{{short description|American road cyclist}} {{for|the English footballer|Alex Howes (footballer)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Alex Howes | image = Alex Howes.JPG | caption = Howes at the 2013 Tour de l'Ain | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|01|01}} | birth_place = Denver, Colorado, United States<ref name=usacycling>{{cite web|title=Alex Howes|url=http://www.usacycling.org/alex-howes.htm|website=usacycling.org|publisher=USA Cycling|access-date=June 11, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229111412/https://www.usacycling.org/alex-howes.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name=usacycling/> | weight = {{convert|144|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name=usacycling/> | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Climber | amateuryears1 = 2003–2006 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2003}} | amateuryears2 = 2008 | amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|LPM|2008}} | amateuryears3 = 2008–2011 | amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|Chipotle|2008}} | amateuryears4 = 2009 | amateurteam4 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2009}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears1 = 2007 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2007}} | proyears2 = 2012–2022 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|title=EF Education First Pro Cycling|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102214349/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/ef-education-first-pro-cycling/|archive-date=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-ef-education-first/|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|title=2020 Team Preview: EF Education First|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=January 1, 2020|access-date=January 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15238/1000987/279|title=EF Education - Nippo|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101135037/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15238/1000987/279|archive-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref> | majorwins = '''One-day races and Classics''' :{{nowrap|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 {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}}. Howes turned professional on a full-time basis in 2012.<ref name="profile">{{cite news|url=http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/alex-howes|title=Alex Howes|access-date=January 24, 2015|work={{UCI team code|GRS|2015}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202120504/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/alex-howes|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2023 he became a cycling coach at Team EF Coaching and a gravel racer.<ref name="EFcoach">{{cite web |url=https://www.teamefcoaching.com/coaches/alex-howes/ |title=Alex Howes, Cycling Coach |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Team EF Coaching }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Howes was born on January 1, 1988, in Denver, Colorado and raised in Golden, Colorado, United States.<ref name="bo">{{cite news|url=http://www.aspentimes.com/news/12655297-113/reijnen-aspen-howes-race|title=Boulder pals sprint for win in Aspen|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=March 3, 2015|author=Dale Strode|work=The Aspen Times|publisher=Swift Communications|location=Carson City, Nevada}}</ref><ref name="oh">{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2014/08/24/colorado-locals-impress-in-final-stage-of-usa-pro-cycling-challenge/|title=Colorado locals impress in final stage of USA Pro Cycling Challenge|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=March 3, 2015|author=Greg Nieto|work=KDVR|publisher=Tribune Broadcasting|location=Chicago, Illinois}}</ref> He resided in Boulder, Colorado<ref name="dc">{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/cycling/ci_26361630/kiel-reijnen-edges-alex-howes-win-stage-1|title=Golden native Alex Howes a rising star for Garmin-Sharp at USA Pro Challenge|date=August 18, 2014|work=The Denver Post|publisher=Digital First Media|location=Manhattan, New York City, New York|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=John Meyer}}</ref><ref name="velo">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/news/howes-reijnen-close-pro-challenge-profound-symmetry_342503|title=Howes and Reijnen close out Pro Challenge with profound symmetry|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Neal Rogers|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California}}</ref> and Girona, Catalonia, Spain.<ref name="Gironab">{{cite news|url=http://www.bicycling.com/9-questions-alex-howes|title=9 Questions With Alex Howes|date=April 15, 2012|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Daniel McMahon|work=Bicycling|publisher=Rodale, Inc.|location=Emmaus, Pennsylvania}}</ref><ref name="Gironac">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alex-howes-moves-to-girona-for-debut-season-with-garmin|title=Alex Howes moves to Girona for debut season with Garmin|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Daniel Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref> In 2023 he lived in Nederland, Colorado.<ref name="EFcoach" /> Howes attended the University of Colorado, Boulder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldentranscript.net/stories/Golden-native-Howes-completes-Tour-de-France,163326|title=Golden native Howes completes Tour de France|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=January 11, 2014|author=Daniel Williams|work=Golden Transcript|publisher=Colorado Community Media, Inc|location=Golden, Colorado|archive-date=November 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107135801/https://goldentranscript.net/stories/golden-native-howes-completes-tour-de-france,163326|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadbikereview.com/reviews/meet-alex-howes-of-the-u23-slipstream-squad|title=Meet Alex Howes of the U23 Slipstream squad|date=December 19, 2008|access-date=April 14, 2015|work= RoadBikeReview|publisher=Invenda, Inc|location=Bethesda, Maryland}}</ref>

