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EF Education–EasyPost (UCI Code: EFE), is an American professional
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. Founded in 2003, they have competed in the
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since 2009. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, United States, the team maintains an equipment and training facility in
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,
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, Spain. In 2018,
EF Education First EF Education First (abbreviated as EF) is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange. The company was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult in the Sw ...
, an international education company — founded in Sweden but headquartered and incorporated in Switzerland — purchased a controlling
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in Slipstream Sports, the sports management company behind the team. The founder and CEO is American
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and the head
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is Briton
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. Between 2008 and 2021, the team won 36
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stages and 37 national road race and time trial championships. EF Education–EasyPost is known for its anti-doping stance. The team reviews
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before signing riders, and maintains an internal testing system. Before 2015, no rider had tested positive during or after his tenure at the team. American
Tom Danielson Thomas Danielson (born March 13, 1978) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Mercury Cycling Team (2002), the Saturn Cycling Team (2003), (2004), (2005–2007) and (20 ...
tested positive for synthetic testosterone in August 2015. In October 2016, he accepted a four-year suspension for unintentionally consuming
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. Riders who competed with banned substances in the late-1990s to early-2000s are eligible to ride after their confession and ban.


History


Early years

Vaughters founded the team for 2003 as a junior development squad. Its sponsor was ''
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. The following year
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became sponsor and Vaughters fielded professional and amateur riders. 5280 and TIAA–CREF continued to sponsor Garmin's youth riders in subsequent years, followed by the restaurant chain
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.


2008–2010

In 2007 Slipstream Sports LLC took the management and the team raced under the name Team Slipstream. In 2008 Chipotle Mexican Grill began to sponsor the team and the team name was changed to Team Slipstream by Chipotle. The name was changed again in June 2008 after the navigation system manufacturer
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was announced as the title sponsor, a week prior to the
2008 Tour de France The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th running of the race. The event took place from 5 to 27 July. 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 reg ...
. Their first major Tour was the
2008 Giro d'Italia The 2008 Giro d'Italia was the 91st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Palermo on 10 May and ended in Milan on 1 June. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador of the cyc ...
, where they won the Team Time Trial and
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wore the pink jersey for one stage. In the Tour de France Vande Velde finished fourth and the team was leading from stage 3 until stage 6. Garmin remained sponsor in 2009 and the team was renamed Garmin–Slipstream. In the
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Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to ...
was a major surprise, finishing fourth overall – later upgraded to third place after
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's results were voided by the UCI – while Vande Velde finished eighth. In the
2009 Vuelta a España The 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race's history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stag ...
the sprinter
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, the time trial specialist
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and the Canadian
Ryder Hesjedal Eric Ryder Hesjedal (; born December 9, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional racing cyclist who competed in both mountain biking and road racing between 1998 and 2016. Hesjedal won a silver medal at the 1998 Junior, 2001 Under-23, and Elite ...
took stage wins for the team. In 2010
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became co-sponsors of the team. Hesjedal was the best rider for the team in the
2010 Tour de France The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996. The race visited thr ...
, finishing seventh.


2011–2014

On August 28, 2010, Garmin-Transitions announced it was switching working agreements from
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to Cervélo bikes, and that it would change its name to Garmin–Cervélo for the 2011 season. Felt chose not to exercise its option with Garmin-Transitions after a four-year working agreement. The Cervélo TestTeam folded and seven riders moved to Garmin–Cervélo, including then world champion
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of th ...
. Ahead of the 2012 season, the team again changed names to Garmin-Barracuda, after
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joined the team as a sponsor. Despite giving up the team's second name, Cervélo will remain with the team as its official bicycle supplier. In June 2012, the
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became the second team name sponsor, although Barracuda remained a named member of the organisation. After months of speculation, Garmin–Sharp and announced on 20 August 2014 that for the 2015 season the two teams would merge. Cannondale became the title sponsor and bike supplier, with Garmin remaining a key team sponsor. Slipstream Sports became the managerial organisation behind the team.


2015–2021

The 2015 season did not match the team's expectations, with only one World Tour win, courtesy of Davide Formolo at the Giro d'Italia. At the end of the season it was announced that long term team leaders, Dan Martin & Ryder Hesjedal would leave the team for Etixx Quickstep & Trek Factory Racing respectively. Co-title sponsor Garmin also announced they would not continue sponsorship of the team. In 2021, Japanese construction company Nippo Corporation became a co-title sponsor. In 2022, American shipping company EasyPost took over as the co-title sponsor, although Nippo remained within the team's organization and continued its sponsorship of the .


