Alex Hoehn

Alex James Hoehn (born December 22, 1997) is an American racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling.[2]

Alex Hoehn
Personal information
Full nameAlex James Hoehn
Born (1997-12-22) December 22, 1997
Kansas
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamWildlife Generation Pro Cycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeStage races
Amateur team
2016Tradewind Energy
Professional teams
2017Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
2018–2019Aevolo[1]
2020–Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

Career

After playing hockey while growing up, Hoehn was introduced to cycling by his father at age 15, and by 18 he had permanently switched to cycling. He joined amateur team Tradewind Energy as a Cat 3, then joined Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling when he reached Cat 1 status.[3]

In July 2018, he won the Under-23 United States National Road Race Championships in Maryland.[4] In May 2019, he led the King of the Mountains classification following the conclusion of stages 3 and 4 of the Tour of California;[5] ultimately finishing 2nd in the classification, as well as 5th in the young rider classification.

Major results
2017
4th Overall Chico Stage Race
2018
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Chico Stage Race
1st Young rider classification
2019
Most Courageous Rider Stage 7 Tour of California[6]
3rd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Young rider classification
3rd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Young rider classification
4th Overall Tour of the Gila

References
  1. "Being Pro: Alex Hoehn". Road Bike Action. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. "Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. "Who Is the 21-Year-Old American Kicking Ass at the Tour of California?". Bicycling.com. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. "Aevolo sweeps US under-23 titles". Cyclingnews. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. "Amgen Stage 3: France's Cavagna finishes almost 1.5 hours of next rider". South Tahoe Now. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. "Hoehn caps off AMGEN Tour of California With Most Courageous Rider jersey". USA Cycling. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.