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Australian road bicycle racer (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[6]
![]() Howson at the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir | |
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Damo[1] |
Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 13 August 1992
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder[1] Domestique[2] |
Amateur team | |
2011–2012 | Team Jayco–AIS |
Professional teams | |
2013–2022 | Orica–GreenEDGE[3][4][5] |
2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Medal record |
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.[7]
He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race.[8] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[9] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[10] In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour.[11] In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France. [12]
In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near Macclesfield in his home state of South Australia.[13] He is an old scholar of Pedare Christian College.[14]
Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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— | 53 | — | — | — | DNF | — | 33 |
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— | — | 88 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
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147 | 45 | — | 70 | 49 | — | 95 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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