Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.
Career
Howson started his athletic career in basketball, becoming a state champion aged 13. He moved to cycling when South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team.
He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour. In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France.
Personal life
In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near Macclesfield in his home state of South Australia. He is an old scholar of Pedare Christian College.
Major results
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
- Damien Howson at UCI
- Damien Howson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Damien Howson at ProCyclingStats
- Damien Howson at Cycling Quotient
