Robin Farina
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1977 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road cycling, Mountain bike racing, Tandem Para-cycling[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006 | DeFeet Women's Elite Team[1] |
| 2007 | Target Training Women's Elite[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | Cheerwine Women's Professional Cycling Team[1] |
| 2009 | ValueAct Capital Women's Pro Cycling[1] |
| 2010 | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling[1] |
| 2011-2013 | NOW and Novartis for MS[2][3] |
| 2015- | BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental[4][5] |
| Major wins | |
| 2011 National Road Race Champion, Overall GC win 2008 Joe Martin Stage Race and multiple other stages and criteriums, In 2017 she won a national championship in Para Cycling by piloting a tandem on the track (with stoker Shawn Cheshire). | |
Robin Farina (born September 3, 1977) is a road cyclist from the United States. She made her road racing debut in 2006,[1] transitioning from a mountain biking background.[6] She won in 2011 the United States National Road Race Championships. She represented her country at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships and 2011 Pan American Games.[7] With her team BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental she participated in the team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
Biography[edit]
In 2013, Farina and Janel Holcomb co-founded the Women's Cycling Association, a United States-based lobby group of professional cyclists and other supporters, established to create a unified voice that could raise the profile and financial viability of women's professional cycling.[8][9] Farina served as Team Director of the Happy Tooth Dental Professional Racing team during the 2016 season.[10]
Major Results[edit]
National road cycling championships[edit]
2011 United States National Road Race Championships (Georgia, USA)
- 1st, Women's Elite Road Race[11]
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships[edit]
2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- 5th, Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Robin Farina (pilot)[12]
- 11th, Women's Tandem 1 km Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Robin Farina (pilot)[12]
Cyclocross & Gravel Road Races[edit]
2016 Lost & Found Gravel Road Race
- 1st, Women's Elite[13]
2015 Lost & Found Gravel Road Race
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Robin Farina". USA Cycling. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Lukas, Sarah (August 26, 2011). "Phil Keoghan launches NOW and Novartis for MS women's team". VeloNews. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "Farina leads NOW and Novartis for MS women's team in 2012". cyclingnews.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster". VeloNews. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Malach, Pat (January 19, 2015). "BMW USA will sponsor new UCI women's team. Team SmartStop owners announce 2015 women's team roster". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Tom (September 17, 2015). "At Rebecca Rusch's signature RPI race, bikers gutted it out on the gravel". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Robin Farina". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Gutowski, Stephanie (November 18, 2013). "Women's Cycling Association launches membership drive. American group hopes to raise status of female cyclists". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Cycling Association takes proactive approach to advancement: US-based lobby group hope for global representation". cyclingnews.com. USA. July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Afghan women's cycling team on track for Nobel Peace Prize - Women's News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Frattini, Kristen (June 28, 2011). "Farina claims women's championship. Dvorak, Miller bested in breakaway". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Individual Pursuit - Los Angeles - 05 Mar 2017". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b Lee, Clifford (June 7, 2016). "Pro Bike Profile: Robin Farina's 2016 Lost & Found Winning Custom-Painted Santa Cruz Stigmata". Cyclocross Magazine. USA. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "2015 Lost and Found Draws Pro Cyclocrossers, Grand Tour Racers, New Trail Funding and Smiles". Cyclocross Magazine. USA. June 3, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Robin Farina at Cycling Archives
- Robin Farina at ProCyclingStats
- Robin Farina at CQ Ranking
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