Alec Cowan

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]

Alec Cowan

Cowan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Cowan
Nickname	Alec
Born	(1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 28) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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

Career

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.

Personal life

Cowan is bilingual in English and French.

Major results

2014

1st Criterium, National Road Championships

2016

National Road Championships

1st Under-23 time trial

6th Time trial

6th Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23

9th Tour de la Manche

2017

1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta

1st Stage 3a (ITT) Tour de Beauce

7th Time trial, National Road Championships

2018

7th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race

1st Stage 2

2019

1st Stage 1 Cascade Cycling Classic

5th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race

1st Stage 4

5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic