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{{Short description|British racing cyclist (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Alex Dowsett
| name = Alex Dowsett
| image = Alex Dowsett Richmond 2009 AB2 (cropped).jpg
| image = Rund um Köln 2019 022.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Dowsett at the 2009 [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]] Grand Prix
| caption = Dowsett in 2019
| fullname = Alex Edward Albert Dowsett
| fullname = Alex Edward Albert Dowsett
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|3}}
| nickname = The Tiger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|3}}
| birth_place = [[Maldon, Essex]], England<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_7408852,00.html | title=Alex Dowsett Biography | work=Team Sky | accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Maldon]], [[Essex]], England<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_7408852,00.html |title=Alex Dowsett Biography |work=Team Sky |access-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910070206/http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0%2C27291%2C17543_7408852%2C00.html |archive-date=10 September 2012 }}</ref>
| death_date =
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| death_place =
| weight = {{convert|75|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| height = 1.82 m<ref name="Alex Dowsett – Team KATUSHA ALPECIN">{{cite web|title=Alex Dowsett – Team KATUSHA ALPECIN|url=https://teamkatushaalpecin.com/team/riders/alex-dowsett|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708111016/https://teamkatushaalpecin.com/team/riders/alex-dowsett|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| currentteam = {{ct|MOV}}
| weight = 73 kg<ref name="Alex Dowsett – Team KATUSHA ALPECIN"/>
| discipline = Road and track
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| role = Rider
| disciplines = {{unbulleted list|Road|Track}}
| ridertype = [[Time trialist]]
| amateuryears = 2009
| role = Rider
| ridertype = [[Time trialist]]
| amateurteams = 100% Me
| show-medals =
| proyears = 2010<br>2011–2012<br />2013–
| amateuryears1 = 2009
| proteams = {{ct|BLS|2010}}<br />{{ct|SKY|2012}}<br />{{ct|MOV|2013}}
| amateurteam1 = 100% Me
| majorwins = '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
| amateuryears2 =
: '''[[Giro d'Italia]]'''
| amateurteam2 =
::1 individual stage ([[2013 Giro d'Italia|2013]])
| proyears1 = 2010
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BLS|2010}}
| proyears2 = 2011–2012
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}
| proyears3 = 2013–2017
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|MOV|2013}}
| proyears4 = 2018–2019
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|KAT|2018}}<ref name="Katusha">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/40998637|title=Britain's Alex Dowsett to leave Movistar for Katusha-Alpecin|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=21 August 2017|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/katusha-alpecin-announce-reduced-24-rider-roster-for-2019/|title=Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=20 November 2018|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>
| proyears5 = 2020–2022
| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ICA|2020}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/israel-cycling-academy-become-israel-start-up-nation-as-worldtour-beckons/|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|title=Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=11 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>
| majorwins =
'''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]'''
:'''[[Giro d'Italia]]'''
::2 individual stages ([[2013 Giro d'Italia|2013]], [[2020 Giro d'Italia|2020]])
'''[[Race stage|Stage races]]'''
: [[Bayern Rundfahrt]] ([[2015 Bayern Rundfahrt|2015]])
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
'''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]'''
:{{nowrap|[[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]] (2011, 2012, 2013)<br>European Under-23 Time Trial Championships}}
:[[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]<br> (2011–2013, 2015, 2016, 2019)
World '''[[Hour record]]'''
|medaltemplates =
:2 May 2015, 52.937 km
{{MedalCountry| {{ENG}} }}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|[[Road bicycle racing]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{flagu|Great Britain}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Road Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 European Road Championships|2010 Ankara]]|Under-23 time trial}}
{{MedalCountry| {{flagu|England}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}}
| updated = 31 July 2014
{{MedalCountry| {{nowrap|{{UCI team code|MOV|2015}}}} }}
{{MedalBronze |[[2015 UCI Road World Championships|2015 Richmond]]|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]}}
}}
}}
'''Alex Edward Albert Dowsett''' (born 3 October 1988) is an British professional [[Road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]] who rides for [[UCI ProTeam]] {{ct|MOV}}.<ref name="Movistar">{{cite news|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|title=Dowsett signs to Movistar team for 2013|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535363/dowsett-signs-to-movistar-team-for-2013.html|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|accessdate=30 October 2012|date=30 October 2012}}</ref> He is known as an excellent time trialist.
'''Alex Edward Albert Dowsett''' (born 3 October 1988) is a British former professional [[Road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]], who last rode for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|ISN}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15242/2003421/279|title=Israel Start-Up Nation|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101175258/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15242/2003421/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> He was a time trial specialist, and in 2015, he broke track cycling's world [[hour record]] by {{convert|446|m|abbr=off}}, with a distance of {{convert|52.937|km|abbr=off}}.


