Jelly Belly, Team Type 1, and Colavita confirmed for Missouri’s Tour de WingHaven NRC event

Jelly Belly, Team Type 1, and Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Teams are confirming for this year’s edition of the Tour de WingHaven on June 21 within the WingHaven community of O’Fallon, Missouri. Professional teams registered to date include UCI Continental teams Jelly Belly, Team Type 1, and Colavita – Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light.

Team Jelly Belly has been a long-standing member of the U.S. professional bicycle racing scene. Jelly Belly, maker of the Jelly Belly Jelly Beans and Sport Beans, is the longest running title sponsor in the U.S. pro peloton. This year, they are celebrating their 10th anniversary on the road. The team is led by Springfield, MO area native Brad Huff. Brad is coming off two wins in three races, and the overall victory, in last weekend’s Tulsa Tough NRC race in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Team Type 1 currently sits in 5th place in the NRC team standings. The team was founded in 2004 by two racers with Type 1 diabetes and now includes both a men’s and women’s professional race team. Team Type 1 strives to instill hope and inspiration for people around the world affected by diabetes. The team encourages control of diabetes through diet, exercise and the use of the best treatment and technology available today. The team competing at the Tour de WingHaven will feature two racers with Type 1 diabetes, Joe Eldridge and Fabio Calabria.

The Colavita – Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light currently sits in 2nd place in the NRC team standings. The riders Team Colavita brings to the Tour de WingHaven includes Luis Amaran and Kyle Wamsley, who both finished in the Top 10 of the overall NRC rankings last season.

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