Bart Bowen (born April 22, 1967 in

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) is an American former cyclist. Professional from 1990 to 2000, he was most notably the National Road Champion in 1992 and 1997. He also won the

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in 1992 and the

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in 1997. Bowen participated six times at the World Road Championships with the American team. In the 1993

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he was the second to fall in a twenty-man crash. Today he trains other racers.Jason Sumner
" Retired champion Bart Bowen turns to helping others win races".
''VeloNews'', December 8, 2012.

Major results

;1992 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

: 1st Philadelphia International Championship : 2nd

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: 3rd Giro dell'Etna ;1993 : 1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic : 2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic ;1994 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Willamette ;1995 : 1st Stage 2 West Virginia Classic : 2nd

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: 3rd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic ;1996 : 1st Stages 14 & 17 International Cycling Classic ;1997 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 1 : 1st Overall

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: 1st Stage 4 Cascade Cycling Classic ;1998 : 1st Stage 4 & 6 Cascade Cycling Classic ;1999 : 1st

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;2000 : 2nd

National Cyclo-cross Championships National governing bodies hold National Cyclo-cross Championships on an annual basis. The winner is crowned national cyclo-cross champion and wears the national cycling jersey for his/her nation in races in the same category as it was won in. This ...

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* 1967 births Living people American male cyclists Sportspeople from Austin, Texas 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1960s-stub