Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI Code: WGC), was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The final title sponsor was Wildlife Generation, an American conservation organization.

History
Founded as Ikon-Lexus, in 1999, Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling competed on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar and the UCI America Tour. From 2000 to 2018, Jelly Belly sponsored the team, the longest-running domestic sponsorship. The team rode Focus Bikes, between 2010 and 2013. From 2014 to 2018, the team rode Argon 18 bicycles.

The team's most important victory was the 2013 United States National Road Race Championships when Fred Rodriguez won his record-breaking fourth title.

Notable riders who competed for the team include Fred Rodriguez, Jeremy Powers, Kiel Reijnen, Phil Gaimon, Mike Friedman, Carter Jones, Serghei Țvetcov, Matthew Lloyd, Ben Wolfe, Lachlan Morton and Curtis White.

Major wins

 * 1999
 * Stage 10 Vuelta a Guatemala, Chris Baldwin


 * 2001
 * Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Mariano Friedick


 * 2002
 * Stage 1 International Tour de Toona, Jason McCartney


 * 2003
 * Stage 2 Flèche du Sud, Mark Fitzgerald


 * 2004
 * MaillotUSA.PNG United States National Criterium Championships, Jonas Carney
 * Stage 2 Tour de Toona, Doug Ollerenshaw
 * Stage 4 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Alex Candelario
 * Stage 6 Cascade Classic, Alex Candelario
 * Stage 16 International Cycling Classic, Jonas Carney


 * 2005
 * International Cycling Classic
 * Stages 3 & 15 Danny Pate
 * Stage 14 Brice Jones
 * Stage 17 Alex Candelario


 * 2006
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Sea Otter Classic, Matthew Rice
 * International Cycling Classic
 * Stages 16 & 17 Alex Candelario
 * Stage 4 Brian Jensen


 * 2007
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Redlands Bicycle Classic, Andrew Bajadali
 * Stage 4 Tour of the Gila, Brice Jones


 * 2008
 * Stages 3 & 5 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff
 * Stage 3 Tour of Elk Grove, Bradly Huff


 * 2009
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff
 * Stages 1 & 2
 * Mount Washington Hillclimb, Phil Gaimon
 * Stage 14 International Cycling Classic, Bradly Huff


 * 2010
 * MaillotCan.PNG Canadian National Road Race Championships, Will Routley
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tulsa Tough, Bradly Huff
 * Stages 1 & 2 Bradly Huff
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of Thailand, Kiel Reijnen
 * Stage 1 Kiel Reijnen
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Korea, Mike Friedman
 * Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic, Will Routley
 * Stage 3 Tour of Hainan, Bradly Huff


 * 2011
 * Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bernard Van Ulden
 * Stage 4 Tulsa Tough, Ken Hanson
 * Stage 9 Tour de Korea, Ken Hanson


 * 2012
 * MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
 * MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Under-23 Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
 * Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Bradly Huff


 * 2013
 * MaillotUSA.PNG United States National Road Race Championships, Fred Rodriguez
 * MaillotMexicano.PNG Mexican National Road Race Championships, Luis Enrique Lemus
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stages 2 & 4 Serghei Tvetcov
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Nature Valley Grand Prix, Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stage 1 Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stage 3 Sean Mazich
 * Stage 2 Sea Otter Classic, Alew Hagmen


 * 2014
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Cascade Cycling Classic, Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stages 2 (ITT) & 4, Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of the Gila, Serghei Tvetcov
 * Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Luis Enrique Lemus


 * 2016
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of the Gila, Lachlan Morton
 * Stage 1 Lachlan Morton
 * Overall Jersey yellow.svg Tour of Utah, Lachlan Morton
 * Stage 3 Lachlan Morton
 * Stage 7 Lachlan Morton
 * Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido, Lachlan Morton


 * 2017
 * Stage 3 Colorado Classic, Serghei Tvetcov


 * 2018
 * Stage 2 Tour de Beauce, Jack Burke


 * 2019
 * Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Stephen Bassett


 * 2021
 * Grand Prix Erciyes - Mimar Sinan, Alex Hoehn