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In Second Race and First Week of Competition, Cynisca Cycling Wins Clásica de Almería!

Cynisca Cycling’s Émilie Fortin wins the Clásica de Almería with help from teammates Pauline Allin, Kyleigh Spearing, Zoe Ta-Perez, Claire Windsor, Maddy Ward and Grace Williams. The 141 km race covered rolling terrain from Puebla de Vícar to Vera, Spain and was the team’s second ever race and also second in the week.  On a blustery day with gusty headwinds, …

Cynisca Cycling Announces Five American Riders Among Team for Clásica de Almeria

BLOOMINGTON, IN – 10 FEBRUARY 2023 – Five American riders will start for US-based, UCI Continental Team Cynisca Cycling Saturday at the Clásica de Almeria. They’ll be joined by one French and one Canadian teammates as they race 141km from Puebla de Vícar to Vera, Spain. “We expect the race to be animated and fast,” says Cynisca Sports Director Robin Farina. “The …

Cynisca Will Make Debut in Vuelta CV Féminas

UPDATE February 6, 2023: RACE HIGHLIGHTS The start of the race went exactly to plan. Riders worked together over the first 10km with Emilie, Zoe and Ashley staying in the front to help Ashley, who is inexperienced but a super strong climber. Ashley took 3rd in the first GPM in her first international race. Emilie was set up near the …

Stately Start for Cynisca Training

 Bike rides, champagne toasts, warm baths, therapeutic massages, polar plunge recovery and gourmet meals at a privatized, Renaissance castle. It sounds like a dream cycling holiday but was actually the start of Cynisca Cycling’s training block. Cynisca Cycling wrapped up its first week with the entire team together at their service course at the historic Château de Saint-Martory in the …

Cynisca Cycling announces bike, equipment sponsors for 2023 season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for building bikes for Cynisca Cycling’s (CYN-USA) inaugural season. Cynisca’s jolly Technical Director John Gatch and his elves were busy assembling the team’s initial fleet of bikes for the 2023 season. Cynisca Cycling, a UCI-registered Women’s Continental team, announced partnerships with Ventum for frames, Shimano for groupsets and wheels, Vittoria for tires, …

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  • December 20, 2022

Cynisca Cycling unveils kit design for 2023 inaugural season

BLOOMINGTON, IN – 12 December 2022 — Cynisca Cycling unveiled their kit design for the team’s 2023 inaugural season as a UCI Women’s Continental Team. Mumu Apparel, a Florida-based, family-owned cycling apparel company, is the official Cynisca team kit supplier. “This was my first time to work through a kit design and large team order,” said Julie Barnett, Cynisca’s art …

NEWS RELEASE: Cynisca Cycling Announces Inaugural Roster of Talented, Young Cyclists

BLOOMINGTON, IN – 11 October 2022 – Cynisca Cycling, a new pro women’s cycling team committed to advancing women in the sport both on and off the bike, announces its inaugural roster of cyclists for the 2023 season. Comprised of 75% North American women, Cynisca Cycling‘s roster boasts some of the most promising young talent emerging on the international race …

Cynisca and USA Cycling Team Up to Get More Women to Europe Ahead of the World Championships

FROM OUR USA CYCLING PARTNER: By: Jim Rutberg  September 22, 2022 Skylar Schneider and Heidi Franz made their way on to the World Championships team with a little help from Cynisca Cycling. After announcing a partnership with new American-licensed Continental professional women’s team, Cynisca Cycling, in July 2022, USA Cycling supported a team of elite women for a block of European races …

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  • September 22, 2022

Cynisca Cycling Welcomes Robin Farina as Operations Director

Cynisca Cycling announces the appointment of Robin Farina as the team’s operations director and as a sports director. She will also help behind-the-scenes, handling travel logistics, acting as team liaison with coaches for individual training, coordinating race schedules and helping the team secure sponsorship. “As a former professional rider and team director, Robin knows firsthand what riders will face during …

IN THE NEWS: Six Riders Added to USA Cycling’s 2022 Road World Championships Team

Since the initial team announcement, there have been several changes to the team heading to Wollongong this week. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On August 26, USA Cycling announced the athletes representing the United States at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia, on September 18-25, 2022. Since that announcement, there have been several changes to the team. Between the UCI …