Rachel Heal
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Elisabeth Heal |
| Born | 1 April 1973 Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 1997–1999 | Birkenhead Northend Cycling Club |
| 2000 | Letchworth Velo |
| 2007 | Rapha Condor |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004 | Farm Frites |
| 2005 | Team Cambridge |
| 2006 | Team Victory Brewing |
| 2007 | Team Webcor |
| 2008 | Team Tibco |
| 2009 | Colavita–Sutter Home |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2010–2011 | Colavita/Baci |
| 2012–2013 | Optum Pro Cycling |
| 2014–2018 | UnitedHealthcare (women) |
| 2014–2018 | UnitedHealthcare (men) |
| 2019– | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[2] |
Rachel Elisabeth Heal (born 1 April 1973) is an English former racing cyclist, who currently works a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB.[3]
Professional career
Heal originally took up cycling when she was at Birmingham University as a means of transportation.[4] She joined British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan in 2001[4] to become a full-time cyclist. She turned professional and rode for the Farm Frites team after obtaining a degree in chemical engineering. She has competed in world championships, Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games. Heal is also a British Cycling level 2 coach, and a qualified personal trainer.
Management career
Heal switched to management when she became co-director of the Colavita/Baci team in 2010 alongside team-mate Tina Pic, replacing Iona Wynter.[4][5] After the Colavita team disbanded at the end of 2011, Heal became director of the new Optum Pro Cycling team for 2012.[6] Heal left the team at the end of 2013 to join UnitedHealthcare,[7] where she made history in 2014 as the first British woman to direct a men's team at a world tour event.