==Early life==
==Early life==
The son of former [[British Touring Car Championship]] driver [[Phil Dowsett]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motorbaseperformance.co.uk/press-releases/2011/a-family-affair-for-airwaves-racing.html|title=A family affair for Airwaves Racing at Dunton shakedown|work=Airwaves Racing|publisher=[[Motorbase Performance]]|date=29 September 2011|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> Dowsett was educated at [[Elm Green Preparatory School]] in [[Little Baddow]], followed by [[King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)|King Edward VI Grammar School]] in [[Chelmsford]].
The son of former [[British Touring Car Championship]] driver [[Phil Dowsett]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motorbaseperformance.co.uk/press-releases/2011/a-family-affair-for-airwaves-racing.html|title=A family affair for Airwaves Racing at Dunton shakedown|work=Airwaves Racing|publisher=[[Motorbase Performance]]|date=29 September 2011|access-date=2 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129054610/http://www.motorbaseperformance.co.uk/press-releases/2011/a-family-affair-for-airwaves-racing.html|archive-date=29 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dowsett was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in [[Little Baddow]], followed by [[King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford]]. He initially took up swimming as a sport, swimming up to five days a week, before starting cycling on a mountain bike along with his father.<ref name=beeb /><ref name=":0">Robinson, J. (2020, February). Alex Dowsett Profile. There Will be Blood: Alex Dowsett is a former Hour record holder, Grand Tour stage winner and seven-time British time-trial champion. He's also a haemophiliac-something that makes his place in the professional peloton unique. ''Cyclist:The Thrill of the Ride'', (96), 66–71.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


===Early career===
===Early career===
Dowsett began his career at the Maldon and District Cycling Club in the City of Chelmsford.<ref>[http://www.chelmercc.org.uk/committee.htm ]{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> soon recognised his talent, and Alex became part of the British Olympic Academy development team. He won the under-23 version of the British Time Trial Championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010 he rode for American Trek-LiveStrong and won the under-23 European time trial championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/429846/dowsett-signs-with-trek-livestrong.html|title=Dowsett signs with Trek-LiveStrong|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Sports & Leisure network|date=6 November 2009|accessdate=12 October 2012|author=Lionel Birnie}}</ref> He also won a silver medal in the Time Trial at the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games&nbsp;– Men's road time trial|2010 Commonwealth Games]].
Dowsett began his career at the Maldon and District Cycling Club in the City of Chelmsford.<ref>[http://www.chelmercc.org.uk/committee.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123024200/http://www.chelmercc.org.uk/committee.htm|date=23 November 2010}}</ref> His talent was soon recognised and Dowsett became part of the British Olympic Academy development team. He won the under-23 version of the British Time Trial Championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he rode for American {{UCI team code|BLS|2010}} team and won the [[2010 European Road Championships|under-23 European time trial championship]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/429846/dowsett-signs-with-trek-livestrong.html|title=Dowsett signs with Trek-LiveStrong|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Sports & Leisure network|date=6 November 2009|access-date=12 October 2012|author=Lionel Birnie}}</ref> He also won a silver medal in the Time Trial at the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|2010 Commonwealth Games]].


