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Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

American cycling team

Summary

American cycling team

FieldValue
nameWildlife Generation Pro Cycling
image[[File:Will Routley.jpg250px]]
captionJelly Belly riders leading the peloton at the 2009 Tour of California
codeWGC
registeredUnited States
founded
disbanded2022
teammanagerDanny Van Haute
disciplineRoad
statusContinental
season1999
2000–2001
2002–2003
2004
2005
2006–2009
2010–2011
2012
2013
2014–2018
2019
2020–2022
oldnameIkon–Lexus
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company
Jelly Belly–Aramark
Jelly Belly–Pool Gel
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis
Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis
Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling
websitehttp://www.jellybellycycling.com/

2000–2001 2002–2003 2004 2005 2006–2009 2010–2011 2012 2013 2014–2018 2019 2020–2022 Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly–Carlsbad Clothing Company Jelly Belly–Aramark Jelly Belly–Pool Gel Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Jelly Belly Cycling Team Jelly Belly p/b Kenda Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Team p/b Maxxis Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI code: WGC) was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The final title sponsor was Wildlife Generation, an American conservation organization.

History

Founded as Ikon-Lexus, in 1999, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling competed on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and the UCI America Tour. From 2000 to 2018, Jelly Belly sponsored the team, the longest-running domestic sponsorship. The team rode Focus Bikes, between 2010 and 2013. From 2014 to 2018, the team rode Argon 18 bicycles.

The team's most important victory was the 2013 United States National Road Race Championships when Fred Rodriguez won his record-breaking fourth title.

Notable riders who competed for the team include Fred Rodriguez, Jeremy Powers, Kiel Reijnen, Phil Gaimon, Mike Friedman, Carter Jones, Serghei Țvetcov, Matthew Lloyd, Ben Wolfe, Lachlan Morton and Curtis White.

Team roster

Major wins

;1999 :Stage 10 Vuelta a Guatemala, Chris Baldwin ;2001 :Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Mariano Friedick ;2002 :Stage 1 International Tour de Toona, Jason McCartney ;2003 :Stage 2 Flèche du Sud, Mark Fitzgerald ;2004 :[[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] United States National Criterium Championships, Jonas Carney :Stage 2 Tour de Toona, Doug Ollerenshaw :Stage 4 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Alex Candelario :Stage 6 Cascade Classic, Alex Candelario :Stage 16 International Cycling Classic, Jonas Carney ;2005 :International Cycling Classic

;2006 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Sea Otter Classic, Matthew Rice :International Cycling Classic

;2007 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Redlands Bicycle Classic, Andrew Bajadali :Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Brice Jones ;2008 :Stages 3 & 5 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff :Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove, Bradly Huff ;2009 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff

:Mount Washington Hillclimb, Phil Gaimon :Stage 14 International Cycling Classic, Bradly Huff ;2010 :[[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] Canadian National Road Race Championships, Will Routley :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff

:Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour of Thailand, Kiel Reijnen

:Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour de Korea, Mike Friedman :Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Will Routley :Stage 3 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff ;2011 :Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bernard Van Ulden :Stage 4 Tulsa Tough, Ken Hanson :Stage 9 Tour de Korea, Ken Hanson ;2012 :[[File:MaillotMexicano.PNG|20px]] Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus :[[File:MaillotMexicano.PNG|20px]] Mexican National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus :Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bradly Huff ;2013 :[[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] United States National Road Race Championships, Fred Rodriguez :[[File:MaillotMexicano.PNG|20px]] Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov

:Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Nature Valley Grand Prix, Serghei Tvetcov

:Stage 2 Sea Otter Classic, Alew Hagmen ;2014 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov

:Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Serghei Tvetcov :Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Luis Enrique Lemus ;2016 :Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour of the Gila, Lachlan Morton

:Overall [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Tour of Utah, Lachlan Morton

:Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Lachlan Morton ;2017 :Stage 3 Colorado Classic, Serghei Tvetcov ;2018 :Stage 2 Tour de Beauce, Jack Burke ;2019 :Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Stephen Bassett ;2021 :Grand Prix Erciyes - Mimar Sinan, Alex Hoehn

References

References

  1. Robbie Stout. (February 20, 2010). "Camping with Jelly Belly". [[VeloNews]].
  2. Ben Atkins. (October 7, 2011). "Jelly Belly-presented by Kenda secures its sponsors through 2013". VeloNation.
  3. Pat Malach. (February 23, 2013). "Jelly Belly-Kenda to spend more time stateside in 2013".
  4. Robbie Stout. (February 25, 2010). "A look at Jelly Belly’s 2010 Focus team bikes". [[VeloNews]].
  5. Susan Westemeyer. (December 6, 2009). "NetApp and Jelly Belly will ride Focus bikes in 2010".
  6. Ben Atkins. (October 7, 2011). "Jelly Belly-presented by Kenda secures its sponsors through 2013". VeloNation.
  7. Kyle Moore. (December 3, 2013). "Jelly Belly to continue team sponsorship through 2015". VeloNation.
  8. "Jelly Belly Cycling Team 2014 Roster". Danny Van Haute.
  9. (December 9, 2014). "Jelly Belly continues sponsorship, prepares for 2015". [[VeloNews]].
  10. Ted Burns. (June 17, 2013). "With new talent and leadership, Jelly Belly gets the results". [[VeloNews]].
  11. Ian Dille. (May 31, 2013). "Commentary: Making sense of ‘Fast’ Freddie's uneasy nationals win". [[VeloNews]].
  12. (April 12, 2016). "A closer look at the American Continental outfits".
  13. "Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling". [[Union Cycliste Internationale]].
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