Discipline Road 2014–2015 Hagens Berman U23 Role Rider 2016– Axeon Cycling Team | Rider type Time Trialist Name Adrien Costa 2012–2013 Slipstream-Craddock Current team Axeon Cycling Team | |
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Born 19 August 1997 (age 26)
United States ( 1997-08-19 ) | ||
Adrien costa usa on his silver medal at the uci road world championships in richmond
Adrien Costa (born August 19, 1997) is an American cyclist riding for UCI Continental Team Axeon–Hagens Berman.
Contents
- Adrien costa usa on his silver medal at the uci road world championships in richmond
- Adrien costa 2014 uci road world championships juniors road race
- Junior career
- 2016
- References
Adrien costa 2014 uci road world championships juniors road race
Junior career
Costa had a very successful career as a junior, with over 12 victories. In 2014, he won the junior national time trial championships, along with a second place at the junior world time trial championships. In addition to these, he won the general classification and two stages of the Tour du Pays de Vaud. The following year, Costa won the Tour du Pays de Vaud for the second year in a row, along with another silver medal at the junior world time trial championships. He enjoyed success in the Tour de l'Abitibi, winning the GC and earning two stage victories. The previous year, Costa had placed 7th overall at the race, winning stage 3. Costa booked yet another win at the Course de la Paix Juniors, when he won stage 3.
2016
Costa's cycling success continued in the 2016 season as his first year as a professional when he earned his biggest result yet, when he won the Tour de Bretagne. Costa was the first American to win the French stage race. He stole the yellow jersey when he won the fourth stage in a solo breakaway. Costa celebrated success in other similar events, winning the mountains classification placing 3rd overall in the Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour. He also placed 5th in the Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux. At the Tour of Utah, Costa finished 2nd overall, 1:09 behind winner Lachlan Morton. He earned another podium in the Tour de l'Avenir, finishing in 3rd place and won stage 4.