===Team Sky (2011-12)===
===Team Sky (2011–12)===
[[File:Alex Dowsett, Stage 8a Tour of Britain, September 2011.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Dowsett at the [[2011 Tour of Britain]]]]
Dowsett signed for British-based {{UCI team code|SKY|2011}} as a neo-pro for the 2011 season. His first victory for Sky came in the [[London Nocturne]] event. Dowsett finished fifth overall in the [[2011 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], helping teammate [[Simon Gerrans]] to overall victory. He won the fifth stage of the [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] to finish second overall. In September, he won the [[British National Time Trial Championships]]. Dowsett won the Stage 8a time trial of the [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]].


In March 2012, Dowsett broke his elbow in the [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]] and as a result missed the [[Classic cycle races|classics]] season. Dowsett recovered to finish second in the National Road Race Championships, and later retained his National Time Trial Championships title. Later in September, Dowsett competed at the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Road Race Championships]] in all three men's elite events, with a best placing of eighth in the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|individual time trial]].
[[File:Alex Dowsett, Stage 8a Tour of Britain, September 2011.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Dowsett at the [[2011 Tour of Britain]], riding for {{ct|SKY|2011}}]]
Dowsett signed for British-based {{ct|SKY|2011}} as a neo-pro for the 2011 season. His first victory for Sky came in the London Nocturne event. Dowsett finished fifth overall in [[2011 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], helping team-mate [[Simon Gerrans]] to overall victory. He won the fifth stage of the [[Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] to finish second overall. In September, he became the [[British National Time Trial Championships|British National Time Trial Champion]]. Dowsett won the time trial Stage 8a of the [[2011 Tour of Britain]].


===Movistar Team (2013–17)===
In March 2012, Dowsett suffered a broken elbow in the [[2012 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of De Panne]] and as a result missed the [[Classic cycle races|classics]] season. Dowsett recovered to finish second in the National Road Race Championships, and later retained his National Time Trial Champion title. Later in September, Dowsett competed at the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Road Race Championships]] in all three men's elite events, with a best placing of eighth in the [[2012 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's time trial|individual time trial]].
On 30 October 2012, Dowsett signed with the Spanish {{UCI team code|MOV|2013}} for the 2013 season hoping to gain a ride at a [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]].<ref name="Movistar">{{cite news|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|title=Dowsett signs to Movistar team for 2013|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535363/dowsett-signs-to-movistar-team-for-2013.html|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|access-date=30 October 2012|date=30 October 2012}}</ref> After competing in the [[Classic cycle races|Classics]] season for {{UCI team code|MOV|2013|nolink=yes}}, Dowsett was selected to ride the [[2013 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], his first Grand Tour appearance. Dowsett helped {{UCI team code|MOV|2013|nolink=yes}} take second place in the [[team time trial]] on stage two. On stage eight, a {{convert|54.8|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial, Dowsett set the fastest time to record his biggest career victory to date, setting a time ten seconds faster than the second placed [[Bradley Wiggins]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wynn|last2=Brown|first1=Nigel|first2=Gregor|title=Alex Dowsett wins Giro d'Italia stage eight time trial|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538331/alex-dowsett-wins-giro-d-italia-stage-eight-time-trial.html|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=13 May 2013|date=11 May 2013}}</ref> In June, Dowsett won the [[British National Time Trial Championships]] for the third year in a row despite crashing early on in the course.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/british-road-championships-2013/elite-men-tt/results|title=Dowsett claims third straight British time trial title|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=20 June 2013|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>


