Alex Howes


Alex Howes is an American professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. Howes turned professional, on a full-time basis, in 2012.

Personal life

Howes was born on January 1, 1988, in Denver, Colorado and raised in Golden, Colorado, United States. He resides in Boulder, Colorado and Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Howes attended the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Cycling career

Howes rode with, a UCI Professional Continental team, and, an amateur team, in 2008.

Garmin–Barracuda (2012–present)

Howes signed with, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He remained with the team for the 2014 season. Howes won stage seven of the 2014 USA Pro Cycling Challenge; his first professional victory.
Howes re-signed with for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Major results

;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2014
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2019

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20132014201520162017
Giro d'Italia136
Tour de France127131
Vuelta a España93129

Did not compete
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