Celebrating Women in Cycling
So many remarkable women cyclists have had their names etched into the Fuji record books. We’ve been there from the rebirth of modern women’s racing, with the Fuji-Suntour Racing Team in the late 70’s, all the way to today. Along the way, Fuji has accrued an illustrious list of stars including World Champions, Olympic medalists, national champions and age-group icons. We are honored to have helped all of our Fuji riders achieve their goals.
1977
1977
- Fuji-Suntour Racing Team established, featuring Bonnie Zalewski and Tracy Lea.
1980
1980
- Pam Deem wins the National Criterium Championship.
1982
1982
- Connie Paraskevin-Young wins the first of her four women’s sprint World Championships.
- Pam Deem wins the Fitchburg Longsjo Road Race.
1983
1983
- Connie Paraskevin-Young is the women’s sprint World Champion.
1984
1984
- Connie Paraskevin-Young is the women’s sprint World Champion.
- The first women’s road race is held at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1985
1985
- Jeanne Golay wins the Fitchburg Longsjo Road Race.
1986
1986
- Jeanne Golay wins the first-ever Nabisco Mayor’s Cup series.
1987
1987
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Points Race Champion.
1988
1988
- Connie Paraskevin-Young wins a Bronze medal in the first-ever Olympic women’s sprint cycling event in Seoul; she is named USA Cycling’s Cyclist of the Year.
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Points Race Champion.
1989
1989
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Points Race Champion and Worlds Team member.
1990
1990
- Connie Paraskevin-Young is the women’s sprint World Champion for the fourth time.
1991
1991
- Petra Rossner wins the World Championships Pursuit.
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Points Race Champion and Worlds Team member.
1992
1992
- Competing for Germany, Petra Rossner wins Olympic Gold in Pursuit; Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) also competes in Barcelona.
- Jeanne Golay wins the Women’s World Team Time Trial Championships.
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Criterium Champion and Worlds Team member for points race.
1993
1993
- Jeanne Golay wins the Hewitt Packard Women’s Challenge.
1994
1994
- Karen Bliss wins the U.S. National Criterium Championships.
- Regina Schleicher is the U23 European Road Race Champion.
1995
1995
- Jeanne Golay wins the National Road Race Championship.
1996
1996
- Competing for Germany, Judith Arndt wins a Bronze medal in the 3000m pursuit at the Atlanta Olympics; Connie Paraskevin-Young competes for the USA.
- Petra Rossner wins the Liberty Classic for the first of seven times.
1997
1997
- Karen Bliss is the U.S. National Criterium Champion and Worlds Team member for road race; she is named USA Cycling’s Cyclist of the Year.
1998
1998
- Trixi Worrack is the Junior World TT Champion.
- Petra Rossner wins the Liberty Classic.
1999
1999
- Petra Rossner wins the Liberty Classic.
2000
2000
- Laura VanGilder wins the U.S. National Criterium Championships.
- Petra Rossner wins the Liberty Classic.
2001
2001
- Petra Rossner wins the Liberty Classic.
2002
2002
- Petra Rossner is the World Cup overall points champion and wins the Liberty Classic for the sixth time in seven years.
- Laura VanGilder is the US ProTour Winner, National Race Calendar Winner, and Worlds Team Member.
- Regina Schleicher takes 3rd overall in the World Cup.
- Judith Arndt wins the Tour de l’Aude.
- Trixi Worrack is the U23 European Champion.
2003
2003
- Connie Paraskevin-Young inducted into the Bicycling Hall of Fame.
- Regina Schleicher is 2nd overall in the World Cup.
- Judith Arndt wins the Tour de l’Aude and is the Silver medalist at the World Time Trial Championship.
2004
2004
- World Road Race Champion Judith Arndt is ranked #1 in the World and places 2nd in the World Time Trial Championship.
- Judith Arndt also wins a Silver medal at the Athens Olympics; U.S. National Road Race Champion Kristin Armstrong represents the USA; Anriette Schoeman competes for South Africa; Yvonne Kraft and Trixi Worrack compete for Germany.
- Yvonne Kraft (GER) takes Silver at the European XC Championships.
- Trixi Worrack (GER) wins the Tour de l’Aude.
- Gina Grain (CAN) is the National Points Race Champion.
- Laura VanGilder (U.S.) is the Sprint Jersey Winner at the Redlands Stage Race.
- Petra Rossner (GER) wins the Liberty Classic for the seventh time.
2005
2005
- Regina Schleicher is the World Road Race Champion, German Road Race Champion, and places 1st Overall in the Holland Ladies Tour.
- Kristin Armstrong is the U.S. National Time Trial Champion, places 3rd at the World Time Trial Championships, and wins the Pan American TT and Sea Otter Classic.
- Trixi Worrack (GER) wins the Milan San Remo World Cup race.
- Gina Grain (CAN) is the Commonwealth Games Points Race Champion.
- Oneone Wood (AUS) wins the World Cup overall title.
2006
2006
- Kristin Armstrong is the U.S. National Time Trial Champion and Road Race Champion, and wins the Nature Valley Grand Prix and Tour de Toona.
- Gina Grain (CAN) is the Silver medalist, World Championships Points Race.
- Katherine Bates is the Austrialian National Road Race Champion and wins the Austrialian Scratch and Points Races.
- Regina Schleicher (GER) is the Liberty Classic Champion.
- Trixi Worrack (GER) places 2nd in the Tour of Montreal.
- Claudia Hausler is Germany’s Road Race Champion.
- Laura VanGilder (U.S.) wins the sprint jersey at Tour de Toona.
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