Winning one of the early-season races on the inaugural Women’s WorldTour could give Coryn Rivera the chance to realise her Olympic Games dreams in Rio de Janeiro come summer. The punchy sprinter will join UnitedHealthcare for a European campaign that will present opportunities for her at Ronde van Drenthe, Gent-Wevelgem and Tour of Flanders.
“Last year was my first time doing the Classics so I really liked those,” Rivera told Cyclingnews. “Gent-Wevelgem and Flanders are the big ones for me [this year] because they are automatic qualifiers for the Olympic team.”
UnitedHealthchare had a strong start to the season with an overall victory at the Tour Femenino de San Luis with their climber Katie Hall. While in Argentina, Rivera showed strong early-season form when she placed second in the San Luis Grand Prix followed by a stage 1 victory at the Tour Femenino de San Luis, where she wore the first leader’s jersey.
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The team returned to the US for their opening training camp in Florida this week from January 23-30 and from there they will fly to the Middle East to compete in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, which will given them an opportunity to preview the Qatar World Championships course. It’s also in preparation for their European campaign; Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ronde van Drenthe, Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio and Gent-Wevelgem.
“I really enjoyed Het Nieuwsblad last year so hopefully I get a good start in Europe at that race,” Rivera said. “I’m looking forward to competing with UHC overseas, I think it’s a step in the right direction and I think we will have a good year.
“I think Gent and Flanders would be good for me. I really like the punchy, steep climbs.”
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