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English racing cyclist
Rachel Elisabeth Heal
(born 1 April 1973) is an English former
racing cyclist
, who currently works a
directeur sportif
for
UCI Women's Continental Team
EF Education?Tibco?SVB
.
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Career
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Professional career
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Heal originally took up cycling when she was at Birmingham University as a means of transportation.
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She joined
British Cycling
's World Class Performance Plan in 2001
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to become a full-time cyclist. She turned professional and rode for the Farm Frites team after obtaining a degree in
chemical engineering
. She has competed in world championships,
Commonwealth Games
and the
Olympic Games
. Heal is also a British Cycling level 2 coach, and a qualified personal trainer.
Management career
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Heal switched to management when she became co-director of the
Colavita/Baci
team in 2010 alongside team-mate
Tina Pic
, replacing
Iona Wynter
.
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After the Colavita team disbanded at the end of 2011, Heal became director of the new
Optum Pro Cycling
team for 2012.
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Heal left the team at the end of 2013 to join
UnitedHealthcare
,
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where she made history in 2014 as the first British woman to direct a men's team at a world tour event.
Major results
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References
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