Adrien Costa

Discipline: Road Cycling
Current Residence: Los Altos, California
Hometown: Los Altos, California
Birthplace: Stanford, California
Birthdate: August 19, 1997
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 134 lbs./61 kg.
Team: Hagens Berman U23 Cycling Team
Coach: Harvey Nitz
High School: Los Altos High School, Class of 2014
College: University of California – Santa Cruz
Other Languages Spoken: French and Spanish

National Championships

• 2014 USA Cycling Amateur & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – 1st place Jr. 17-18 Men’s Time Trial
• 2013 USA Cycling Amateur & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – 1st place Jr. 15-16 Men’s Road Race & Time Trial
• 2012 USA Cycling Amateur & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – 3rd place Jr. 15-16 Men’s Road Race & Time Trial
• 2011 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships – 1st place Jr. 13-14 Men’s Points Race
• 2011 USA Cycling Junior, U23, Elite & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – 3rd place Jr. 13-14 Men’s Criterium; 2nd place Jr. 13-14 Men’s Time Trial
• 2009 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships – 2nd place Jr. 11-12 Boys Scratch Race

Career Highlights

• 2nd place – 2014 Omloop Muizen Mechelen, Belgium
• 1st place – 2014 Tour du Pays de Vaud, Stages 2a, 2b & Overall Classification
• 1st place – 2014 Silver City’s Tour of the Gila, Cat 1/2 Stages 1, 2, 3 & Overall Classification
• 1st place – 2014 Tour de l’Abitibi, Stage 3 (TT)
• 1st place – 2014 Madera Stage Race, Stage 1 (TT) & Overall Classification
• 1st place – 2014 Kermesse Drieslinter, Belgium
• 2nd place – 2014 Kermesse Rukkelingen, Belgium

More domestic results from Adrien Costa

Adrien Costa on the podium with Germany's Lennard Kamna and Australia's Michael Storer after the time trial at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. (photo by Casey B. Gibson)

Hobbies: Skiing; Playing guitar; Cooking (but mostly eating); Hiking; Mountain biking; Photography; Sniping Strava KOMs

Favorite Race: Giro d’Italia

Favorite Place to Train: At home or France

Favorite Cycling Memory: An epic five-climb/15,000 feet of elevation ride through the Pyrenees a couple years ago

Hero/Role Model: Alberto Contador, but I love the young climbers like Pinot, Aru, Barguil…

Best Advice Received From a Coach When First Starting Out: Have fun and ride with your heart

Motivation: I just love riding my bike! And love to always improve and strive towards greater goals.

Cycling & Personal Goals

• Making it onto a Worldtour team and race the world’s most beautiful races
• Fight for the overall win in a grand tour
• Winning a world championship 
• Start a bike touring company!

What makes you a unique person? Successfully juggle high level cycling with school/college, graduated high school a year early

How did you first become involved in cycling? From watching the Tour de France with my grandfather in France

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