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2016 UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team announced at Palm Harbor, Fla. Summit

Annual Pro Cycling Team member announcement and celebration attracted sponsors, longtime supporters, riders and staff

Photos - L to R: Steve Nelson, Co-CEO UnitedHealthcare, and Emcee Chad Andrews welcome team members, directors, sponsors and guests to the UHC Pro Cycling Team Summit and then introduce Men’s Team Director and part-time Tampa resident Mike Tamayo, Women’s Team Director Rachel Heal, and European Team Director Hendrik Redant. UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team members gather for a team photo before heading out on group training rides with inspiring water views in Palm Harbor on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Continuing its dedication to inspiring people to bike their way to better health, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) marked its seventh year as the title sponsor of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team at the recent UHC Pro Cycling Team Summit in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Gathering at the Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in Palm Harbor, the annual Pro Cycling Team member announcement and celebration attracted sponsors, longtime supporters, riders and staff. New men and women’s team additions include several leading national and junior champions as well as leaders in a variety of disciplines. One-on-one interviews with riders and directors provided additional insight into the history of the program and plans for the upcoming season. For more information, visit www.uhcprocycling.com, or follow @UHCprocycling on Twitter.

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2016 Team Roster*

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Women: Laura Brown, Rushlee Buchanan, Annie Ewart*, Katie Hall, Cari Higgins, Abby Mickey, Diana Carolina Peñuela, Coryn Rivera, Hayley Simmonds*, Iris Slappendel*, Lauren Tamayo, Linda Villums

Men: Carlos Alzate, Janez Brajkovic, Matthew Busche*, Marco Canola, Johnny Clarke, Daniel Eaton*, Adrian Hegyvary, Daniel Jaramillo*, Chris Jones, Luke Keogh, Ty Magner*, Karl Menzies, John Murphy, Danny Summerhill, Tanner Putt, Brad White

*New for 2016

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.

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