Saturn Cycling Team
American cycling team
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The Saturn Cycling Team was an American cycling team, sponsored by the Saturn Corporation car company. The team existed from 1992 to 2003. It was originally created and managed by Warren Gibson of Los Gatos, CA. In 1993 former 7-Eleven rider and US Pro road champion, Tom Schuler took over the team until it disbanded in 2003.[1]
| Team information | |||||||||
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| Founded | 1992 | ||||||||
| Disbanded | 2003 | ||||||||
| Discipline(s) | Road, cyclo-cross | ||||||||
| Key personnel | |||||||||
| General manager | Tom Schuler | ||||||||
| Team name history | |||||||||
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History
For the 2003 season Saturn recruited top US cyclist Chris Horner, Tom Danielson and Phil Zajicek to lead the team.[2] In September 2003 Saturn Corporation announced it would no longer be sponsoring the team, Tom Schuler tried looking for a new sponsor but ultimately could not find one.[3][4]
Victories
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- 1993
- Stage 4 Vuelta de Bisbee, Brian Walton
United States National Time Trial, Scott Mercier- Prologue Ruta Mexico, Clark Sheehan
- Herald Sun Tour
- Stage 6, Scott Fortner
- Stage 9, Brian Walton
- Stage 6 Alpine Classic, Scott Fortner
- 1994
- Stage 14 Herald Sun Tour, Nate Reiss
- 1995
- United States National Road Race, Norman Alvis
- Stage 2 Valley of the Sun Stage Race, Brian Walton
- Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Stage 1, Michael McCarthy
- Stage 5, Ron Kiefel
Road race, Pan American Road Championships, Brian Walton- Road race, Pan American Games, Brian Walton
- Stage 2 West Virginia Classic, Bart Bowen
- Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, Norman Alvis
- Norwest Cycling Cup, Frank McCormack
- United States National Criterium , Frank McCormack
Overall Killington Stage Race, Frank McCormack
- Stage 2, Frank McCormack
- Herald Sun Tour
- Stage 3, Norman Alvis
- Stage 9, Scott Mercier
- 1996
- Giro del Capo, Scott Mercier
- Tour de Toona, Scott Mercier
- International Cycling Classic, Fred Rodriguez
- 1997
- United States National Road Race Championships, Bart Bowen
- United States National Cyclo-cross Championships, Mark McCormack
- Herald Sun Tour, Norman Alvis
- Tour de Toona, Norman Alvis
- Tour of Japan, Bart Bowen
- 1998
- International Cycling Classic, Frank McCormack
- Tour of Japan, Frank McCormack
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Frank McCormack
- 1999
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Bart Bowen
- Tour de Beauce, Levi Leipheimer
- Sea Otter Classic, Frank McCormack
- 2000
- Joe Martin Stage Race, Erin Hartwell
- Lancaster Classic, Trent Klasna
- Killington Stage Race, Chris Wherry
- 2001
- United States National Time Trial Championships, Trent Klasna
- Canadian National Time Trial Championships, Eric Wohlberg
- United States National Criterium Championships, Harm Jansen
- Tour de Toona, Harm Jansen
- Redlands Bicycle Classic, Trent Klasna
- Sea Otter Classic, Trent Klasna
- Nature Valley Grand Prix, Frank McCormack
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Eric Wohlberg
- Mount Washington Hillclimb, Tim Johnson
- 2002
- Canadian National Road Race Championships, Eric Wohlberg
- GP Weltour, Chris Fisher
- International Cycling Classic, Viktor Rapinski
- Tour de Nez, Eric Wohlberg
- 2003
- United States National Road Race Championships, Mark McCormack
- Canadian National Time Trial Championships, Eric Wohlberg
- Sea Otter Classic, Nathan O'Neill
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Viktor Rapinski
- International Cycling Classic, Viktor Rapinski
- Redlands Bicycle Classic, Chris Horner
- Tour de Georgia, Chris Horner
- Herald Sun Tour, Tim Johnson
- Nature Valley Grand Prix, Trent Klasna
- Cascade Cycling Classic, Tom Danielson
- Mount Washington Hillclimb, Tom Danielson
