Personal information | |
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Full name | Alexander Cowan |
Nickname | Alec |
Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | November 19, 1996
Team information | |
Current team | L39ION of Los Angeles |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur teams | |
2014 | Canadian World Junior (U19) Track Cycling Team |
2014 | Team Alberta Provincial Road Team |
2015–2016 | Team Race Clean/U23 Canada[1] |
Professional teams | |
2017–2018 | Silber Pro Cycling Team[2] |
2019 | Floyd's Pro Cycling |
2020 | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling[3] |
2021– | L39ION of Los Angeles |
Alexander Cowan (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team L39ION of Los Angeles.[4][5] On January 2, 2017, Cowan was awarded Pedal Magazine's 2016 Cycling Award for Best Canadian Road Senior/U23 Cyclist (Male or Female).[6]
In 2015 and 2016, Cowan rode for Team Race Clean, racing under the banner of Cycling Canada's anti-doping program.[7][8] The program was launched in 2015 by Cycling Canada as Team NextGen.[7] The team was built off of a select roster of Canadian under-23 riders who train and compete together throughout the year.[7]
Cowan placed 12th in the under-23 time trial at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, the best result by a Canadian in the event since David Veilleux in 2009. Cowan placed sixth in the 2016 Canadian National Time Trial Championships in a field that included Hugo Houle, Svein Tuft, Michael Woods, Rob Britton and Ryan Roth. In May 2016, Cowan was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider jersey after Stage 1 of the Tour of Berlin,[9] and the best young rider jersey after Stage 2 of the Tour de la Manche.[10]
In 2017, Cowan had seven "top ten" placings in UCI races including a Time Trial win in Stage 3a at the Tour de Beauce.
Cowan is bilingual in English and French.