Steven Cozza

Steven Cozza (born March 3, 1985) is a professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Team NetApp.

Steven Cozza
Personal information
Born (1985-03-03) March 3, 1985
 United States
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime Trials, Climbing, Stage races, Classics
Amateur teams
2006Yawadoo-Colba-ABM
2006TIAA–CREF
Professional teams
2007–2010Slipstream–Chipotle
2011–2012Team NetApp
Major wins
2007 Vuelta a Chichuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2
2007 Tour of Missouri, 1st best young rider, 1st team overall

Cozza helped his father co-found the Boy Scouts equality advocacy group Scouting for All when he was 12 years old, and was the focus of Scout's Honor, a film that documented his time as a boy scout and his fight against the Boy Scouts of America's discriminatory policy against gays being allowed in the organization.[1][2]

Cozza broke his left collar bone in his first race of 2010 on stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar, requiring surgery as it was the third time he had broken it. Cozza announced that he would be taking a break from professional cycling in February 2012, in order to fully recover from colitis.[3][4][5] As of July 2012 he is a Realtor for Frank Howard Allen in Petaluma, California.[6]

Palmares

Amateur
2003
  • USA Junior National Time Trial Championship, 3rd
  • Le Tour De L'Abitibi, 3rd overall, 1st time trial
  • Keizer der Juniores, Overall, 3rd
  • Grand Prix of The Nations Time Trial (Juniors), 4th
  • Trophee Centre Morbihan, Overall, 4th

Professional
2004
  • U.S. National Time Trial Championship, 4th
  • Vlaanderens Tweedaagse der Gaverstreek, Time Trial, 3rd
  • Tour du Haut Anjou, Time Trial, 1st
2005
  • Steve Dunlap Memorial Time Trial, 1st
  • Tour De Nez, Stage 1, 1st
  • U.S. U-23 National Time Trial Championship, 1st
  • Tour De Nez, 6th Overall
2006
  • USA Cycling National Festival U-23 Time Trial Championship, 2nd
  • USA Cycling National Festival U-23 Road Race Championship, 3rd
  • Pescadero Road Race, 4th
  • Tour of Utah, Stage 6, 17th
2007
  • Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, 7th overall, 2nd best young rider
  • Vuelta a Chihuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2
  • Tour of Missouri, 1st best young rider, 1st team overall
  • Marin Double Century, 1st and new course record
  • USA Pro Time Trial Championships, 16th
  • Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, 7th stage 1
2008
  • Tour of Denmark, Stage 5 ITT, 8th
  • Vuelta Castilla y Leon, 7th prologue
  • Tour of California, 10th, prologue
  • Monte Paschi Eroica, 16th
  • Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, 19th
  • World Road Championships, 23rd

References
  1. Guthmann, Edward (June 18, 2001). "Badge of 'Honor' / Documentary captures story of Steven Cozza, who at age 12 took on the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. Najafi, Yusef (November 7, 2003). "Gay rights advocate grows up". ScoutingforAll.org. Scouting for All. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  3. "Cozza quits NetApp contract due to health problems". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  4. "Steven Cozza to pause his career". Team NetApp. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  5. "Steven 'The Stache' Cozza to pause his career". SEG Cycling. Sports Entertainment Group. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. Steven Cozza (July 19, 2012). "Boy Scouts Are Ashamed of This Ban". New York Times.


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