[[File:ToB 2014 stage 8a - Alex Dowsett 06 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Dowsett at the [[2014 Tour of Britain]]]]
In October 2012, he expressed an opinion on the [[Lance Armstrong]]-[[USADA]] doping affair by stating to the [[BBC]]: "I don't think it matters. He is still a legend of the sport. A guy who had cancer came back and won the Tour de France. I think it's not really important and I really don't think it matters."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13045/Armstrong-case-Yates-insists-he-saw-nothing-suspicious-as-rider-or-directeur-sportif.aspx|title=Armstrong case: Yates insists he saw nothing suspicious as rider or directeur sportif|title=Sky's Alex Dowsett says Armstrong is a 'legend of the sport'|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=12 October|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref> He clarified later that day saying he was too vague and his comments were in reference to the fact the sport was different back then compared to now and also to the charity work seen in the form of Livestrong. He said "I do think what Lance has done is completely unacceptable."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13046/Alex-Dowsett-clarifies-earlier-comments-about-Armstrong.aspx|title=Alex Dowsett clarifies earlier comments about Armstrong|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=12 October 2012|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref>
In May 2014 Dowsett set a new British 10-mile time trial record in Cambridgeshire, clocking in at 17 minutes 20 seconds and beating [[Michael Hutchinson (cyclist)|Michael Hutchinson]]'s previous record by 25 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alex-dowsett-sets-new-british-10-mile-time-trial-record-124928 |title=Alex Dowsett sets new British 10-mile time trial record|last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=31 May 2014 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=3 June 2014}}</ref> Competing for England at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], Dowsett won gold in the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Individual Time Trial]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28584326 |title=Alex Dowsett wins men's time trial gold |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2014-07-31}}</ref> After a long breakaway, Dowsett took the lead of the [[2014 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]] on the sixth stage<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2014/stage-6/results|title=Brändle claims second successive win at Tour of Britain|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=12 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> but lost it before the end of the race to [[Dylan van Baarle]] and finished eighth overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/dylan-van-baarle-wins-2014-tour-britain_345814|title=Dylan van Baarle wins 2014 Tour of Britain|work=[[VeloNews]]|date=14 September 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|archive-date=24 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924140952/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/dylan-van-baarle-wins-2014-tour-britain_345814|url-status=dead}}</ref> His team announced that Dowsett had signed a three-year contract extension with them in September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/22/alex-dowsett-movistar-new-contract|title=Great Britain's Alex Dowsett signs new three-year contract with Movistar|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=2014 Guardian News and Media Limited|date=22 September 2014|access-date=23 September 2014}}</ref>


[[File:Leading group 2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics.jpg|thumb|Dowsett (centre) in the leading group of the [[2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics]]]]
===Movistar (2013-)===
In December 2014, Dowsett announced he would attempt to break the [[Hour record|UCI Hour Record]] at the [[Lee Valley VeloPark]] on 27 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alex-dowsett-announces-hour-record-attempt-february-27-150124|title = Alex Dowsett announces Hour Record attempt for February 27|date = 19 December 2014}}</ref> However, he was forced to postpone the attempt after breaking his collarbone in a training accident.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/30946525|title = Dowsett postpones hour record bid|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> The attempt instead took place at the [[Manchester Velodrome]] on 2 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Stuart|title=Storey shares Hour Record advice as Dowsett's attempt draws near|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/storey-shares-hour-record-advice-as-dowsetts-attempt-draws-near-168517|date=27 April 2015|website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> where Dowsett set a new world record of {{convert|52.937|km|abbr=off}}, beating [[Rohan Dennis]]' previous record by almost half a kilometre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/alex-dowsett-hour-record-attempt-2015/results |title=Alex Dowsett sets new Hour Record of 52.937km|date=2 May 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> Two weeks later, Dowsett won his first ever stage race, the [[2015 Bayern Rundfahrt|Bayern Rundfahrt]], where he claimed the overall victory a day after winning the Stage 4 individual time-trial. In June 2015 Dowsett clinched his fourth national time trial title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/article/20150625-roadchamps-Report---British-Cycling-National-Road-Championships---Time-Trials-0 |title=Dowsett, Simmonds and Davies take British time trial titles |last1=Allen |first1=Eddie|date=25 June 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> He was selected for the [[2015 Tour de France]] but was forced abandon the race halfway round due to an injury.<ref name="2015Tour">{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News |archive-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629194818/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Dowsett">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/33552948|title=Movistar's Alex Dowsett abandons with injury|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2015|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>


