BOULDER, Colo. (VN) — Rory Sutherland is set to lead his UnitedHealthcare squad into the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday May 15. The team on Friday announced its roster for the weeklong stage race that begins in South Lake Tahoe in a little over a week.

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling has boosted its European pedigree with the signing of former Milram director sportif Vittorio Algeri to head the program’s operations on the continent. Thierry Attias, president of Momentum Sports Group, which owns the team, confirmed the hiring to VeloNews Tuesday night.

UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis will open its 2011 European campaign with a series of short stage races and a one-day semi-classic in Portugal, Spain and Italy. Team manager Mike Tamayo confirmed to VeloNews that the team would make its debut on the continent at the Volta ao Algarve February 16. “Something that we’re making sure we’re really careful […]

American Pro Continental squad UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis announced Thursday that it will open the 2011 season in Argentina at the Tour de San Luis January 18-24. Rory Sutherland will lead a roster of nearly all new arrivals in the South American tour. UHC for Tour de San Luis UCI 2.1 Rory Sutherland Christian Meier Charly Wegelius Scott […]

A look at UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis' aero road bikes from time trial legend Chris Boardman.

Newly upgraded Pro-Continental squad UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis has set its 17-man roster for the 2011 season and manager Mike Tamayo is going all in for the general classification at the Amgen Tour of California. “Our goal is to win the overall at Tour of California,” Tamayo told VeloNews. “We’re doing everything we can to be in the […]

The Dutch rider wants to get back to Europe and continues negotiations with UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis

While they dominated U.S. racing for much of the last decade, UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis (known under variatious sponsors' names) has, since 2005, struggled to find a stage win in one of the country’s major stage races. The team will get another shot when they take the start of stage 1 at the Amgen Tour of California.

Whatever its name, the team variously known as HealthNet, HealthNet-Maxxis or OUCH-Maxxis has dominated the National Racing Calendar for the last six years.

Press Release Oakland, CA – Now you can experience training camp like the pro riders from the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis. Join Rory Sutherland, new team director Gord Fraser and the rest of the Team for two training rides, sit with the VIPs at the Team presentation and banquet, enjoy a hotel […]