Owen Cole

Owen Cole (born 1 May 2004)[1] is an American cyclist. He rides for Velocious Sport and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 2023, he won the national amateur U23 road race.

Owen Cole
Personal information
Born (2004-05-01) May 1, 2004
Team information
Current teamVelocious Sport
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2021-Velocious Sport

Early life

Cole is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was introduced to cycling by his father. Cole competed in Mountain Biking prior to turning his attention to road racing.[2][3]

Career

In Albuquerque, New Mexico in May 2023, Cole won the USA Cycling Collegiate road race, and finished third in the time trial.[4] The following month, Cole won the 2023 US U23 national title at the USA Cycling Amateur Road Nationals in Roanoke, Virginia.[5]

He was selected for the 2023 UCI Road World Championships held in Glasgow, in August 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. "Owen Cole". First Cycling. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. Rich, Eloise (May 23, 2022). "East Chapel Hill Mountain Bike Team wins NCICL series". echhsechoonline. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. Jackie Tyson (August 2, 2023). "Introducing Owen Cole, the US U23 champion making Worlds debut in Glasgow". Cycling News.
  4. Price, Jay (May 8, 2023). "Chapel Hill students win national championships in cycling". wunc. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. June 22, 2023, Cody Olivas. "Colby Simmons finishes second at U23 nationals". Durango Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. "Owen Cole Set to Debut at UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow". bvmsports.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  7. Palermo, Angelina (July 10, 2023). "USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2023 ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS". usacycling. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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