===Team Katusha–Alpecin (2018–19)===
On 30 October 2012, Dowsett signed with the Spanish {{ct|MOV|2013}} for the 2013 season hoping to gain a ride on a [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]].<ref name="Movistar"/> After competing in the [[Classic cycle races|Classics]] season for {{ct|MOV|2013|nolink=yes}}, Dowsett was selected to ride the [[2013 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], his first Grand Tour appearance. Dowsett helped {{ct|MOV|2013|nolink=yes}} take second place in the [[team time trial]] on stage two. On stage eight, a {{convert|54.8|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial, Dowsett set the fastest time to record his biggest career victory to date, setting a time ten seconds faster than the second placed [[Bradley Wiggins]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wynn|last2=Brown|first1=Nigel|first2=Gregor|title=Alex Dowsett wins Giro d'Italia stage eight time trial|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538331/alex-dowsett-wins-giro-d-italia-stage-eight-time-trial.html|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|accessdate=13 May 2013|date=11 May 2013}}</ref> In June, Dowsett won the [[British National Time Trial Championships]] for the third year in a row despite crashing early on in the course.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/british-road-championships-2013/elite-men-tt/results|title=Dowsett claims third straight British time trial title|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 June 2013|accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref>
In August 2017, it was announced that Dowsett would join {{UCI team code|TKA|2018}} for the 2018 season.<ref name="Katusha"/><ref name=":0" /> Following the last minute break up of the team in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/israel-cycling-academy-confirm-katusha-alpecin-takeover-439446|title=Israel Cycling Academy confirm Katusha-Alpecin takeover|last=Ballinger|first=Alex|date=2019-10-03|website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref> he initially thought he would rest from professional cycling in 2020 and return to his local Maldon club, to focus on the Olympics and regaining the hour record.


===Israel Start-Up Nation (2020–22)===
In May 2014 Dowsett set a new British 10-mile time trial record in Cambridgeshire, clocking in at 17 minutes 20 seconds and beating [[Michael Hutchinson (cyclist)|Michael Hutchinson's]] previous record by 25 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alex-dowsett-sets-new-british-10-mile-time-trial-record-124928 |title=Alex Dowsett sets new British 10-mile time trial record|last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=31 May 2014 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |accessdate=3 June 2014}}</ref>
Instead of his initial sabbatical from professional cycling, Dowsett was part of the {{UCI team code|TKA|2019|nolink=yes}} merger with {{UCI team code|ICA|2019|nolink=yes}}, which became the new team {{UCI team code|ICA|2020}} for 2020.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dowsett-sets-sights-on-2020-olympics-after-israel-start-up-nation-move/|title=Dowsett sets sights on 2020 Olympics after Israel Start-Up Nation move|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=28 December 2019|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> He placed fourth in the time trial at the [[2020 European Road Championships|European Road Championships]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uec-road-european-championships-2020/elite-men-individual-time-trial/results/|title=European Championships: Stefan Küng wins elite men's time trial title|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=24 August 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> and ninth in the [[2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|time trial]] at the [[2020 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/imola-2020-world-championships-what-is-alex-dowsetts-unbranded-time-trial-bike-470115|title=Imola 2020 World Championships: What is Alex Dowsett's unbranded time trial bike?|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|date=25 September 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> Following this, Dowsett contested the [[2020 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] and won the eighth stage from a six-rider breakaway, soloing to victory from {{convert|18|km|abbr=off}} remaining.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-alex-dowsett-claims-potential-career-saving-stage-win/|title=Giro d'Italia: Alex Dowsett claims potential career-saving stage win|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=10 October 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> In November, he extended his contract with {{UCI team code|ISN|2020|nolink=yes}} for a further two years.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Bennett|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/alex-dowsett-signs-two-year-contract-with-israel-start-up-nation_sto7991783/story.shtml|title=Alex Dowsett signs two-year contract with Israel Start-Up Nation|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[Discovery, Inc.]]|date=13 November 2020|accessdate=8 January 2022}}</ref> [[Michael Hutchinson (cyclist)|Michael Hutchinson]] coaches Dowsett. In 2021, Dowsett attempted the UCI Hour Record, and completed a distance of {{convert|54.555|km|abbr=off}}, at the time the third furthest in the modern history of the Hour Record.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-regrets-for-alex-dowsett-amid-overwhelming-response-to-hour-record-attempt/|title=No regrets for Alex Dowsett amid 'overwhelming' response to Hour Record attempt|access-date=March 9, 2022}}</ref>


