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Personal information | |
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Full name | Giana Roberge-Goldberg |
Born | United States | December 16, 1970
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
US National Team | |
Professional team | |
1996–1999 | Timex Women's Team |
Major wins | |
World Masters Cycling Champion (2004) US Masters National Cycling Champion (2003) |
Giana Roberge (born December 16, 1970, in New Hampshire) is an American female road cycle racer from[clarification needed] who, after retiring from professional cycling in 1999 due to a heart condition,[1] began another successful career as a team director, leading the Saturn Women's road team to become one of the most successful teams in the world. In 2003, she returned to cycle racing and has now competed in every major women's one-day and stage race in the world.
On August 5, 2005, Roberge was inducted into the International Cycling Hall of Fame in Utica, New York. Roberge was honoured for both her racing career and her contribution to the sport as the Director of the Saturn Women's Cycling Team and the president and owner of Team Speed Queen.