Team Columbia Women
Encyclopedia
HTC-Highroad Women is a professional cycling team
based in Germany
that competes in elite road bicycle racing
and track cycling
events. Prior to 2008, the team was named T-Mobile Women and High Road also sponsors an elite men's professional team known as . The Team High Road Women competed in events for the UCI Women's Road World Cup. On June 15, 2008 Columbia Sportswear
announced a three year sponsorship of the team beginning on July 5, which is the start of the Tour de France
for the mens side of team.
: 1st, Ronde van Drenthe
; 1st, Liberty Classic
2006 Season Major Results:
Lyne Bessette
Suzanne de Goede
Deirdre Demet-Barry Sarah Hammer
Mari Holden
Amber Neben
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
that competes in elite road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
and track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events. Prior to 2008, the team was named T-Mobile Women and High Road also sponsors an elite men's professional team known as . The Team High Road Women competed in events for the UCI Women's Road World Cup. On June 15, 2008 Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. It was founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle. The company is headquartered in Washington County, Oregon, in an unincorporated part of the...
announced a three year sponsorship of the team beginning on July 5, which is the start of the Tour de France
2008 Tour de France
The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th Tour de France. The event took place from 5–27 July 2008. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regular final destination, which was reached in the 21st stage...
for the mens side of team.
Major results
: 1st, Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic Downtown Grand Prix (Merced, Calif.) : 1st, Ronde van VlaanderenTour of Flanders for Women
Tour of Flanders for Women is a road bicycle racing event held in Flanders, Belgium. It is held every spring, in conjunction with the men's event Tour of Flanders and is part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.-Past winners:...
: 1st, Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.Since 2005, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour...
; 1st, Liberty Classic
Liberty Classic
The Liberty Classic is an annual women's bicycle race held since 1994 simultaneously with the Philadelphia International Championship.The 57.6 mile race consists of four laps of a 14.4 mile circuit through Philadelphia with 5 climbs up the famous Manayunk Wall. The Liberty Classic is the final leg...
Team roster
Major Results
2007 Season Major Results:- 1st, Stage 2 Team time trialTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste FémininTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
2006 Season Major Results:
- 2nd overall, Team Standings, 2006 UCI Women's Road World Cup2006 UCI Women's Road World CupThe 2006 UCI Women's Road World Cup is the ninth edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. Nine of the eleven races from the 2005 World Cup were retained and three new races were added to give a total of twelve races - the most rounds the World Cup had seen. The races that were left off the...
- 2nd overall, Individual Standings, 2006 UCI Women's Road World Cup2006 UCI Women's Road World CupThe 2006 UCI Women's Road World Cup is the ninth edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. Nine of the eleven races from the 2005 World Cup were retained and three new races were added to give a total of twelve races - the most rounds the World Cup had seen. The races that were left off the...
– Ina Teutenberg
- 1st, Geelong World CupGeelong World CupThe Australia World Cup was a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Australia from 1998 to 2008 as part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup...
– Ina Teutenberg - 1st, La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de MontréalLa Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de MontréalThe Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal is an elite women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually since 1998 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada as part of the UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup season.- Past winners :...
– Judith ArndtJudith ArndtJudith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20... - 1st, Lowland International Rotterdam Tour – Ina Teutenberg
- 2nd, Geelong World CupGeelong World CupThe Australia World Cup was a women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Australia from 1998 to 2008 as part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup...
– Judith Arndt - 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne FéminineLa Flèche Wallonne FéminineLa Flèche Wallonne Féminine began in 1998 as a women's road race was held in conjunction with the men's race. From the following year onwards, the women's La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup event. The women raced the same course, but did one less circuit.-Past...
– Judith Arndt - 2nd, Gran Premio Castilla y Leon – Judith Arndt
- 2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger AltstadtRund um die Nürnberger AltstadtRund um die Nürnberger Altstadt is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held each September in the old town section of Nuremberg, Germany.- Women :The women's event is part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.- Men :...
– Ina Teutenberg - 3rd, New Zealand World Cup – Ina Teutenberg
Notable Team Members
Kristin ArmstrongKristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong is a professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the Women's Time Trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar ...
Lyne Bessette
Lyne Bessette
Lyne Bessette is a professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. She was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000 and 2004. She won the Tour de l'Aude Feminin in 1999 and 2001 and the Women's Challenge in 2001...
Suzanne de Goede
Suzanne de Goede
Suzanne de Goede is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is currently part of the Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung cycling team.-Palmarès:20002002...
Deirdre Demet-Barry Sarah Hammer
Sarah Hammer
Sarah Kathryn Hammer is an American professional racing cyclist.-Career:Hammer is a four-time champion in the individual pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships....
Mari Holden
Mari Holden
Mari Kim Holden is an American cycle racer. She won the world time trial championship in 2000 after winning a silver medal in the Olympic Games time trial in Sydney, Australia. She also won six U.S. championships, becoming the first American woman to win three consecutive U.S...
Amber Neben
Amber Neben
Amber Neben is an American racing cyclist who won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and the U.S. national road race championship in 2003. She is the only active American female cyclist to win multiple UCI category 1 stage races, having won the Gracia Tour in 2002, theTour du Montreal...