In August 2022, Dowsett announced that he would be retiring from professional cycling at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Becket|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/alex-dowsett-to-retire-from-professional-cycling|title=Alex Dowsett to retire from professional cycling|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|date=29 August 2022|accessdate=19 September 2022}}</ref>
Competing for England at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], Dowsett won gold in the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Individual Time Trial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28584326 |title=Alex Dowsett wins men's time trial gold |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-31}}</ref> After a long breakaway, Dowsett took the lead of the [[2014 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]] on the sixth stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2014/stage-6/results|title=Brändle claims second successive win at Tour of Britain|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=12 September 2014|accessdate=12 September 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Dowsett suffers from haemophilia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dowsett-delivers-for-trek-livestrong|title=Dowsett delivers for Trek-Livestrong|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=22 March 2010|accessdate=12 October 2012|author=Ellis Bacon}}</ref> Speaking on ITV's Cycle Show in July 2013, Dowsett cited this medical condition as being a key factor in his choosing competitive cycling in his youth, above other sports, because contact games such as football and rugby were considered too risky.
Dowsett has [[haemophilia]] and wears a necklace, detailing his medical needs, when out riding.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/dowsett-delivers-for-trek-livestrong|title=Dowsett delivers for Trek-Livestrong|website=[[Cycling News]]|date=22 March 2010|access-date=12 October 2012|author=Ellis Bacon}}</ref><ref>Bacon, E. (2014). The Best of Luck. In: E. Bacon and L. Birnie, ed., ''The Cycling Anthology: Volume One''. London: Yellow Jersey Press, pp.178–191.</ref> Speaking on ITV's ''Cycle Show'' in July 2013, Dowsett cited this medical condition as being a key factor in his choosing competitive cycling in his youth, above other sports, because contact games such as football and rugby were considered too risky. His mother inserted knee and shoulder pads into his school uniform and he wore special trainers.<ref name=":0" />


He is believed to be the only able-bodied elite sportsman or woman with the condition.<ref name=beeb>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/get-inspired/32434988 |title=Alex Dowsett: Haemophilia no barrier to cyclist's hour record bid|date=30 April 2015 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]]|access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> As a result, he has a special exemption from the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]]'s no needles policy, introduced in 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-approves-no-needle-policy |title=UCI approves no needle policy |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |date=2 February 2015 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> to inject himself with the clotting protein [[Factor VIII]] every 48 hours.<ref name=beeb />
==Palmares==

{{palmares start}}
Dowsett started the charitable foundation Little Bleeders to raise awareness of haemophilia and to encourage and support young haemophiliacs to engage with sport. He also has his own YouTube channel, where he documents his life as a professional cyclist.

