Heather Logan-Sprenger
Heather Logan-Sprenger (born 14 May 1982) is a professional road cyclist from Canada. She represented her nation at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships and the 2011 and 2012 Pan American Road and Track Championship.[1] She competed in the US National Racing Calendar and the UCI's Women's World Tour race series.
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Born | Canada | 14 May 1982
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Discipline | Road cycling |
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2009-2013 | Forno d'Â’Asolo Colavita |
Before transitioning to cycling in 2009, she (formerly Heather Logan) was the captain of the 2004 Under-22 (U22) Canadian National Women's Hockey team. She was the tournament MVP and leading scorer at the 2004 Air Canada Cup (Jr. World Championships) in Bad Tolz, Germany. As well, Heather was a member of Hockey Canada for six years (2002-2008) and played in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) for 10 seasons (2001-2011). She is an accomplished dual-sport national team athlete in both winter and summer sports.
Career
Heather obtained her doctoral degree (PhD) in Human Health & Nutritional Sciences with a focus on skeletal muscle metabolism from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 2011. She is an active researcher publishing in the field of sport physiology, metabolism, and performance.