==Cycling career== Howes rode with {{UCI team code|GRM|2007}}, a UCI Professional Continental team,<ref name="2007c">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/slipstream-chipotle-announces-pro-continental-status|title=Slipstream-Chipotle announces pro continental status|date=December 7, 2006|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Susan Westemeyer|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="2007v">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2006/12/news/press-release-team-slipstream-unveils-07-roster_11289|title=Press Release – Team Slipstream unveils '07 roster|date=December 6, 2006|access-date=December 20, 2014|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204909/http://velonews.competitor.com/2006/12/news/press-release-team-slipstream-unveils-07-roster_11289|url-status=dead}}</ref> and {{UCI team code|LPM|2008}}, an amateur team, in 2008.<ref name="2007cn">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/alex-howes-and-chipotle-in-perfect-harmony|title=Alex Howes and Chipotle in perfect harmony|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Daniel Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="2007vn">{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11650/Alex-Howes-Interview-Impressing-in-Brabantse-Pijl-and-Amstel-Gold.aspx|title=Alex Howes Interview: Impressing in Brabantse Pijl and Amstel Gold|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Ed Hood|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|location=Chevy Chase, Maryland}}</ref>

=== Garmin–Barracuda (2012–2022) === Howes signed with {{UCI team code|GRS|2012a}}, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.<ref name="212c">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rathe-and-howes-join-garmin-cervelo|title=Rathe and Howes join Garmin-Cervelo|date=August 21, 2011|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Daniel Benson|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="2012v">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/garmin-cervelo%E2%80%99s-2012-squad-presented-in-boulder_198131|title=Garmin-Cervélo's 2012 squad presented in Boulder|date=November 18, 2011|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Neal Rodgers|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|archive-date=November 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129224731/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/garmin-cervelo%e2%80%99s-2012-squad-presented-in-boulder_198131|url-status=dead}}</ref> He remained with the team for the 2014 season.<ref name="2014c">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin-sharp-confirms-its-2014-line-up|title=Garmin-Sharp confirms its 2014 line-up|date=December 31, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Stephen Farrand|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="2012nv">{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/news/id/16090/nine-new-signings-for-garmin-sharp-team-youngest-ever-roster-in-2014.aspx|title=Nine new signings for Garmin-Sharp team, youngest-ever roster in 2014|date=December 31, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|location=Chevy Chase, Maryland}}</ref> Howes won stage seven of the 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge; his first professional victory.<ref name="winc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-pro-challenge-2014/stage-7/results|title=Howes wins USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Pat Malach|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="winv">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/for-alex-howes-2014-a-little-confirmation_352038|date=November 4, 2014|title=For Alex Howes, 2014 'a little confirmation'|access-date=December 21, 2014|author=Matthew Beaudin|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233236/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/for-alex-howes-2014-a-little-confirmation_352038|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Howes re-signed with {{UCI team code|GRM|2015|nolink=yes}} for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons.<ref name="yearsc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/howes-signs-three-year-extension-with-garmin|title=Howes signs three-year extension with Garmin|date=August 25, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Pat Malach|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, England}}</ref><ref name="year">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/sports/2014/08/29/alex-howes-garmin-sharp-three-year-contract-extension/26737/|title=Alex Howes signs three-year extension with Garmin-Sharp cycling team|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=December 20, 2014|author=Daniel Petty|work=The Denver Post|publisher=Digital First Media|location=Denver, Colorado}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.<ref name="Giro">{{Cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List |access-date=May 2, 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423090219/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_dItalia_2017_Startlist |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2009 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st 20px Criterium ::1st 20px Road race : 4th Overall Tour of Utah ::1st 20px Young rider classification ::1st 20px Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 5th Mount Evans Hill Climb ;2010 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Tour of the Battenkill ;2011 : 4th Overall Tour of the Gila : 4th Overall Tour de Beauce ;2012 : 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Utah : 6th Brabantse Pijl ;2014 : 1st Stage 7 USA Pro Cycling Challenge : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2015 : 4th Road race, National Road Championships ;2016 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Overall Tour of Alberta ;2017 : 1st 20px Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country : Cascade Cycling Classic ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 3rd Overall Colorado Classic ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Tour of Alberta ::1st Stage 3 ;2019 : 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour Colombia : 3rd Dirty Kanza 200 : 3rd Crusher in the Tushar : 5th Leadville Trail 100 MTB ;2021 : 1st SBT GRVL {{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— |— |— |— | style="text-align:center;"|136 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |127 |— |131 |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |93 |— |129 |— |— |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

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