Eric Young (cyclist)
Eric Young (2018) | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Eric Galen Young |
Born |
Geneva, Illinois, U.S. | February 26, 1989
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 74.8 kg (165 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Rally Cycling |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter[1] |
Amateur team(s) | |
2010 | Nuvo Cycling Team |
Professional team(s) | |
2011–2012 | Bissell |
2013– | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies |
Eric Galen Young (born February 26, 1989) is an American professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Rally Cycling.[2] Young won the United States National Criterium Championships in both 2011, while riding with Bissell,[3] and in 2013, while riding with Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies.[1][3] Before turning professional, Young attended Indiana University Bloomington and won the Little 500 with the "Cutters" team three years.[1][4]
In 2015, Young won the second stage of the Tour of the Gila in a bunch sprint, beating Travis McCabe of Team SmartStop.[5]
Major results
- 2011
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - 4th Univest Grand Prix
- 2012
- Tour of the Gila
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 4th National Criterium Championships
- 2013
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - Tour de Korea
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 4th Vuelta a La Rioja
- 10th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 2014
- Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Stage 6 Vuelta Mexico Telmex
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Utah
- 2015
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of the Gila
- 1st Delta Road Race
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Utah
- 2016
- 1st Prologue Istarsko Proljece
- 1st Stage 4 Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
- 2017
- 1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race
- Tour of the Gila
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
References
- 1 2 3 "Optum Pro Cycling Player Bio Page". Optum Pro Cycling. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ↑ "A mix of old and new for Rally Cycling in 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "USA Cycling Organization Website". USA Cycling. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ↑ Zalewski, Mark. "Fresh off Little 500 win, Eric Young joins Bissell". Velo News. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Optum sweeps Tour of the Gila stage 2 with Young and Ewart". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eric Young at Cycling Archives". Cycling Archives. December 28, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
External links
- Eric Young at ProCyclingStats
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