Alec Cowan

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Alec Cowan
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Cowan in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Cowan
NicknameAlec
Born (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Team information
Current team L39ION of Los Angeles
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2014Canadian World Junior (U19) Track Cycling Team
2014Team Alberta Provincial Road Team
2015–2016Team Race Clean/U23 Canada [1]
Professional teams
2017–2018 Silber Pro Cycling Team [2]
2019 Floyd's Pro Cycling
2020 Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling [3]
2021– L39ION of Los Angeles

Alexander Cowan (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team L39ION of Los Angeles. [4] [5] On January 2, 2017, Cowan was awarded Pedal Magazine's 2016 Cycling Award for Best Canadian Road Senior/U23 Cyclist (Male or Female). [6]

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Career

In 2015 and 2016, Cowan rode for Team Race Clean, racing under the banner of Cycling Canada's anti-doping program. [7] [8] The program was launched in 2015 by Cycling Canada as Team NextGen. [7] The team was built off of a select roster of Canadian under-23 riders who train and compete together throughout the year. [7]

Cowan placed 12th in the under-23 time trial at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, the best result by a Canadian in the event since David Veilleux in 2009. Cowan placed sixth in the 2016 Canadian National Time Trial Championships in a field that included Hugo Houle, Svein Tuft, Michael Woods, Rob Britton and Ryan Roth. In May 2016, Cowan was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider jersey after Stage 1 of the Tour of Berlin, [9] and the best young rider jersey after Stage 2 of the Tour de la Manche. [10]

In 2017, Cowan had seven "top ten" placings in UCI races including a Time Trial win in Stage 3a at the Tour de Beauce.

Personal life

Cowan is bilingual in English and French.

Major results

2014
1st MaillotCan.PNG Criterium, National Road Championships
2016
National Road Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Under-23 time trial
6th Time trial
6th Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
9th Tour de la Manche
2017
1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta
1st Stage 3a (ITT) Tour de Beauce
7th Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
7th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 2
2019
1st Stage 1 Cascade Cycling Classic
5th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 4
5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic

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References

  1. ↑ Cruickshank, Scott (April 26, 2016). "Calgary cyclist Alec Cowan devoted to blossoming career in Europe". Calgary Herald . Postmedia Network . Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cowan comes onboard". Silber Pro Cycling Team . Canam Pro Cycling. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "L39ion of Los Angeles". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ Benson, Daniel (December 18, 2020). "L39ION of Los Angeles unveil stacked 2021 rosters". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pedal Magazine's 2016 Cycling Award WINNERS". Pedal. Pedal Magazine. January 2, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Melvin, Ian; Arseneau, Luc (October 1, 2015). "#NextGenU23 Men's NextGen Track (road) Endurance Program" (PDF). Cycling Canada . Canadian Cycling Association. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Race Clean – Resources – Cycling Canada Cyclisme". Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Tour de Berlin Prologue, Stage 1 Results – Canada's Cowan Earns Most Aggressive Rider Jersey". Pedal. Pedal Magazine. May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tour de la Manche". tourdelamanche.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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