HTC-Highroad Women’s Team to Continue in 2012 as Team Specialized-lululemon
10/4/11 - The HTC-Highroad women's team will continue into 2012 with a new title sponsors and management group. The team, which will be made up of a large percentage of the 2011 riders and staff, will be known as Team Specialized-lululemon.  Returning members include, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER), US National Time Trial Champion Evelyn Stevens and former World Time Trial Champion Amber Neben (USA). Clara Hughes (Canada), who has earned Olympic medals in both cycling and speed skating, will join the Team.

Specialized has a longstanding commitment to women's cycling and has sponsored some of the best female athletes in the world over the years, dedicating vast resources into women's specific products. In 2012, the California company will take it to a whole new level in partnership with Vancouver based lululemon athletica to one of the most successful women's cycling teams in the world.

Although the team will be run by Velocio Sports. Highroad will be a sponsor of the team going forward. "Bob [Stapleton] has been an avid supporter of women's cycling for many years and we would like to carry on his hard work by continuing the team with much of the same structure in place," said Director of Velocio Sports, Kristy Scrymgeour. "He has been very supportive of the project and will provide us with valuable equipment to get us going."

Other returning riders are Ellen Van Dijk (NED), Emilia Fahlin (SWE), Chloe Hosking (AUS), Ally Stacher (USA), Charlotte Becker (GER) and Katie Colclough (GBr) with new additions in Trixi Worrack (GER) and Lisa Brennauer (GER). Ronny Lauke will continue as Team Manager and Sport Director of the team and Oliver Grabowski and Beth Duryea will remain with the team as head mechanic and soigneur respectively.