Alex Howes (born January 1, 1988) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional in 2007 and from 2012 to 2022, spending his entire career with Garmin–Barracuda. Howes turned professional on a full-time basis in 2012.[5] In 2023 he became a cycling coach at Team EF Coaching and a gravel racer.[6]
Personal information | |
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Born | Denver, Colorado, United States[1] | January 1, 1988
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
Weight | 144 lb (65 kg)[1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Amateur teams | |
2003–2006 | 5280–Subaru |
2008 | Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille |
2008–2011 | VMG Felt U23 |
2009 | Garmin–Slipstream (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
2007 | Slipstream–Chipotle |
2012–2022 | Garmin–Barracuda[2][3][4] |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics |
Howes was born on January 1, 1988, in Denver, Colorado and raised in Golden, Colorado, United States.[7][8] He resided in Boulder, Colorado[9][10] and Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[11][12] In 2023 he lived in Nederland, Colorado.[6] Howes attended the University of Colorado, Boulder.[13][14]
Howes rode with Slipstream–Chipotle, a UCI Professional Continental team,[15][16] and Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille, an amateur team, in 2008.[17][18]
Howes signed with Garmin–Barracuda, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[19][20] He remained with the team for the 2014 season.[21][22] Howes won stage seven of the 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge; his first professional victory.[23][24]
Howes re-signed with Cannondale–Garmin for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons.[25][26] He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[27]
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | 136 |
Tour de France | — | 127 | — | 131 | — |
Vuelta a España | 93 | — | 129 | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |