{{short description|American racing cyclist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Danny Pate | image = Danny Pate - Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 - Prologue (cropped).jpg | caption = Pate at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné | fullname = Danny Pate | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|03|23}} | birth_place = Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|73|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = Retired | disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Mountain biking|Cyclo-cross}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Rouleur | amateuryears1 = 1998 | amateurteam1 = Colorado–Ikon–Lexus | amateuryears2 = 1999 | amateurteam2 = Tomac–Manitou MTB | proyears1 = 2000 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|SAE|2000}} | proyears2 = 2001–2003 | proteam2 = Prime Alliance Cycling Team | proyears3 = 2004 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|UHC|2004}} | proyears4 = 2005 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|JBC|2005}} | proyears5 = 2006–2010 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2006}} | proyears6 = 2011 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|THR|2011}} | proyears7 = 2012–2015 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-signs-danny-pate-from-htc-highroad|title=Team Sky signs Danny Pate from HTC-Highroad|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=January 6, 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref> | proyears8 = 2016–2018 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|OPT|2016}} | majorwins = '''Grand Tours''' :'''Giro d'Italia''' ::2 TTT stages (2008, 2013) '''One-day races and Classics''' : {{nowrap|World Under-23 Time Trial Championships (2001)}} : {{nowrap|National Under-23 Road Race Championships (1998)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's road bicycle racing}} {{MedalCompetition|UCI Road World Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2001 Lisbon|Under-23 time trial}} }}
'''Danny Pate''' (born March 23, 1979) is an American retired professional cyclist, who competed professionally in road racing, cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing between 2000 and 2018 for the {{UCI team code|SAE|2000}}, Prime Alliance, {{UCI team code|UHC|2004}}, {{UCI team code|JBC|2005}}, {{UCI team code|GRM|2010}}, {{UCI team code|THR|2011}}, {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}} and {{UCI team code|OPT|2018}} teams.<ref name="Retirement">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/danny-pate-announces-retirement-from-cycling/|title=Danny Pate announces retirement from cycling|first=Pat|last=Malach|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=August 19, 2018|access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pate took his only professional victory at the 2007 Tour of Missouri, winning the penultimate stage.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mark|last1=Zalewski|first2=Kirsten|last2=Robbins|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/sep07/missouri07/?id=results/missouri075|title=The Pate pulls a solo win in Missouri|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=September 15, 2007|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
He made his first start at both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/danny-pate-the-five-races-that-changed-my-life/|title=Danny Pate: The five races that changed my life|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=November 21, 2018|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> In the latter, he was part of the breakaway on the fifteenth stage with three other riders, and was still clear with Simon Gerrans and Egoi Martínez heading into the final kilometre of the stage, an uphill finish to Prato Nevoso in Italy. He was out-sprinted by Gerrans and Martínez, sitting up for a third-place stage finish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2008/stage-15/results/|title=See-saw day for Australian cycling as Schleck takes over|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=July 22, 2008|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref> He took a further third-place Grand Tour stage finish at the following year's Giro d'Italia, this time as part of a 25-rider breakaway; he was out-sprinted by Michele Scarponi and Félix Cárdenas at the finish in Benevento.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gregor|last=Brown|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pate-falls-short-of-giros-benevento-stage/|title=Pate falls short of Giro's Benevento stage|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=May 29, 2009|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
In October 2015 the UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|RLY|2016}}, then named {{UCI team code|OPT|2015}}, announced that Pate would join them for the 2016 season after four years with {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}, reuniting him with former Prime Alliance teammate and Optum performance director Jonas Carney.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pate-signs-with-optum-pro-cycling/ |title=Pate signs with Optum Pro Cycling |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |date=October 1, 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref> He retired from racing at the 2018 Colorado Classic, after finishing the last stage in Denver.<ref name="Retirement"/>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;1997 : 1st 20px Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships ;1998 : 1st 20px Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2000 : 9th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt ;2001 : 1st 20px Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st Overall Triptyque Ardennais : 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 : 8th La Côte Picarde : 9th Overall Sea Otter Classic : 9th Prix de la Ville de Soissons ;2002 : 1st Overall International Tour de Toona : 1st Lake Eola Criterium : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila : 3rd USPRO Championships : 5th Overall GP de Beauce ;2003 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de White Rock : 4th Overall GP de Beauce ;2004 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2005 : 1st Mountains classification Nature Valley Grand Prix : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd USPRO Championships : 6th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic : 7th Overall International Cycling Classic ::1st Stages 3 & 15 : 9th San Francisco Grand Prix ;2006 : 2nd Overall Rás Tailteann ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce ::1st Stage 4 (ITT) : 3rd Reading Classic (Pro Cycling Tour) : 6th Lancaster Classic : 9th Overall Tour du Limousin : 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain ;2007 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Missouri : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce : 4th Lancaster Classic ;2008 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de Georgia : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : 3rd Overall Critérium International : 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen ;2010 : 10th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie – Coppa Papà Carlo ;2013 : 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Giro d'Italia : 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Giro del Trentino ;2015 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie {{div col end}}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Danny Pate}} * [https://rallycycling.com/team/danny-pate/ Danny Pate]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Rally Cycling * {{UCI|20969}} * {{ProCyclingStats}} * {{CQ Ranking}} * {{CycleBase}}
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