Erick Rowsell

Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British road racing cyclist who rides for Madison Genesis. He formerly rode for NetApp–Endura.[1] He turned professional in 2012 with Endura Racing.[2]

Erick Rowsell
Rowsell at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameErick Rowsell
Born (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990
Team information
Current teamMadison Genesis
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010100% ME
2011Team Corridori/Specialized
Professional teams
2012Endura Racing
2013–2014NetApp–Endura
2015–Madison Genesis

He was the 2008 British men's junior road racing champion.[3] He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell Shand. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh.[4] Rowsell is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider,[5] his victory in the Junior British National Road Race Championships should help his chances of moving to the Olympic Academy at the end of the year.[3]

Having won the prologue time trial of the Junior Tour of Wales in 2008, Rowsell won the three-day event by eight seconds from Norwegian Johan Fredrik Ziesler of the Nymark team.[6] Past winners of the event have included, Charlie Wegelius, and Geraint Thomas.[6]

In November 2014 Madison Genesis announced that Rowsell would be part of the team's line-up for the 2015 season.[7]

Major results
2007
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
3rd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2008
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Stage 1
1st Driedaagse van Axel Juniors
3rd Tour du Pays de Vaud Juniors
2011
3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2012
1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie
2nd Overall Tour Doon Hame
1st Stage 1[8]
2014
5th Dwars door Drenthe
2015
1st Overall Tour of the Reservoir
1st Stage 1
8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
2018
5th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

References
  1. "Team NetApp-Endura (TNE) - GER". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Endura Racing (EDR) – GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. "Rowsell upgrades to the gold medal". cyclingnews.com. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  4. "2007 Time Trial Championships". britishcycling.org.uk. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  5. "Olympic Development Programme Riders". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  6. Larry Hickmott. "2008 Junior Tour of Wales". 23–25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008.
  7. Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. "Tour Doon Hame". British Cycling. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.


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