Mara Abbott

Mara Abbott
Personal information
Full nameMara Katherine Abbott
Born (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 39)
Boulder, Colorado,
United States
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight115 lb (52 kg)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist[2]
Amateur team
2015LA Sweat
Professional teams
2007Webcor Builders
2008–2009HTC-Highroad Women
2010Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12
2011Diadora-Pasta Zara
2013Exergy TWENTY16
2014UnitedHealthcare Women’s Team
2015–2016Wiggle 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 an American former 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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (April 15, 2016). "The who's who of elite women in American bike racing". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mara Abbott announces retirement from professional cycling". September 20, 2016.

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