Damien Howson

{{Short description|Australian road bicycle racer (born 1992)}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Damien Howson | image = Damien Howson TA 2013 (Cropping).jpg | image_size = | caption = Howson at the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir | fullname = | nickname = Damo<ref name="greenedgecycling.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenedgecycling.com/team/damien-howson|title=Damien Howson|website=Mitchelton-SCOTT GreenEDGE Cycling}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|8|13}} | birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | height = 1.88 m | weight = 68 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|Q36}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = All-rounder<ref name="greenedgecycling.com"/> Domestique<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2016/05/31/beyond-giro-howson-thrilled-support-chaves-super-domestique|title=Beyond the Giro: Howson thrilled to support Chaves as super domestique|website=Cycling}}</ref> | amateuryears1 = 2011–2012 | amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|JAY|2011}} | proyears1 = 2013–2022 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|MTS men|2013}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mitchelton-scott-finalise-25-rider-roster-for-2019/|title=Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=15 November 2018|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/wins-from-january-to-october-mitchelton-scott-men-confirm-roster-and-goals-for-2020|title=Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020|work={{UCI team code|MTS men|2020}}|publisher=New Global Cycling Services|date=11 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2020|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102212524/https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/wins-from-january-to-october-mitchelton-scott-men-confirm-roster-and-goals-for-2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|title=GreenEDGE Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101231319/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2023– | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|Q36|2023}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{AUS}} }}}} {{MedalGold| 2013 Florence| Under-23 time trial}} {{MedalBronze| 2012 Valkenburg| Under-23 time trial}} {{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|OBE|2014}} }} }} {{MedalSport| Men's road bicycle racing}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Ponferrada|Team time trial}} | show-medals = }} '''Damien Howson''' (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|Q36}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Jonny |title=Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2022/11/doug-ryders-new-q36-5-team-has-announced-its-23-man-squad/ |website=CyclingTips |access-date=5 November 2022 |language=en |date=4 November 2022}}</ref>

==Career== Howson started his athletic career in basketball, becoming a state champion aged 13. He moved to cycling when South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homfray|first=Reece|last2=|first2=|date=2017-06-30|title=Tour de France debut for South Aussie dynamo Damien Howson|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/tour-de-france-debut-for-south-aussie-dynamo-damien-howson/news-story/18226d2e3e1568f42226fb68ffaf8e5f|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707192334/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au:80/lifestyle/sa-weekend/tour-de-france-debut-for-south-aussie-dynamo-damien-howson/news-story/18226d2e3e1568f42226fb68ffaf8e5f |archive-date=7 July 2017 }}</ref>

He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race.<ref name="SMHSep2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/damien-howson-wins-under23-time-trial-world-championship-20130924-2uarl.html |title=Damien Howson wins under-23 time trial world championship |date=24 September 2013 |access-date=9 April 2014 |first=Julian |last=Drape |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España<ref name="Vuelta">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjYwNzQ= |title=Vuelta a España 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |work=Cycling Fever}}</ref> and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.<ref name="2016Giro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Startlist |title=99th Giro d'Italia Startlist |access-date=6 May 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref> In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour.<ref name="CyclingNews">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/howson-scrapes-through-another-day-of-sun-tour-high-drama/|title=Howson scrapes through another day of Sun Tour high drama |date=5 February 2017 |access-date=5 February 2017 |first=Zeb |last=Woodpower}}</ref> In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/damien-howson-ready-for-tour-de-france-debut/|title=Damien Howson ready for Tour de France debut|last1=Woodpower |first1=Zeb|date=27 June 2017 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near Macclesfield in his home state of South Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://salife.com.au/weddings/damien-howson-georgie-russell/ |title=Damien Howson + Georgie Russell |magazine=SA Life |date=30 September 2020 |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> He is an old scholar of Pedare Christian College.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pedarecc.sa.edu.au/news-events/the-vine-issue-10-2017/ |title=Pedare Old Scholar’s Debut Ride in the Tour de France |first=Mike |last=Millard |work=The Vine |date=7 July 2017 |publisher=Pedare Christian College |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref>

==Major results== {{colbegin|colwidth=25em}} ;2010 : 1st Trofeo San Rocco : 3rd Overall GP Général Patton : 4th Overall 3 Giorni Orobica : 9th Overall Liège–La Gleize ;2011 : Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ::1st 20px Time trial ::4th Road race : 1st 20px Team pursuit, National Track Championships : 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 9th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 9th Chrono Champenois : 9th Memorial Davide Fardelli ;2012 : 1st 20px Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Memorial Davide Fardelli : 3rd 15px Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 4th Chrono Champenois : 7th Overall Tour Alsace ;2013 : 1st 20px Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st UCI Oceania Tour : Oceania Under-23 Road Championships ::1st 20px Road race ::1st 20px Time trial : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st 20px Time trial ::2nd Road race : 1st Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 2nd Chrono Champenois : 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 ::1st Prologue : 3rd Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 5th Giro del Belvedere : 7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto ;2014 : 2nd 15px Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2015 : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2016 : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour : 4th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2017 (2 pro wins) : 1st 20px Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st Stage 1 : 9th GP Miguel Induráin : 9th Pro Ötztaler 5500 ;2018 : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour : 4th Overall Colorado Classic ;2019 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico : 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stage 1b (TTT) : 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour ;2020 (2) : 1st 20px Overall Czech Cycling Tour ::1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4 : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour : 3rd Overall Tour de Hongrie ;2021 (2) : 1st 20px Overall Tour de Hongrie ::1st Stage 4 ;2023 (1) : 3rd Overall Tour of Britain : 4th Overall Vuelta a Asturias ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos ;2024 : 8th Overall Tour de Hongrie : 9th Overall Tour Down Under ;2025 : 4th Overall Tour of Oman : 10th Overall Giro d'Abruzzo {{divcolend}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— | 53 |— |— |— | DNF |— | 33 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— | 88 | DNF |— |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | 147 | 45 |— | 70 | 49 |— | 95 |— |}

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Howson, Damien}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Australian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Adelaide Category:Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Category:Sportsmen from South Australia Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen