More than time to work on the women’s transfer-o-rama.
First, a quick recap on news and information on the women’s teams for next year.
Only one team has applied for the UCI Continental status with USA Cycling and that is Team TIBCO. The Columbia-HTC women’s team, also a UCI team, is registered in Germany.
The Colavita/Baci Women’s Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light with a new co-sponsor for the upcoming season will also have new but familiar faces in the DS positions: the just retired and six-time US National Criterium Champion Tina Pic and Rachel Heal will co-direct the team. Returning to the team are Kelly Benjamin who is ready to take up ‘the sprinter title’ for the team, Cath Cheatley, Andrea Dvorak, Carmen Small, Heather Logan-Sprenger and Shontell Gauthier. Joining the team are two-time Olympian Kate Bates, US National Time Trial Champion Jessica Phillips, former US National Criterium Champion Theresa Cliff Ryan, Lithuanian National champion Modesta Vzesniauskaite and current New Zealand National Criterium Champion Rushlee Buchanan.
The Lisa Hunt squad, known as ValueAct Capitol this year, is growing next year with a yet to be announced new title sponsor. Returning to the team are Leah Goldstein, Robin Farina and Kristin Sanders. The new members to the team include Alison Powers, Erica Allar, Toni Bradshaw, Carrie Cash, Lauren Hall, Alexis Rhodes, Carla Swart and Alison Testroete.
On the Canadian side, the Specialized Mazda Samson team has announced its roster for the 2010 season. The riders are Catherine Couture, Moriah MacGregor, Arianne Patenaude, Kyla Rollinson, Jenny Trew, Canadian TT Champion Tara Whitten, Mary Zider and maybe Anne Samplonius.
Here’s the grid with more information. Leave a comment with more info, or if you prefer, tweet, DM or send me an email. Still more teams to come.
| BMW-Bianchi (USA) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Leigh Hopkins (USA) – Vanderkitten | Erica Allar (USA) – ValueAct |
| Kate Ross (USA) – Lipsmacker | Kirsten Davis (USA) – |
| Rachel Warner (USA) – Team Salamander | Dana Martin (USA) – |
| Janette Williams (USA) – Altarum | |
| Staying: Christy Blakely (USA), Tonya Miller Lail (USA), Cora Olson (USA), Lauren Shirock (USA), Deb Sweeney Whitmore (USA), Laura Weislo (USA) | |
| Colavita/Baci p/b Cooking Light (USA). New name for Colavita/Sutter Home | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Kate Bates (AUS) – Columbia-HTC | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS ) – Skyter Shipping |
| Rushlee Buchanan (NZL) – Tibco | Stacy Marple (USA) – |
| Theresa Cliff-Ryan (USA) – Verducci Breakaway Racing | Tina Pic (USA) – retired (DS Colavita/Baci) |
| Heather Logan-Springer (USA) – | Nichole Wangsgard (USA) – |
| Jessica Phillips (USA) – | |
| Modesta Vzesniauskaite (LIT) – | |
| Staying: Kelly Benjamin (USA), Catherine Cheatley (NZL), Andrea Dvorak (USA), Shontell Gauthier (USA), Rachel Heal (GBR), Carmen Small (USA) | |
| Columbia-HTC (GER). UCI Women’s Team | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Neomi Cantele (ITA) – Bigla | Kate Bates (AUS) – Colavita/Baci |
| Evelyn Stevens (USA) – | |
| Staying: Kim Anderson (USA), Judith Ardnt (GER), Emilia Fahlin (SWE), Luise Keller (GER), Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER), Eleonora Van Dijk (NED), Linda Villumsen (DEN) | |
| Unknown: Mara Abbott (USA), Chantal Beltman (NED), Maria Mendel (GER), Alex Wrubleski (CAN) | |
| LipSmacker (USA) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Toni Bradshaw (USA) – ValueAct | |
| Anne Samplonius (CAN) – Specialized Mazda Samson ? | |
| Carla Swart (RSA) – ValueAct | |
| Proman (USA) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Kat Carroll (USA) – Tibco | |
| Lauren Tamayo (USA) – Tibco | |
| Staying: Shelley Olds (USA), Coryn Rivera (USA) | |
| Specialized Mazda Samson (CAN) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Catherine Couture (CAN) – | |
| Moriah MacGregor (CAN) – | |
| Arianne Patenaude (CAN) – | |
| Kyla Rollinson (CAN) – | |
| Jenny Trew (CAN) – Vanderkitten | |
| Tara Whitten (CAN) – | |
| Mary Zider (CAN) – | |
| Anne Samplonius (CAN) – Lipsmacker | |
| Team Kenda NRC Elite (USA) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Amity Elliott (USA) – | Joëlle Numainville (CAN) – Webcor |
| Jennifer Greenberg (USA) – | |
| Anna McLoon (USA) – Altarum | |
| Jen Rasmusson (USA) – | |
| Melissa Ross (USA) – | |
| Kendi Thomas (USA) – Whitman College | |
| Staying: Kat Clark (USA), Ashley James (USA), Jackie Kurth (USA), Denise Ramsden (USA), Catherine Walberg (USA), Kristin Wentworth (USA), Silke Wunderwald (USA) | |
| Team TIBCO (USA). Only UCI Women’s Team in the US | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Ruth Corset (NZL) – Jazz Apple | Amber Rais (USA) – |
| Rebecca Much (USA) – Webcor | Julie Beveridge (CAN) – Vienne-Futuroscope |
| Alison Starnes (USA) – Tibco (development) | Kat Carroll (USA) – Proman |
| Rushlee Buchanan (NZL) – Colavita/Baci | |
| Emma Rickards (AUS) – retired (DS TIBCO) | |
| Lauren Tamayo (USA) – Proman | |
| Staying: Jo Kiesanowski (NZL), Meredith Miller (USA), Brooke Miller (USA) | |
| Unknown: Victoria Bastide (USA) | |
| Team Type 1 (USA). | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Veronica Leal (MEX) – | |
| Jen McRae (USA) – | |
| Allison Powers (USA) – ValueAct | |
| Samantha Schneider (USA) – | |
| ValueAct (USA). New Title Sponsor to be announced | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Erica Allar (USA) () | Sharon Allpress (USA) – |
| Toni Bradshaw (USA) – Lipsmacker | Nicole Evans (USA) – |
| Carrie Cash (USA) – Team Revolution | Martina Patella (USA) – |
| Lauren Hall (USA) – unattached | Chrissy Ruiter (USA) – |
| Alison Powers (USA) – Team Type 1 | Emily Zell (USA) – |
| Alexis Rhodes (AUS) – Webcor | Courtenay Brown (USA) – |
| Carla Swart (RSA) – Lipsmacker | |
| Alison Testroete (CAN) – | |
| Staying: Robin Farina (USA), Leah Goldstein (CAN), Kristin Sanders (USA) | |
| Vanderkitten (USA). | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Erika Graves (USA) – Kahala LaGrange | Laura Bowles (USA) – |
| Starla Teddergreen (USA) – SugarCRM | Liz Hatch (USA) – Lotto |
| Leigh Hopkins (USA) – BMW Bianchi | |
| Melodie Metzger (USA) – | |
| Virginia Perkins (USA) – 3rd Pillar | |
| Webcor Builders (USA) | |
| Arrivals | Departures |
| Lindsey Myers (USA) – SugarCRM | Alexis Rhodes (AUS) – ValueAct |
| Joëlle Numainville (CAN) – Kenda | Rebecca Much (USA) – TIBCO |
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