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American cyclist

Tayler Wiles

Tayler Wiles in 2021
Personal information
Full name Tayler Wiles
Nickname Cookie Monster[1][2]
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 35)
Team information
Current team Lidl–Trek
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder[1]
Amateur team
2012 Exergy Twenty12[3]
Professional teams
2013–2015 Specialized–lululemon[4]
2016 Orica–AIS
2017 UnitedHealthcare[5]
2018 Trek–Drops[6]
2019– Trek–Segafredo[7][8]
Major wins
Stage races Women's Tour of New Zealand (2015) Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (2015) Tour of the Gila (2017) One day races Chrono Gatineau (2014)

Tayler Wiles (born July 20, 1989) is an American racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[9] She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. Wiles originally played soccer until she entered the University of Utah as a pre-medical student at the age of 18.[1][4] She subsequently took up cycling with her then boyfriend during her sophomore year in 2008.[4]

Wiles is openly gay. She is married to former professional cyclist Olivia Dillon.[10]

  1. ^ a b c Cookie Monster Tayler Wiles. Bicycling. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Comtois, Martin (June 6, 2014). "Champagne et biscuits à la Chrono Gatineau" [Champagne and cookies at Chrono Gatineau]. lapresse (in French). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Tayler Wiles". Cycling Archives. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Goyanes, Cristina (July 28, 2014). "Tayler Wiles is Breaking Up the Tour de France Boys Club". Elle. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ^ Wiles, Tayler (October 3, 2016). "Reflections and the Future". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "TAYLER WILES JOINS THE TEAM". Drops Cycling. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. December 27, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Trek-Segafredo Women add two to 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. October 25, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Trek - Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Weislo, Laura (February 15, 2021). "Tayler Wiles: I hope the men's peloton becomes more accepting of gay riders". Cyclingnews. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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