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UCI Women's WorldTourUCI code HPH

Human Powered Health

2026 wins
1
Race win
Riders
19
On the current roster
UCI code
HPH
Country
USA

Human Powered Health is the women's squad of an American organisation that has changed sponsor names repeatedly since it was founded in 2012. It began as Optum Pro Cycling, raced as Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies in 2013 and 2014, shortened that to Optum p/b KBS in 2015, then adopted Rally Cycling from 2016. It became Rally UHC Cycling for 2019, returned to Rally Cycling, and took the Human Powered Health name in 2022.

Rachel Heal directed the team from its founding, and Jonas Carney was general manager of the organisation by 2016, staying in post through the rebrand. The same organisation ran a men's team that went back to 2007 and carried the same sponsor names from 2012 onwards. The women's squad was promoted from the UCI Women's Continental ranks to the Women's WorldTour for 2022, and the men's programme closed after the 2023 season.

Most of the team's racing in its first decade was on the North American calendar, where it won a stage of the Tour of the Gila in each year from 2015 to 2019. Sara Poidevin won the Colorado Classic overall in 2017 along with its points, mountains and young rider classifications.

Lauren Hall won Gent–Wevelgem in 2014, the season the squad rode as Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies. Jade Wilcoxson had taken the United States road race title for the team in 2013, and Leah Kirchmann swept the Canadian road, time trial and criterium titles in 2014 before winning two stages of the Tour of California in 2015.

Emma White and Katherine Maine both won under-23 national titles in team colours in 2018, part of a long run of North American riders who turned professional with the squad. After the step up, Daria Pikulik won the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in 2023 and Antri Christoforou the Aphrodite Cycling Race time trial that year. Mieke Kröger won the European individual pursuit title on the track in 2022.

Latest News

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Tour de France

Questions raised over Isaac Del Toro’s roadside assistance after Tour stage win

'It was now or never': Bäckstedt claims second win of the year after surviving Tour de Suisse sprint chaos
Tour de Suisse Women

'It was now or never': Bäckstedt claims second win of the year after surviving Tour de Suisse sprint chaos

Chiara Consonni fined for 'inappropriate behaviour' after pulling bike from beneath fallen rider at Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia Women

Chiara Consonni fined for 'inappropriate behaviour' after pulling bike from beneath fallen rider at Giro d'Italia

The Cipressa descent crash that rocked women's Milan-San Remo finale
Milano-Sanremo Donne

The Cipressa descent crash that rocked women's Milan-San Remo finale

UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes opens her season with stage 1 sprint win and red jersey
UAE Tour Women

UAE Tour Women: Lorena Wiebes opens her season with stage 1 sprint win and red jersey

Ally Wollaston catches solo breakaway to claim Tour Down Under opener and ochre jersey
Santos Tour Down Under

Ally Wollaston catches solo breakaway to claim Tour Down Under opener and ochre jersey

Team Roster

Barbara MalcottiITA
Carlotta CipressiITA
Giada BorghesiITA
Iurani Blanco CalbetESP
Jente KoopsNED
Kathrin SchweinbergerAUT
Katia RagusaITA
Lily WilliamsUSA
Maggie Coles-LysterCAN
Marit RaaijmakersNED
Marta JaskulskaPOL
Mona MitterwallnerAUT
Nina BuijsmanNED
Petra StiasnySUI
Ruth EdwardsUSA
Silvia ZanardiITA
Thalita de JongNED
Titia RyoFRA
Wiktoria PikulikPOL

19 riders