Notable results

Between the 2009 and the 2018 UCI World Tours, the team finished inside the top-ten on six occasions. Notable results include: the
2009 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2009 Vattenfall Cyclassics is a one-day road race, which is part of the 2009 UCI ProTour, took place on 16 August 2009. The race covered a total of and took place in Hamburg, Germany. Results External links 2009 Vattenfall Cyclassics Vat ...
and the
2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics was a one-day road bicycle racing, road race, which is part of the 2010 UCI ProTour, it took place on 15 August 2010. The race covered a total of and took place in Hamburg, Germany. Teams Twenty one teams were invit ...
with American
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, the
2010 Tour de Pologne The 2010 Tour de Pologne was the 67th running of the Tour de Pologne, in the 82nd year since the first edition. The event was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar. It ran from 1 to 7 August and commenced in Sochaczew and fini ...
, the
2013 Volta a Catalunya The 2013 Volta a Catalunya was the 93rd running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 18 March in Calella, ended on 24 March in Barcelona, and consisted of seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour season. ...
, the
2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège The 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 99th running of Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 21 April 2013 over a distance of and it was the thirteenth race of the 2013 UCI World Tour The 2013 UCI World Tour ...
, and the
2014 Giro di Lombardia The 2014 Giro di Lombardia or 2014 Il Lombardia was the 108th edition of the Giro di Lombardia single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Race of the Falling Leaves''. It was held on 5 October 2014 over a distance of 254 km. The course w ...
with Irishman
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, the
2011 Tour Down Under The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour. The Tour was preceded by the ...
with Australian
Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer (born 11 January 1988) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. Career Born in Viveash, Western Australia, Meyer started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first rep ...
, the
2011 Paris–Roubaix The 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Hell of the North''. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. 's ...
with Belgian
Johan Vansummeren Johan Vansummeren (born 4 February 1981) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the , , and teams. Biography Vansummeren was born, raised, and resides in Lommel, Flanders, Belgiu ...
, the
2012 Giro d'Italia The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the firs ...
with Canadian
Ryder Hesjedal Eric Ryder Hesjedal (; born December 9, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional racing cyclist who competed in both mountain biking and road racing between 1998 and 2016. Hesjedal won a silver medal at the 1998 Junior, 2001 Under-23, and Elite ...
, the
2014 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné was the sixty-sixth running of the Critérium du Dauphiné cycling stage race; a race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation, rated as a World Tour event on the UCI calendar, the highest classification such ...
with American
Andrew Talansky Andrew Talansky (born November 23, 1988) is an American triathlete. Between 2011 and 2017, he competed for on the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest road racing category. Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Talansky was raised in Key Bis ...
, the
2019 Tour of Flanders The 103rd edition of the Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen) was held on 7 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 14th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour and the second monument classic of the season, following Milan–San Remo. The race was w ...
with Italian
Alberto Bettiol Alberto Bettiol (born 29 October 1993) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Bettiol turned professional in 2014, with his first professional win coming at the 2019 Tour of Flanders. He competed ...
, the
2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France The 2019 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 1 September 2019 in France. It was the 83rd edition of Bretagne Classic Ouest–France and the 34th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won by Sep Va ...
with Belgian
Sep Vanmarcke Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In August 2021 he was named to the start list for the Vuelta a España, his seventh Grand Tour. Career Vanmarcke was born in ...
, the
2020 Critérium du Dauphiné The 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 72nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a road cycling stage race. The race took place between 12 and 16 August 2020 in France, having originally been scheduled for 31 May to 7 June, and then postpon ...
with Colombian Daniel Martínez, and the
2021 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2021 Clásica de San Sebastián was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 31 July 2021 in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the 40th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián and the twenty-second event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. It w ...
with American
Neilson Powless Neilson Powless (born September 3, 1996) is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Powless, who is Oneida, is the first US Native American to compete in the Tour de France. Career In August 2019, h ...
. Between 2008 and 2021, the team claimed 36
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stages – 11 in the Giro d'Italia, 9 in the
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, and 16 in the
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. Colombian
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and Briton
Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to ...
finished second and third, respectively, in the
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and
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Tours de France. Briton
Hugh Carthy Hugh John Carthy (born 9 July 1994) is a British professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Carthy's nickname "Huge" was coined when his name was mispronounced by an announcer in the Giro d'Italia, but stuck due to ...
finished third at the
2020 Vuelta a España The 2020 Vuelta a España was the 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's three grand tours. It was won for the second consecutive year by Primož Roglič of . The race was originally scheduled to be held from 14 August to 6 Sep ...
. In
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, signed Norwegian
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion (2004, 2010, 2013), and was the winner of th ...
, the reigning UCI Road World Race Champion. In
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, Briton
David Millar David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and ...
won the silver medal at the UCI Road World Time Trial Championships. In
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,
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, and
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, Lithuanian Ramūnas Navardauskas, Canadian Michael Woods, and Dane
Michael Valgren Michael Valgren Hundahl (né Andersen; born 7 February 1992) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2018, Valgren won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Amstel Gold Race. Career He became a profession ...
won the bronze medal at their respective UCI Road World Race Championships. Between 2006 and 2012, the squad was partnered with American in the
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. Between 2017 and 2019, it had ties to Australian in the
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. Between 2008 and 2023, the squad won 41 national road race and time trial championships.