- Pomona Valley Stage Race, Tom Danielson
- Tour de Langkawi, Tom Danielson
- Tour de Toona, Tom Danielson
- Tour de Delta, William Frischkorn
- San Francisco Grand Prix, Chris Horner
National champions
- 1993
American Time Trial, Scott Mercier- 1995
- American Criterium, Frank McCormack
List of riders
| Name | Birth date | Nationality | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Anand | 01/10/1971 |  Canada | 1999 |
| Norman Alvis | 12/07/1963 |  United States | 1995-1998 |
| Rahsaan Bahati | 13/02/1982 | United States | 2002-2003 |
| Darren Hugh Baker | 13/06/1967 | United States | 1994 |
| Michael Barry | 18/12/1975 | Canada | 1999-2001 |
| Steve Bauer | 12/06/1959 | Canada | 1996 |
| Bart Bowen | 22/04/1967 | United States | 1994-2000 |
| Jonas Carney | 03/02/1971 | United States | 1994-1995 |
| Taylor Centauri | 10/09/1971 | United States | 1994-1995 |
| Antonio Cruz | 31/10/1971 | United States | 2000 |
| Tom Danielson | 13/03/1978 | United States | 2003 |
| Matthew Decanio | 05/04/1977 | United States | 2001 |
| Charles Dionne | 15/03/1979 | United States | 2003 |
| Iván Domínguez | 28/05/1976 |  Cuba | 2001-2003 |
| Jeff Evanshine | 02/10/1973 | United States | 1996-1997 |
| Christopher Fischer | 04/07/1969 | United States | 2001-2002 |
| Scott Fortner | 22/05/1966 | United States | 1993-1998 |
| Esteban Fraga | 06/01/1965 |  Ecuador | 1994 |
| Mariano Friedick | 09/01/1975 | United States | 1997-1998 |
| William Frischkorn | 10/06/1981 | United States | 2002-2003 |
| Jimmy Hansen | 17/08/1978 |  Denmark | 1999 |
| Erin Hartwell | 01/06/1969 | United States | 2000-2001 |
| Steve Hegg | 03/12/1963 | United States | 1997 |
| Chris Horner | 23/10/1971 | United States | 2003 |
| Harm Jansen | 08/11/1967 |  Netherlands | 2000-2002 |
| Tim Johnson | 05/08/1977 | United States | 2001-2003 |
| Ron Kiefel | 11/04/1960 | United States | 1994-1995 |
| Trent Klasna | 09/12/1969 | United States | 2000-2003 |
| Damon Kluck | 23/06/1977 | United States | 2002 |
| Levi Leipheimer | 24/10/1973 | United States | 1998-1999 |
| John Loehner | 27/07/1968 | United States | 1993 |
| Mike McCarthy | 20/06/1968 | United States | 1995-1998 |
| David Mac Cook | 24/12/1969 | United States | 1993 |
| Frank McCormack | 28/05/1969 | United States | 1995-2002 |
| Mark McCormack | 15/09/1970 | United States | 1996-2003 |
| Steve Scott McGregor | 29/10/1968 | United States | 1994 |
| Scott McKinley | 15/10/1968 | United States | 1995-1996 |
| Chann McRae | 11/10/1971 | United States | 1997-1998 |
| Tommy Matush | 12/03/1968 | United States | 1993 |
| Scott Mercier | 24/01/1968 | United States | 1993-1996 |
| Andrew Miller | 12/03/1968 | United States | 1993 |
| Bob Mionske | 26/04/1962 | United States | 1993 |
| Jan Neal | 27/10/1974 | United States | 1993 |
| Nathan O'Neill | 23/11/1974 | United States | 2003 |
| Seth Pelusi | 27/11/1976 | United States | 1999-2000 |
| Soren Petersen | 07/10/1967 | Denmark | 2001-2002 |
| Viktor Rapinski | 17/06/1981 |  Belarus | 2002-2003 |
| Nate Reiss | 07/10/1963 | United States | 1994 |
| Fred Rodriguez | 03/09/1973 | United States | 1996-1998 |
| Adham Sbeih | 08/06/1963 | United States | 1999 |
| Chris Sheehan | 28/02/1969 | United States | 1993 |
| Clark Sheehan | 07/04/1969 | United States | 1993 |
| Gregory Strock | 30/05/1972 | United States | 1993 |
| Peter Stubenrauch | 26/10/1969 | United States | 1993 |
| Jose Hernandez | 22/02/1974 |  Mexico | 2002-2003 |
| Jay Sweet | 11/08/1975 |  Australia | 2002 |
| Tim Swift | 25/01/1964 | United States | 1994-1995 |
| Burke Swindlehurst | 10/03/1973 | United States | 1999 |
| Fernando Tapia | 08/07/1973 | Mexico | 1994 |
| Robbie Ventura | 05/05/1971 | United States | 1994-1995, 1999-2000 |
| Brian Walton | 18/12/1975 | Canada | 1993-2000 |
| Chris Wherry | 18/07/1973 | United States | 1997-2000 |
| Eric Wohlberg | 08/01/1965 | Canada | 2001-2003 |
| Philip Zajicek | 20/03/1979 | United States | 2003 |