Alex Howes

Alex Howes
Howes at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain
Personal information
Born (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 36)
Denver, Colorado, United States[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight144 lb (65 kg)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2003–20065280–Subaru
2008Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille
2008–2011VMG Felt U23
2009Garmin–Slipstream (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2007Slipstream–Chipotle
2012–2022Garmin–Barracuda[2][3][4]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2019)

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Alex Howes". usacycling.org. USA Cycling. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Bacon, Ellis (January 1, 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Alex Howes". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Alex Howes, Cycling Coach". Team EF Coaching. Retrieved April 25, 2023.