Team Type 1
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Team Type 1 is a professional cycling team based in the United States of America. It was founded in 2004 and is sponsored by Colnago
. The team promotes type 1 diabetes
awareness in cycling: a number of the team's riders have type 1 diabetes, including Javier Mejías
, Fabio Calabria and Martijn Verschoor; and the team's co-founders, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge, are also diabetics.
The team turned professional in 2008 after success in amateur races. In 2010 it had a UCI Continental licence but became a Professional Continental team in 2011, with a view to competing in the Giro d'Italia
in 2011 and the Tour de France
in 2012. The team had originally aimed to achieve the Professional Contintental level for the 2010 season but decided against applying for an upgraded licence because of fears that it might preclude the team from competing in events outside the responsibility of the International Cycling Union
and a lack of knowledge by the team's management of the scale of investment that would be required to compete at the higher level.
In 2009, the team won the Race Across America
, having entered a team of cyclists who all had type 1 diabetes
. The team has also competed in a number of major professional events, such as the Tour of California and the Tour de Langkawi, and picked up two stage wins in the 2010 Tour du Maroc
. In 2010, the team's proposed calendar features a number of international races, including the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
, the Tour de Taiwan
, the Tour of Ireland
and the Tour of Japan
. The team's main goal for the 2010 season is the Tour of California, an eight-stage race held in May, which resulted in Thomas Rabou winning the King of the Mountains jersey competition.
2009
2010
2011
Colnago
Colnago is a manufacturer of high-end road-racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 near Milano in Cambiago, Italy. Instead of following his family's farming business Ernesto Colnago chose to work in the cycle trade, apprenticing first with Gloria Bicycles at 13, subsequently taking up...
. The team promotes type 1 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
awareness in cycling: a number of the team's riders have type 1 diabetes, including Javier Mejías
Javier Mejías
Javier Mejías Leal is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental cycling team Team Type 1.- Palmares :* Vuelta Chihuahua - 1 stage * Bidasoa Itzulia - 2 stages...
, Fabio Calabria and Martijn Verschoor; and the team's co-founders, Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge, are also diabetics.
The team turned professional in 2008 after success in amateur races. In 2010 it had a UCI Continental licence but became a Professional Continental team in 2011, with a view to competing in the Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
in 2011 and the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
in 2012. The team had originally aimed to achieve the Professional Contintental level for the 2010 season but decided against applying for an upgraded licence because of fears that it might preclude the team from competing in events outside the responsibility of the International Cycling Union
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
and a lack of knowledge by the team's management of the scale of investment that would be required to compete at the higher level.
In 2009, the team won the Race Across America
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, having entered a team of cyclists who all had type 1 diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
. The team has also competed in a number of major professional events, such as the Tour of California and the Tour de Langkawi, and picked up two stage wins in the 2010 Tour du Maroc
Tour du Maroc
Tour du Maroc is the most important road bicycle race in the African state of Morocco. The editions 1957-1993 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2006, it is organized as a 2.2 event on the UCI Africa Tour.-Winners:...
. In 2010, the team's proposed calendar features a number of international races, including the Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
Tour de Bretagne Cycliste
Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional cycling stage race held in late April and early May in Brittany, France. The race often acts as a show case for upcoming riders...
, the Tour de Taiwan
Tour de Taiwan
Tour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...
, the Tour of Ireland
Tour of Ireland
The Tour of Ireland is a bicycle stage race held in August. The first race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5 day Nissan International Classic took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992...
and the Tour of Japan
Tour of Japan
Tour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
. The team's main goal for the 2010 season is the Tour of California, an eight-stage race held in May, which resulted in Thomas Rabou winning the King of the Mountains jersey competition.
Major Victories
2008- 1st Stage 5 Tour de TaiwanTour de TaiwanTour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...
, Shawn MilneShawn MilneShawn Milne is a professional road bicycle racer from Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. In 2009, he rode in events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and UCI Continental Circuits for Team Type 1. On May 31, 2009, he won the Air Force Cycling Classic... - 1st Stage 6 Tour de BeauceTour de BeauceTour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986...
, Matthew WilsonMatthew Wilson (cyclist)Matthew "Matt" Wilson is a professional Australian road racing cyclist, for UCI ProTeam . During 2007 he rode as a domestique for the UCI ProTour team Unibet.com. In 2008 and 2009, he rode as a team leader for the US-based Team Type 1.Wilson's talent ensured that he became a part of the Australian... - 1st Overall Vuelta Mexico, Glen ChadwickGlen ChadwickGlen Alan Chadwick is a cyclist with both New Zealand and Australian passports. Glen Chadwick began his career in 2001 at the Belgian cycling team Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. In his first year he came second in the general classification of the Tour de Liège. After two years he moved to Taiwan to...
- 1st Stage 2 Fitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo ClassicFitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....
, Ian MacGregorIan MacGregor (cyclist)Ian D. MacGregor is an American professional road racing cyclist. MacGregor rides for UCI Continental team and is the former US Espoir National Road Champion. In 2006 he founded the Just Go Harder Foundation with fellow professional cyclist Timmy Duggan...
2009
- 1st US Air Force Cycling Classic, Shawn MilneShawn MilneShawn Milne is a professional road bicycle racer from Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. In 2009, he rode in events on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and UCI Continental Circuits for Team Type 1. On May 31, 2009, he won the Air Force Cycling Classic...
2010
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Mexico, Aldo Ino Ilešič
2011
- 1st Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey, Alexander EfimkinAlexander EfimkinAlexander Alexandrovich Efimkin is a Russian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . His twin brother is Vladimir Efimkin. Alexander Efimkin burst on to the professional cycling scene in 2005 with a 2nd place overall at the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, a highly...
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de BeauceTour de BeauceTour de Beauce is a men's elite professional road bicycle racing multi-day event held each June in the Beauce region of Quebec, Canada since 1986...
, Martijn Verschoor - 1st Overall Tour of Rwanda, Kiel Reijnen
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5, Kiel Reijnen
- 1st Stage 4, Joey Rosskopf