Alexander Cowan (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for

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. On January 2, 2017, Cowan was awarded Pedal Magazine's 2016 Cycling Award for Best Canadian Road Senior/U23 Cyclist (Male or Female).

Career

In 2015 and 2016, Cowan rode for Team Race Clean, racing under the banner of

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's anti-doping program. The program was launched in 2015 by Cycling Canada as Team NextGen. The team was built off of a select roster of Canadian under-23 riders who train and compete together throughout the year. Cowan placed 12th in the under-23 time trial at the

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, the best result by a Canadian in the event since David Veilleux in 2009. Cowan placed sixth in the 2016 Canadian National Time Trial Championships in a field that included Hugo Houle,

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, Rob Britton and Ryan Roth. In May 2016, Cowan was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider jersey after Stage 1 of the Tour of Berlin, and the best young rider jersey after Stage 2 of the Tour de la Manche. In 2017, Cowan had seven "top ten" placings in UCI races including a Time Trial win in Stage 3a at the

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Personal life

Cowan is bilingual in English and French.

Major results

;2014 : 1st MaillotCan

Criterium, National Road Championships ;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Under-23 time trial ::6th

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: 6th

Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23 Eschborn–Frankfurt, previously Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt, is an annual semi classic cycling race in Germany, starting in Eschborn and finishing in Frankfurt. The event, sometimes referred to as the Frankfurt Grand Prix, is held annua ...

: 9th Tour de la Manche ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification

Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one o ...

: 1st Stage 3a (ITT)

: 7th

, National Road Championships ;2018 : 7th Overall

Joe Martin Stage Race Joe Martin Stage Race was a road cycling stage race held annually in Fayetteville, Arkansas between 1978 and 2023. It was part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were intr ...

::1st Stage 2 ;2019 : 1st Stage 1

Cascade Cycling Classic The Cascade Cycling Classic was the longest running elite road bicycle racing stage race in the United States (1980–2019), with 2018 being the only year the race was not held. The race was held again in 2019, but then canceled due to Covid in 20 ...

: 5th Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 5th Overall

Redlands Bicycle Classic The Redlands Bicycle Classic is the longest continuous running invitational, professional cycle sport, cycling stage race in American bike racing, located in Redlands, California, United States. The race began in 1985 after the 1984 Summer Olympic ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, Alec 1996 births Living people Canadian male cyclists Cyclists from Calgary 21st-century Canadian sportsmen