Revamped Optum women's roster adds Allar, White and Anderson for 2016

The Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies women’s UCI team will refocus on developing riders next season as the American team brings in an almost entirely new cast of riders for 2016.

Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.