Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
.
Career
Howson started his athletic career in
basketball
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, becoming a state champion aged 13. He moved to cycling when
South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team.
He won the
world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the
Oceania Cycling Championships
The Oceania Road Championships are a series of road bicycle racing, road cycling races held annually to determine the Oceanian champion in each event. The event has been held since 1995 and consists of an elite and under-23 men's and an elite wo ...
under-23 time trial and road race.
He was named in the start list for the
2015 Vuelta a España
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and the
2016 Giro d'Italia
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.
In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
.
In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the
2017 Tour de France
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.
Personal life
In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near
Macclesfield
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in his home state of
South Australia
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. He is an old scholar of
Pedare Christian College.
Major results
;2010
: 1st Trofeo San Rocco
: 3rd Overall
GP Général Patton
: 4th Overall 3 Giorni Orobica
: 9th Overall
Liège–La Gleize
;2011
:
Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
::1st

Time trial
::4th Road race
: 1st

Team pursuit,
National Track Championships
: 4th
Time trial
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, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 9th
Time trial
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,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 9th
Chrono Champenois
: 9th
Memorial Davide Fardelli
Memorial Davide Fardelli — Cronometro Individuale was a women's senior and men's under-23 time trial cycle race which took place in Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western ...
;2012
: 1st

Time trial,
Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
: 2nd
Time trial
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, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 2nd
Memorial Davide Fardelli
Memorial Davide Fardelli — Cronometro Individuale was a women's senior and men's under-23 time trial cycle race which took place in Italy
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: 3rd
Time trial
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,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 4th
Chrono Champenois
: 7th Overall
Tour Alsace
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...
;2013
: 1st
Time trial
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,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 1st
UCI Oceania Tour
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:
Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
::1st

Road race
::1st

Time trial
: National Under-23 Road Championships
::1st
Time trial
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::2nd
Road race
: 1st
Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
The Trofeo Alcide De Gasperi is a one-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...
: 2nd
Chrono Champenois
: 3rd Overall
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
::1st Prologue
: 3rd
Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
: 5th
Giro del Belvedere
: 7th
Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Unio ...
;2014
: 2nd
Team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
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: 3rd
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;2015
: 5th
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 5th Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
;2016
: 3rd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
: 4th
Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;2017
(2 pro wins)
: 1st

Overall
Herald Sun Tour
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::1st Stage 1
: 9th
GP Miguel Induráin
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History
The race was inaugurated in 1951, but was limited to local competition. It was rebranded after Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurái ...
: 9th
Pro Ötztaler 5500
;2018
: 3rd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...
: 4th Overall
Colorado Classic
;2019
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Tirreno–Adriatico
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: 2nd Overall
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
::1st Stage 1b (
TTT)
: 10th Overall
Herald Sun Tour
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;2020
(2)
: 1st

Overall
Czech Cycling Tour
::1st Stages 1 (
TTT) & 4
: 3rd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
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: 3rd Overall
Tour de Hongrie
;2021
(2)
: 1st

Overall
Tour de Hongrie
::1st Stage 4
;2023
(1)
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Britain
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The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
: 4th Overall
Vuelta a Asturias
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::1st Stage 1
: 4th Overall
Vuelta a Burgos
Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...
;2024
: 8th Overall
Tour de Hongrie
: 9th Overall
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ...
;2025
: 4th Overall
Tour of Oman
: 10th Overall
Giro d'Abruzzo
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
Cyclists from Adelaide
Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
Sportsmen from South Australia
Australian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
21st-century Australian sportsmen