Alex Howes

Discipline: Road Cycling
Current Residence: Boulder, Colorado
Hometown: Golden, Colorado
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Birthdate: January 1, 1988
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 144 lbs.
Team: Garmin-Sharp Pro Cycling Team
Coach: Colby Pearce
High School: Golden High School, Class of 2006
Other Sports Competed In: Cross-Country Running (3 years)
Other Languages Spoken: Spanish

National Championships

• 3rd place – 2014 Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships – Pro Men’s Road Race
• 2nd place – 2010 USA Cycling Jr., U23, Elite & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – U23 Men’s Road Race
• 1st place – 2009 USA Cycling Jr., U23, Elite & Para-Cycling Road National Championships – U23 Men’s Road Race & Criterium

Career Highlights

• 1st place – 2014 USA Pro Challenge, Stage 7
• 2nd place – 2014 USA Pro Challenge, Stages 1 & 2
• 2014 Tour de France finisher
• 4th place – 2011 Tour de Beauce, Overall Classification
• 1st place – 2009 Tour of Utah, Stage 5, King of the Mountains & Best Young Rider Classifications
• 4th place – 2009 Tour of Utah, Overall Classification

More domestic results from Alex Howes

Alex Howes rides in the pack at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships

Hobbies: Backpacking; Skiing; General adventuring; Finding good music

Favorite Races: Amstel Gold and the USA Pro Challenge

Favorite Places to Train: Boulder, Colorado, or Girona, Spain

Favorite Cycling Memory: Winning stage 7 of the USA Pro Challenge in downtown Denver

Hero/Role Model: Danny Pate

Best Advice Received From a Coach When First Starting Out: Crashing usually isn’t as bad as you think it will be.

Motivation:  The belief that good must triumph over evil.

Cycling & Personal Goals: A victory in any of the Ardennes classics would allow me to retire a very happy man.

What makes you a unique person? I like my coffee black and my whiskey neat. I’m quite boring.

How did you first become involved in cycling? Through my father.

Charity Work or Community Involvement: I do what I can to help kids smile.