UnitedHealthcare women`s team train in Arizona - Gallery
(Cyclingnews.com)

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling women´s team united for an opening training camp in Tuscon, Arizona, this week. Newcomers Lizzy Banks and Leah Thomas joined the team for warm-weather training rides that included climbing the notorious Mt. Lemmon. The team camp gave riders the opportunity to train and bond ahead of the new season, which started for UnitedHealthcare`s women in Tuscon at the Valley of the Sun Stage Race. `From cooking together and sharing meals, to spending hard days in the saddle, the team was excited to be together,` the team said in a press release about the camp. `The new additions of Lizzy Banks and Leah Thomas fit right in with the close-knit team.`ADVERTISEMENT Also in attendance for the camp were Janelle Cole, Katie Hall, Lauren Hall, Lauretta Hanson and Diana Peñuela. A few riders from the men`s team also joined in on some of the rides. Rushlee Buchanan was not at camp as she is training for UCI Track World Championships with the New Zealand national team. Shawn Morelli was also unable to attend camp as she was competing at the US Paralympics Track Cycling Open, where she earned a selection for the 2018 Para-cycling Track World Championships with team USA. Part of being at camp meant riders had time to dial in their new equipment: Orbea Orca road bikes and Orbea Ordu TT bikes. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com