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 .
Career Professional career Heal originally took up cycling when she was at Birmingham University as a means of transportation. She joined British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan in 2001 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 team in 2010 alongside team-mate Tina Pic, replacing Iona Wynter. After the Colavita team disbanded at the end of 2011, Heal became director of the new team for 2012. Heal left the team at the end of 2013 to join , 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
References
External links
Results on British Cycling website