Anti-doping program

When the team entered the Professional Continental ranks they began in the Agency for Cycling Ethics program to eliminate
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. First, by recruiting admitted dopers before being hired, riders are required to admit any past doping offenses to the team while keeping those revelations from the public, then by what is now conventional means. Participants are tested repeatedly to develop a bio-stable marker profile. Future tests check that these markers have not moved. If they have, it is a sign that the rider is ill or has taken
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. If any change has been noted, the rider cannot race until the markers have returned to normal. Riders are interviewed and tested for illness or doping.


2018 season funding issues

On 26 August 2017, during the
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, Vaughters announced that a sponsor had backed out of a commitment to provide the team with funding for the following season, and that riders under contract for 2018 were free to seek employment elsewhere. In an effort to allow the team to continue racing in the 2018 season and raise the US$7 million to continue for the next season under the
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's requirements for a WorldTour team, a crowdfunding system was set up and other sponsors sought using the hashtag #SaveArgyle. Raising over half a million dollars from ~4,700 donors was not quite enough to do the trick, however the campaign was an incredibly important stepping off point. An employee of
EF Education First EF Education First (abbreviated as EF) is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange. The company was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult in the Sw ...
contacted Vaughters after learning of Slipstream Sports' plight and alerted higherups at the company about the issue. After a failed pitch to EF back in 2014, the efforts of Slipstream this time were much more fruitful. After a decline of EF's 2017 offer of a one-year funding deal, Vaughters was able to convince chairman Phillip Hult to arrange an asset purchase from the majority owner of Slipstream, effectively rendering the team EF's. On September 7, Vaughters emailed his riders to inform them that their 2018 contracts would now be enforced, and two days later on September 9, 2017, the new sponsor was announced.


