Jason Osborne (born 20 March 1994) is a German former rower and current professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[1] He won silver as part of the German team in the lightweight men's quadruple sculls at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, Korea.[2] He has also won medals in a number of competitions in the World Rowing Cup and European Championships. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Jason Osborne
Osborne in 2017
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Cycling career
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2021Deceuninck–Quick-Step (stagiaire)
2022Alpecin–Fenix Development Team
2023–Alpecin–Deceuninck
Sport
CountryGermany
SportRowing, road cycling
Event(s)Lightweight single sculls, Lightweight double sculls, Lightweight quad sculls
ClubMainzer Ruder-Verein 1878 e.V.
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Lwt double sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv Lwt single sculls
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chungju Lwt quad sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ottensheim Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lucerne Lwt double sculls
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brandenburg Lwt double sculls
Men's Cycling Esports
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Watopia Men's race
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Men's race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 New York Men's race
Gold medal – first place 2024 MyWhoosh Men's race

On 9 December 2020, he won the first edition of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, organised on the online cycling platform Zwift.[5] After this result, he was signed as a stagiaire for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[6] The following season he joined UCI Continental team Alpecin–Fenix Development Team in June 2022, before being promoted to Alpecin–Deceuninck for the 2023 season.[7]

Major cycling results

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2020
1st   UCI Esports World Championships
2022
1st   Overall Province Cycling Tour
1st   Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st   Overall Ronde van Vlaams-Brabant [nl]
1st Stage 3
3rd   UCI Esports World Championships
2023
2nd Overall Tour of Austria
2024
1st   UCI Esports World Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2023
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España 131
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Alpecin–Deceuninck". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Jason Osborne". World Rowing.
  3. ^ "Jason Osborne". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jason Osborne Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "UCI Cycling Esports World Championships - results". Zwift. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Jason Osborne joins Deceuninck – Quick-Step as stagiaire". deceuninck-quickstep.com. Deceuninck–Quick-Step. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Jason Osborne - WorldTour Team". alpecin-deceuninck.com. Alpecin–Deceuninck. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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