Nathan Brown (cyclist)

Nathan "Nate" Brown (born July 7, 1991) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. A professional from 2010 to 2022,[4] Brown competed for the Bontrager Cycling Team, Garmin–Sharp and Rally Cycling.

Nathan Brown
Personal information
Full nameNathan Brown
NicknameDowntown Nate Brown
Born (1991-07-07) July 7, 1991 (age 33)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2002–2003VeloClips–Sun&Ski
2004–2006SyMed–MOAB
2007Juris–MorePartnersIncome.com
2007–2009Hot Tubes Cycling
Professional teams
2010–2013Trek–Livestrong
2014–2019Garmin–Sharp[1]
2020–2022Rally Cycling[2][3]

Biography

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Brown was born on July 7, 1991, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, but spent his adolescence in Covington, Tennessee, United States. Brown divides his time between Austin, Texas, United States and Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[4][5][6]

Brown competed with Trek–Livestrong, a UCI Continental team, for the 2010,[7][8] 2011,[9][10] 2012,[11][12] and 2013 seasons.[13][14]

In August 2013, Brown signed with Garmin–Sharp, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[15][16] He remained with the squad for the 2016 season.[17][18] In June 2017, he was named in the start list for the 2017 Tour de France, making Brown the first Tennessean to compete in the Tour de France.[19][6]

Major results

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2006
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2008
1st   Overall Coupe des Nations Abitibi
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
2009
5th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
2010
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
7th La Côte Picarde
2011
1st   Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Prologue Tour de Guadeloupe
7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
2012
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
9th Chrono Champenois
2013
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st   Time trial
2nd Road race
1st   Overall Tour de Beauce
1st   Points classification
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
2017
Tour de France
Held   after Stages 3–4
2019
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour Colombia

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
  Giro d'Italia 67 48 52 67
  Tour de France 43
  Vuelta a España 85
Legend
Did not compete
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Nate Brown". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "Nathan Brown". Strava. San Francisco, California: Strava, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Staff, WMCActionNews5.com. "Mid-South man first Tennessean to compete in Tour de France". Retrieved July 4, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Trek-Livestrong strengthens in Solvang". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. January 20, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  8. ^ "Continental team rosters for 2010". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. December 24, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Kirsten Frattini (November 16, 2010). "Trek-Livestrong rebuilds with new talent in 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "USA Cycling announces ten Continental teams and their rosters". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. December 24, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  11. ^ Kirsten Frattini (May 9, 2012). "Bontrager-Livestrong confident ahead of Amgen Tour of California". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  12. ^ "USA Cycling announces 12 UCI Continental teams for 2012". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  13. ^ Matthew Beaudin (June 5, 2013). "Nathan Brown's stock is up, and the forecast is bright". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Bontrager's Brown signs with Garmin for 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  15. ^ "Garmin-Sharp signs Nathan Brown". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. August 17, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  16. ^ Shane Stokes (August 15, 2013). "US U23 TT champion Nathan Brown signs contract with Garmin-Sharp". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  17. ^ "Cannondale Pro Cycling 2016 team presentation – Video". Cyclingnews.com. Bristol, England: Immediate Media Company Limited. January 18, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  18. ^ "Video: Cannondale's 2016 team presentation". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. January 18, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  19. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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