Team roster


Major wins


National champions

;2005 : American under-23 road race,
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;2006 : American criterium,
Bradly Huff Charles Bradley Huff (born February 5, 1979 in Fair Grove, Missouri) is an American former cyclist, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2018 for the , and teams. Major results ;2006 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Normandie : 1st US rider Nat ...
: American under-23 road race, Craig Lewis ;2008 : American time trial,
David Zabriskie David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include st ...
: Irish road race,
Dan Martin Daniel Martin may refer to: People *Dan Martin (actor) (born 1951), American actor * Dan Martin (drama educator) (born 1953), American academic *Dan Martin (cyclist) (born 1986), Irish road bicycle racer * Dan Martin (footballer) (born 1986), Briti ...
: New Zealander road race,
Julian Dean Julian Dean (born 28 January 1975) is a former professional road racing cyclist from New Zealand who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. He last rode for UCI World Tour team , where he now works as an assistant sporting director a ...
;2009 : American time trial,
David Zabriskie David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include st ...
: British time trial,
Bradley Wiggins Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the track, but later made the transition to ...
: Canadian time trial,
Svein Tuft Svein Tuft (born May 9, 1977) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the , , , and teams. Tuft was the winner of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour, and was a thirteen-time champion at the Canadian ...
;2010 : Australian time trial,
Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer (born 11 January 1988) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. Career Born in Viveash, Western Australia, Meyer started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first rep ...
: Australian road race, Travis Meyer : Brazilian road race,
Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer (born 16 June 1979) is a Brazilian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the , , and teams. He represented Brazil in five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016, and compe ...
: Canadian time trial,
Svein Tuft Svein Tuft (born May 9, 1977) is a Canadian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2019 for the , , , and teams. Tuft was the winner of the 2006–07 UCI America Tour, and was a thirteen-time champion at the Canadian ...
;2011 : American time trial,
David Zabriskie David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include st ...
: Australian time trial,
Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer (born 11 January 1988) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. Career Born in Viveash, Western Australia, Meyer started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first rep ...
: Australian road race,
Jack Bobridge Jack Bobridge (born 13 July 1989) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016. In 2019 he was convicted of drug dealing and sentenced to a four-year prison term. He admitted to using banne ...
: Brazilian road race,
Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer (born 16 June 1979) is a Brazilian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the , , and teams. He represented Brazil in five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016, and compe ...
: Lithuanian road race, Ramūnas Navardauskas ;2012 : American time trial,
David Zabriskie David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include st ...
: German road race,
Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann (born 20 June 1980) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. Born in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wegmann currently resides in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Major results ''Sources:'' ;1999 ...
: Lithuanian time trial, Ramūnas Navardauskas : South African road race,
Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...
;2014 : Australian criterium,
Steele Von Hoff Steele Von Hoff (born 31 December 1987) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for Australian amateur team InForm TMX MAKE. In 2018, Von Hoff won the gold medal in the Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's road r ...
: Dutch road race,
Sebastian Langeveld Sebastian Langeveld (born 17 January 1985) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career His biggest win to date was the 2011 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with where he beat Juan Antonio Flecha in a pho ...
: Lithuanian time trial, Ramūnas Navardauskas ;2015 : American time trial,
Andrew Talansky Andrew Talansky (born November 23, 1988) is an American triathlete. Between 2011 and 2017, he competed for on the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest road racing category. Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Talansky was raised in Key Bis ...
: Lithuanian time trial, Ramūnas Navardauskas ;2016 : Lithuanian road race, Ramūnas Navardauskas : New Zealander time trial,
Patrick Bevin Patrick Bevin (born 15 February 1991) is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Personal life Bevin grew up in Taupō. He moved to Cambridge in 2014 when the Avantidrome opened to train with the ...
;2017 : Irish road race,
Ryan Mullen Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Birkenhead, England, Mullen attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay, Wales. While he was attending Ysgol Ei ...
: Irish time trial,
Ryan Mullen Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Birkenhead, England, Mullen attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay, Wales. While he was attending Ysgol Ei ...
;2019 : American road race,
Alex Howes Alex Howes (born January 1, 1988) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional in 2007 and from 2012 to 2022, spending his entire career with . Howes turned professional on a full-time basis in 2012. Pe ...
: Colombian time trial, Daniel Martínez : Ecuadorian road race,
Jonathan Caicedo Jonathan Kléver Caicedo Cepeda (born 28 April 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Caicedo is from the town of Santa Martha de Cuba in Ecuador's Tulcán Canton, from which he g ...
: Ecuadorian time trial,
Jonathan Caicedo Jonathan Kléver Caicedo Cepeda (born 28 April 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Caicedo is from the town of Santa Martha de Cuba in Ecuador's Tulcán Canton, from which he g ...
;2020 : Colombian road race,
Sergio Higuita Sergio Andrés Higuita García (born 1 August 1997) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career He moved to EF Education First from UCI Continental team in May 2019, having initially been set ...
: Colombian time trial, Daniel Martínez ;2021 : American time trial,
Lawson Craddock Gregory Lawson Craddock (born February 20, 1992) is an American professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is known for his achievement in finishing the 2018 Tour de France despite being seriously inju ...
;2022 : Irish time trial, Ben Healy : Eritrean road race,
Merhawi Kudus Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin ( ti, መርሃዊ ቕዱስን ገብረመድኅን; born 23 January 1994 in Asmara) is professional Eritrean cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Tour de Fra ...
;2023 : Colombian road race,
Esteban Chaves Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (born 17 January 1990) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Born in Bogotá, Chaves has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, having signed fo ...
: South African time trial,
Stefan de Bod Stefan de Bod (born 17 November 1996) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career De Bod was born in Worcester, Western Cape and was schooled at Paul Roos Gymnasium, in Stellenbosch. Before joining in 2019, de ...
: Ecuadorian time trial,
Jonathan Caicedo Jonathan Kléver Caicedo Cepeda (born 28 April 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Caicedo is from the town of Santa Martha de Cuba in Ecuador's Tulcán Canton, from which he g ...
: Ecuadorian road race,
Richard Carapaz Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro (born 29 May 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Ecuadorian rider to win the race. In July 2021, ...
: Irish road race, Ben Healy ;2024 : Ecuadorian time trial,
Richard Carapaz Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro (born 29 May 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Ecuadorian rider to win the race. In July 2021, ...


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