Rachel Heal

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.^[3]

Rachel Heal

Personal information
Full name	Rachel Elisabeth Heal
Born	(1973-04-01) 1 April 1973 (age 52) Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire[1]
Team information
Current team	EF Education–Tibco–SVB
Disciplines	Road Track Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider (former) Directeur sportif
Amateur teams
1997–1999	Birkenhead Northend Cycling Club
2000	Letchworth Velo
2007	Rapha Condor
Professional teams
2004	Farm Frites
2005	Team Cambridge
2006	Team Victory Brewing
2007	Team Webcor
2008	Team Tibco
2009	Colavita–Sutter Home
Managerial teams
2010–2011	Colavita/Baci
2012–2013	Optum Pro Cycling
2014–2018	UnitedHealthcare (women)
2014–2018	UnitedHealthcare (men)
2019–	Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[2]

Career

Professional career

Heal originally took up cycling when she was at Birmingham University as a means of transportation.^[4] She joined British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan in 2001^[4] 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

Heal switched to management when she became co-director of the Colavita/Baci team in 2010 alongside team-mate Tina Pic, replacing Iona Wynter.^[4][5] After the Colavita team disbanded at the end of 2011, Heal became director of the new Optum Pro Cycling team for 2012.^[6] Heal left the team at the end of 2013 to join UnitedHealthcare,^[7] where she made history in 2014 as the first British woman to direct a men's team at a world tour event.

Major results

2001

2nd Points race, British National Track Championships

4th Road race, National Road Championships

2002

1st Stage 5 Gracia–Orlová

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

3rd Time trial

2nd WCRA 2 day, Leicestershire

3rd Road race, Commonwealth Games

2003

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

National Track Championships

2nd Points race

3rd Individual pursuit

3rd Ronde van Drenthe

2004

1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Aude Féminin

1st Stage 1b (TTT) Holland Ladies Tour

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

3rd National Cyclo-cross Championships

3rd Points race, National Track Championships

7th Australia World Cup

2005

1st Omnium, Aztec Track Meet

National Road Championships

2nd Road race

2nd Time trial

National Track Championships

2nd Scratch

2nd Individual pursuit

2006

1st Tri Peaks Stage Race

1st Tour of Elk Grove Crit

4th Overall Tour of the Gila

Commonwealth Games

5th Road race

5th Time trial

2007

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Toona

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour of the Gila

1st Stage 1 (ITT)

7th Women's Cycling Criteriums

2008

1st Stage 4 Tour of the Gila

3rd Sea Otter Classic

2009

7th Sea Otter Circuit Race