Adrien Costa (born August 19, 1997) is an American former cyclist, who rode professionally for

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team in 2016 and 2017.

Career

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

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, 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

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, 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

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. 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

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. He also placed 5th in

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. At the

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, Costa finished 2nd overall, 1:09 behind winner

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. He earned another podium in the

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, finishing in 3rd place and won stage 4. Costa last raced professionally in April 2017, before taking a break from July 2017 and subsequently opting out of his contract with Hagens Berman Axeon for 2018. Costa was reported to be studying outdoor leadership and tourism at

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Rock climbing incident

On July 29, 2018, Costa was severely injured in a rock climbing accident, resulting in an above-the-knee amputation of his right leg.

Major results

;2014 : 1st MaillotUSA

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, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stages 2 & 3 (

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) : 2nd

, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 7th Overall

::1st Stage 3 (

) ;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Points classification ::1st Stages 6 & 7 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stages 2a & 2b (

) : 2nd

, UCI Junior Road World Championships : 2nd

, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd Overall

::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall

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: 10th Overall

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;2016 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st

Young rider classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Stage 4 (

)

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: 2nd Overall

::1st

Mountains classification ::1st Jersey blue

Young rider classification : 3rd Overall

::1st Stage 4 (

) : 3rd Overall

::1st

Mountains classification : 5th Overall

::1st

Young rider classification : 7th

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: 9th

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;2017 : 5th

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