 Horner at the 2011 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Brandon Horner |
| Nickname | The Hornet, The Second Best Climber in the World[1] |
| Born | October 23, 1971 Okinawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1993 | Lite Beer |
| 1994–1996 | Nutra Fig |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–1999 | Française des Jeux |
| 2000–2001 | Mercury |
| 2002 | Prime Alliance |
| 2003 | Saturn |
| 2004 | Webcor Builders |
| 2005 | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| 2006–2007 | Davitamon–Lotto |
| 2008–2009 | Astana |
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2013 | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 2014 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2015 | Airgas–Safeway |
| 2016 | Lupus Racing Team |
| 2018–2019 | Team Illuminate |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Christopher Brandon Horner (born October 23, 1971) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist,[3] who rode professionally between 1996 and 2019.
A current resident of Bend, Oregon,[4] Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.[5] He won the Vuelta a España in 2013, becoming the oldest winner of any of cycling's grand tours in the process.[6]
- ^ Clarke, Stuart (November 5, 2015). "13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Christopher Horner profile". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Horner wants to keep racing, says agent". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ USA Cycling biography Archived July 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tooting his own Horner – Part I". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Vuelta a España: Chris Horner, 41, is oldest Grand Tour winner". BBC Sport. September 15, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2014.