Alexander Cataford

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Alexander Cataford
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Cataford at the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Cataford
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current team Israel–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2012Burnaby
Professional teams
2013 Team Québecor Garneau
2014 Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2015–2016 Silber Pro Cycling Team
2017–2018 UnitedHealthcare
2019–2022 Israel Cycling Academy [1] [2]

Alexander Cataford (born 1 September 1993) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He won the Under-23 title at the 2013 Canadian National Time Trial Championships. [3] He is a six-time Canadian Junior National Champion. In 2011, he was the Junior Pan American Champion in individual pursuit.

Contents

For the 2014 season, Cataford joined the Amore & Vita–Selle SMP team. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. [4]

Personal life

Cataford was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Queen's University where he graduated with a degree in physics.[ citation needed ]

Major results

2011
1st MaillotCan.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2013
National Road Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Under-23 time trial
3rd Time trial
2015
8th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
9th Time trial, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships
2016
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
5th Overall Tour of Alberta
5th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
9th Overall Tour de Beauce
2017
10th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
2018
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
10th Overall Colorado Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 202020212022
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia DNF — 101
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France ———
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España — DNF —
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. ↑ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Canadian ITT National Results, 2013 Canadian National ITT Championships
  4. ↑ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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