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Trent Lowe (born 8 October 1984, in
Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
) is a professional
road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
from
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. He rode for on the UCI ProTour from 2008 to 2010. Lowe was one of only two Australians on the Slipstream Squad, the other being Chris 'CJ' Sutton who came from Cofidis in 2007. The former full-time professional mountain biker had a breakthrough year on the road in 2005 riding for the US domestic team, Jittery Joe's, where he caught eye of Discovery Channel sports manager Johan Bruyneel. He was signed for Discovery Channel for his superior climbing abilities. In 2002 he won the UCI MTB World Junior XC Championship, then he won the under-23 Australian National Mountain Bike Championship in 2003 and 2004. Following two seasons of injury and chronic fatigue, the young climber signed with the new Australian team, Pegasus,Trent Lowe Interview
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Major awards

;2000 : 1st U-17 XC National Mountain Bike Champion ;2001 : 1st U-19 XC National Mountain Bike Champion ;2002 : 1st Junior World Mountain Bike XC Champion : 1st U-19 XC National Mountain Bike Champion ;2003 : 1st U-23 XC National Mountain Bike Champion ;2004 : 1st U-23 XC National Mountain Bike Champion ;2005 : 1st Stage 3 Sea Otter Classic : 2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic ::1st Stage 1 : 11th Overall Tour de Georgia ::1st Young Rider Competition ;2006 : 6th Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st U-23 Rider Competition : 15th Overall Volta ao Algarve ;2007 : 2nd Stage 2 Deutschland Tour : 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour ::1st U-23 Rider Competition ;2008 : 2nd Overall, Tour de Georgia ::1st Stage 4 TTT ::1st Young Rider Competition : 13th Overall Critérium International : 20th Overall Paris–Nice ::10th Prologue


References


External links


Cycling Australia profile


{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Trent 1984 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclists from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen