Team Illuminate

Team Illuminate
Team information
UCI code ILU
Registered United States
Founded 2014 (2014)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Continental
Key personnel
General manager Chris 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][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 2016 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 2016 Tour of Iran[5]

Roster

As of 25 March 2016

Rider Date of birth
 Edwin Avila (COL) (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989
 Griffin Easter (USA) (1991-11-06) November 6, 1991
 Cullen Easter (USA)
 Connor Mccutcheon (USA) (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991
 Callum Scotson (AUS) (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996
 Scott Sunderland (AUS) (1988-04-16) April 16, 1988
 Alexander Ray (NZL) (1990-10-03) October 3, 1990


Major results

1st  Australia U23 National Time Trial Championships, Callum Scotson
1st  Colombia National Road Race Championships, Edwin Avila
1st  United States Tour of Iran (2.1), Stage 1, Connor McCutcheon
2nd  Colombia Tour of Iran (2.1), Stage 3, Edwin Avila
2nd  Colombia Tour of Taiwan (2.1), Stage 4, Edwin Avila
3rd  Australia U23 World Time Trial Championships Doha 2016, Miles Scotson
3rd  Australia U23 World Time Trial Championships Doha 2016, Miles Scotson

National Champions

Australian U23 Time Trial, Callum Scotson
Colombian Road Race, Edwin Avila

References

  1. ↑ Malach, Pat (12 April 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. 1 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.


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