Owen Cole

Owen Cole
Cole in 2023
Personal information
Born (2004-05-01) May 1, 2004 (age 22)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamTeam Winston Salem–Flow
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2021–2023Velocious Sport
2025–Team Winston Salem–Flow
Professional team
2024UAE Team Emirates Gen Z

Owen Cole (born May 1, 2004) is an American cyclist, who currently rides for Team Winston Salem–Flow. In 2023, he won the US national under-23 road race championships.

Early life

Cole is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and attends the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He was introduced to cycling by his father. Cole competed in Mountain Biking prior to turning his attention to road racing.

Career

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

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

Major results

2023
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2024
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th Gran Premio della Liberazione
2025
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid Under-23
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 2
2026
1st Overall Tour de la Guadeloupe
1st Young rider classification
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
5th Road race
2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic

References

  1. ↑ "Owen Cole". First Cycling. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "UAE Team Emirates Gen Z". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Rich, Eloise (May 23, 2022). "East Chapel Hill Mountain Bike Team wins NCICL series". echhsechoonline. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jackie Tyson (August 2, 2023). "Introducing Owen Cole, the US U23 champion making Worlds debut in Glasgow". Cycling News.
  5. ↑ Price, Jay (May 8, 2023). "Chapel Hill students win national championships in cycling". wunc. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ June 22, 2023, Cody Olivas. "Colby Simmons finishes second at U23 nationals". Durango Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Owen Cole Set to Debut at UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow". bvmsports.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ Palermo, Angelina (July 10, 2023). "USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2023 ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS". usacycling. Retrieved August 3, 2023.