(1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 38) Boulder, Colorado, United States
Height
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight
115 lb (52 kg)[1]
Team information
Current team
Retired
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider
Rider type
Climbing specialist[2]
Amateur team
2015
LA Sweat
Professional teams
2007
Webcor Builders
2008–2009
HTC-Highroad Women
2010
Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12
2011
Diadora-Pasta Zara
2013
Exergy TWENTY16
2014
UnitedHealthcare Women’s Team
2015–2016
Wiggle High5
Major wins
Stage races
Giro Rosa (2010, 2013)
Tour of the Gila (2007, 2010, 2013–2016)
Vuelta a El Salvador (2014)
One day races
National Road Race Champion (2007, 2010)
Mara Katherine Abbott (born November 14, 1985) is a US former professional women's bicycle racer. In 2010, Abbott became the first US cyclist ever to win the Giro d'Italia Femminile, one of the Grand Tours of women's bicycle racing. Abbott retired after the 2016 Olympic Games road race.[3]
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^Frattini, Kirsten (April 15, 2016). "The who's who of elite women in American bike racing". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^"Mara Abbott announces retirement from professional cycling". September 20, 2016.
Mara Katherine Abbott (born November 14, 1985) is a US former professional women's bicycle racer. In 2010, Abbott became the first US cyclist ever to...
seconds for his second consecutive Gila title. On the women's side, MaraAbbott, the 2007 winner, won again. After the success of the previous two editions...
American MaraAbbott, Italian Elisa Longo Borghini and Sweden's Emma Johansson. Van Vleuten jumped away shortly before the top and only Abbott managed...
team: German champion Luise Keller and Madeleine Sandig. U.S. champion MaraAbbott, coming off an exceptional first season, also joins from Webcor Builders...
Name Class Major Notability References MaraAbbott 2008 Economics Professional cyclist Ingrid Backstrom 2000 Geology Professional skier Holly Brooks 2004...
Vos in final Giro Donne stage". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 July 2017. "Abbott seals second Giro Rosa victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 July 2017. "Vos...
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