Team Specialized Designs for Women

Team Specialized Designs for Women
Team information
UCI code	TSW
Registered	Switzerland
Founded	2007
Disbanded	2008
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team
Key personnel
General manager	Roger Rueegg
Team manager(s)	Roger Rueegg
Team name history
2007; 2008	Team Specialized Designs for Women; Specialized Designs for Women

Team Specialized Designs for Women (UCI Code: TSW) was an elite women's professional road bicycle racing team licensed in Switzerland that competed in national events (NE), UCI-rated events (2.HC, 2.1, 2.2, 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2) and UCI Women's Road World Cup (WC) events. After operating under various names for seven years, it disbanded at the end of the 2008 season.^[1]

Major wins[edit]

2007: Schönaich, Emma Pooley; Merdingen, Sarah Grab; Stage 6 U6 Cycle Tour Tidaholm, Catrine Josefsson; Stage 3 Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen, Emma Pooley; Wädenswil Cyclo-cross, Katrin Leumann; Steinmaur Cyclo-cross, Katrin Leumann; Sion Cyclo-cross, Katrin Leumann; Dagmersellen Cyclo-cross, Katrin Leumann
2008: Rounds 1, 2 & 3 Perth Criterium Series, Emma Pooley; Ahrweiler, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Emma Pooley; Köln – Schuld – Frechen, Mirjam Hauser-Senn; Refrath, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Diessenhofen, Mirjam Hauser-Senn; Overall Tour de Bretagne, Emma Pooley; Stages 3 & 4a Tour de Bretagne; Hameln – Stadthagen, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Rhede, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Witten, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Nettetal, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes; Stage 4 Tour de l'Ardèche, Emma Pooley; Schaan, Sarah Grab; Kärlich, Tanja Schmidt-Hennes

National champions[edit]

2007: Swiss National Cyclo-cross Championship, Katrin Leumann

2008 team roster[edit]

Ages as of 1 January 2008.^[2]

	Rider	Date of birth
Daniela Della Torre (SUI)		(1986-03-03)March 3, 1986 (aged 21)
Monika Furrer (SUI)		(1985-08-06)August 6, 1985 (aged 22)
Sarah Grab (SUI)		(1979-07-13)July 13, 1979 (aged 28)
Mirjam Hauser-Senn (SUI)		(1980-09-09)September 9, 1980 (aged 27)
Karina Hegelund (DEN)		(1989-06-01)June 1, 1989 (aged 18)
Tanja Hennes (GER)		(1971-06-30)June 30, 1971 (aged 36)

	Rider	Date of birth
Andrea Knecht (SUI)		(1983-10-20)October 20, 1983 (aged 24)
Kristen LaSasso (USA)		(1975-08-19)August 19, 1975 (aged 32)
Lee Min-Hye (KOR)		(1985-10-11)October 11, 1985 (aged 22)
Emma Pooley (GBR)		(1982-10-03)October 3, 1982 (aged 25)
Larssyn Rueegg (USA)		(1985-05-08)May 8, 1985 (aged 22)