Neilson Powless

Neilson Powless (born September 3, 1996) is an American cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.[4] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[5] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[6] Powless, who is Oneida, is the first Native American to compete in the Tour de France.[7][8]

Neilson Powless
Powless in 2015.
Personal information
Full nameNeilson Powless
Born (1996-09-03) September 3, 1996
Roseville, California, U.S.
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamEF Education–Nippo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2016–2017Axeon–Hagens Berman
2018–2019LottoNL–Jumbo[1][2]
2020–EF Pro Cycling[3]

Personal life

His mother Jen Allred ran the marathon for Guam at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[9] He is also the brother of fellow racing cyclist Shayna Powless.[10]

Major results
2016
1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 3 Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 3a (ITT) Tour de Beauce
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Olympia's Tour
9th Overall Tour of California
1st Young rider classification
2017
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Stage 3a (ITT)
4th Overall Tour of Utah
1st Young rider classification
6th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Stage 1
6th Giro del Belvedere
2018
7th Overall Tour of Britain
1st Stage 5 (TTT)
9th Overall Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
10th Raiffeisen Grand Prix
2019
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
7th Overall Volta ao Algarve
7th Japan Cup
2020
4th Overall Herald Sun Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia — —
Tour de France — 56
Vuelta a España 31 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Powless signs two-year deal with LottoNL-Jumbo". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. September 10, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. Bacon, Ellis (January 1, 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. Ninham, Dan (September 28, 2019). "Catching Up With World Class Cyclists Shayna and Neilson Powless (Oneida) at the UCI Road World Championships". NDNSPORTS. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. Kerber, Jasmine (August 29, 2020). "Roseville 23-year-old will make history in his Tour de France debut this weekend". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  9. https://www.velonews.com/news/road/neilson-powless-name-remember/
  10. George, Sue (August 29, 2013). "High school cycling produces world class athletes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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