier (USA)
Chantal Blaak (Ned)
Karol-Ann Canuel (Can)
Nikki Harris (GBr)
Romy Kasper (Ger)
Evelyn Stevens (USA)

Cylance Pro Cycling
Alison Tetrick (USA)
Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (USA)
Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa)
Rossella Ratto (Ita)
Valentina Scandolara (Ita)
Doris Schweizer (Swi)
Erica Zaveta (USA)

Bepink
Lex Albrecht (Can)
Amber Neben (USA)
Francesca Pattaro (Ita)
Lenore Pipes (Gum)
Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita)
Silvia Valsecchi (Ita)

Rally Cycling Women
Heather Fischer (USA)
Jasmin Glaesser (Can)
Kirsti Lay (Can)
Sara Poidevin (Can)
Hannah Ross (USA)
Emma White (USA)
Katherine Maine (Can)
Catherine Ouellette (Can)

Colavita/Bianchi
Whitney Allison (USA)
Jessica Cutler (USA)
Katie Donovan (USA)
Lauretta Hanson (Aus)
Gretchen Stumhofer (USA)
Kimberley Wells (Aus)
Emma Grant (GBr)
Elizabeth Hernandez (USA)

Drops Cycling Team
Sophie Coleman (GBr)
Rebeca Durrell (GBr)
Jennifer George (GBr)
Laura Massey (GBr)
Hannah Payton (GBr)
Lucy Shaw (GBr)
Alice Barnes (GBr)
Rebecca Womersley (GBr)


About Breakaway from Heart Disease (as described by race organizers)

Amgen’s new Breakaway from Heart Disease initiative encourages Americans to take action to make heart health a priority. The campaign encourages people to use road bikes and stationary bikes to get active and heart healthy. At the race, female athletes will wear Breakaway from Heart Disease “I Heart” race numbers recognizing someone they love. For more information about the campaign and how to get involved, visit breakawayfromheartdisease.com.

Women line up to race. ©Photo by Karen Rakestraw of Pedal Dancer Photography®
How to watch the women's race at Tour of California:

Women's race TV coverage Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease™ Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM - available only on the Tour Tracker app:

WOMEN's RACE COVERAGE
  • Thursday 5/19/16 Stage 1 Amgen Breakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM Highlight 9:00 p.m. PDT On Tour Tracker app only
  • Friday 5/20/16 Stage 2 Amgen Breakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM Highlight 9:00 p.m. PDT On Tour Tracker app only
  • Saturday 5/21/16 Stage 3 Amgen Breakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM Highlight 9:00 p.m. PDT On Tour Tracker app only
  • Sunday 5/22/16 Stage 4 Amgen Breakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM Highlight 9:00 p.m. PDT On Tour Tracker app only
WOMEN's RECAP SHOWS
  • Thursday 5/26/16 AmgenBreakaway From Heart Disease Women's Race Empowered by SRAM Recap Show 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. PDT on NBCSN 
How to watch the Amgen Tour of California live online:

Follow the Amgen Tour of California Men's Race and the Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease Women's Race live on Microsoft Tour Tracker, the app that gives you in depth access and analysis of America's Greatest Race via the web or your mobile device. Whether you are out on the road, waiting at the finish line, or watching at home, you can keep track of the race Download the app. You can watch Microsoft TourTracker on the web.

All of this information may also be viewed on the Tour Chaser Womens Race TOC page: www.tourchaser.com/womens-race-toc