Daniel Holloway (cyclist)

Daniel Holloway

Personal information
Nickname	Hollywood
Born	(1987-05-21) May 21, 1987 Wichita Falls, Texas
Team information
Current team	Texas Roadhouse Racing & Team USA
Discipline	Road & Track
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
2008	Garmin-Chipotle (stagiaire)
2009	Garmin-Holowesko
2014	Athlete Octane Cycling
2015	Alto Velo p/b Seasucker
2016	Intelligentsia Coffee
2017	Texas Roadhouse Racing
Professional team(s)
2010	Bissell
2011	Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies
2012	Raleigh-GAC
2013	Amore & Vita
Major wins
Gold Omnium - 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Santiago Chile  Gold Madison - 2018 UCI Panamerican Championships - Aquascalientes, Mexico

Daniel Holloway (born 21 May 1987 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an American cyclist^[1] who specializes in criteriums, track racing and Six Day racing.

Early life & Junior

Holloway was born on May 21, 1987 and began as a speed skater. He began cycling as practice for speed skating in the summer. His racing career began on the velodrome due to its similarities with the track. Holloway took to cycling winning his first national championship in July 2004 in the Madison.^[2]
In 2005 he won his next national title at Junior Track Nationals in the 3 km Pursuit and Team Pursuit.^[3]

In 2007 he took his first Criterium National title as an amateur.^[4] In 2008 he rode to 4 Elite National titles on the track. In 2010 he again won the Criterium National Title. Holloway began to race a more European focused schedule in 2011-2013 only to return to the US and race as an amateur in 2014. Holloway won 3 back-to-back Amateur Criterium Championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016, winning also the Road Race National Championship in 2016 and 2017. Towards the end of his 2017 road season Holloway shifted focus back to the track, winning 2 National Titles (Omnium and Madison) and a World Cup (Omnium) on the track in 2017 and three National Titles (Omnium, Madison, Points Race) as well as the Pan-American Madison Championship title in 2018. To date he holds 21 US National titles.

Amateur and Professional Career

• Garmin Chipotle Presented by H30 (2008) - Holloway joined the Garmin/Chipotle Presented by H30 team, also known as Baby Garmin, as a stagiare in 2008. Here won the Team Pursuit, Madison, Points Race and Skratch Race at the 2008 USA Cycling Elite Track Nationals.^[5]
• Felt Holowesko Garmin (2009) - Holloway returned to the renamed team in 2009 to win the 1000m TT and Points Race at the 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track Nationals.^[6] Holloway also raced the 2009 UCI Track World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland, March with teammate Colby Pearce, and Taylor Phinney.
• Bissell Pro Cycling (2010) - Holloway joined the domestic Bissell Pro Cycling Team in 2010 and raced predominately on the road, winning his first Professional National Criterium Championship.
• Kelly Benefits Strategies Pro Cycling (2011) - Holloway joined the UCI Conti team further focusing on road racing with a specialty in criteriums.
• Team Raleigh-GAC (2012) - 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track Nationals Scratch Race Champion
• Amore & Vita and Mikes Bikes (2013)^[7]
• Athlete Octane (2014) - Holloway returned to domestic racing as an amateur, winning a record setting 21 races along with the National Criterium Championship.
• Alto Velo p/b Seasucker (2015) - Named the Crit King, Holloway ended the 2015 season with 26 wins and another National Criterium Championship title.
• Intelligentsia Coffee (2016) - Holloway ran back-to-back-to-back wins at the elite National Criterium Championship and also won the elite Road Race National Championship Race in a solo break. He also raced his first ever Red Hook Criterium Series, placing 5th at his first attempt at Red Hook Brooklyn.
• Texas Roadhouse Racing (2017–Present) - Holloway doubled down, winning the elite Road Race National Championship Race for the second year in a row. He also found his way back to the track, winning the Team Pursuit National Championship and the Omnium National Championship
• Team USA (2018) - In addition to Texas Roadhouse, Daniel Holloway was named an official member of Team USA's track cycling endurance program.^[8] He held the National Title for the Omnium and Madison in 2017. In 2018 he again went on to with the National Championship for the Omnium and Madison, and won the Points Race National Championship as well.

Major victories

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