==Major results==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=1009|title=Alex Dowsett|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=19 September 2022}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
;2005
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Road Championships
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Junior Tour of Wales]]
::1st [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px]] Mountains classification
;2006
;2006
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[2006 European Road Championships|UEC European Junior Track Championships]]
:1st National Junior Road Race Championships
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Road Championships
:National Junior Time Trial Championships
: 3rd Overall [[Junior Tour of Wales]]
::1st 10-mile
::1st [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px]] Mountains classification
::1st 25-mile
:1st Tour of Switzerland 7.7&nbsp;km Time Trial
:1st European Junior Team Pursuit Championships
;2007
;2007
: 6th [[Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic]]
:1st Perfs Pedal Road Race
:1st Overall British Premier Calendar Under-23 Champion
:1st Rudy Project Time Trial Series
:National Time Trial Championships
::3rd 10-mile
::4th 25-mile
;2008
;2008
: National Under-23 Road Championships
:1st Team Time Trial [[Tour d'Alsace]]
:1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::4th [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
:3rd Abergavenny International Criterium
: 1st Prologue ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Tour Alsace]]
:3rd National 10-mile Time Trial Championships
:4th National Under-23 Road Race Championships
;2009
;2009
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships
:1st Richmond Grand Prix
: 1st Richmond Grand Prix
:1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
:7th World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
: 7th [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2009 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]]
;2010
;2010
:1st European Under-23 Time Trial Championships
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Time trial, [[2010 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]]
:1st Stage 5 [[Cascade Cycling Classic]]
: 1st [[Chrono des Nations]] Espoirs
:1st [[Chrono des Nations]] U23
: 1st Stage 5 [[Cascade Cycling Classic]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games Time Trial]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]], [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
: 8th [[Tour of the Battenkill]]
;2011
;2011
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 1st [[London Nocturne]]
: 1st Stage 8a [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
: 1st Stage 8a ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
: 2nd Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]
: 1st London Nocturne
::1st Stage 5
: 2nd Overall [[Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]
: 3rd [[2011 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]]
:: 1st Stage 5
: 3rd [[Chrono des Nations]]
: 5th Overall [[2011 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]]
: 5th Overall [[2011 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]]
: 6th Overall [[Ster ZLM Toer]]
: 6th Overall [[ZLM Tour (UCI ProSeries)|Ster ZLM Toer]]
;2012
;2012
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]
: National Road Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::2nd [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 1st Vita Cycles Ten Minutes of Hell Time Trial Mersey Tunnel Time Trial
: 2nd National Road Race Championships
: 2nd [[Duo Normand]] (with [[Luke Rowe]])
: 2nd [[Duo Normand]] (with [[Luke Rowe]])
: 8th [[2012 UCI Road World Championships&nbsp;– Men's time trial|UCI World Time Trial Championships]]
: 8th [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2012 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
;2013
;2013
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 8 (ITT) [[2013 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
: 1st Stage 8 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2013 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
: 2nd London Nocturne
: 2nd [[London Nocturne]]
;2014
;2014
:1st [[File:gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games Time Trial]]
: 1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]], [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT) [[Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)|Circuit de la Sarthe]]
: 1st Stage 3 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)|Circuit de la Sarthe]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Madison, [[British National Madison Championships|National Track Championships]] (with Joe Holt)
: 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/national-championships-2014-sir-bradley-7334272 |title=National Championships 2014: Sir Bradley Wiggins wins British time trial title at Celtic Manor ahead of Team Sky colleague Geraint Thomas |last1=Griffiths |first1=Gareth |date=27 June 2014 |website=[[WalesOnline]] |accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>
: 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 7th Overall [[Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-poitou-charentes-2014/stage-5/results |title=Chavanel wins Tour du Poitou-Charentes |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=29 August 2014 |website=[[cyclingnews.com]] |accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref>
: 7th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]]
: 8th Overall [[2014 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
: 8th Overall [[2014 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]]
;2015
{{palmares end}}
: [[Hour record]]: [[File:Sport records icon WR.svg|15px]] 52.937 km
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[2015 Bayern Rundfahrt|Bayern Rundfahrt]]
::1st Stage 4 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2015 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
;2016
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 7 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2016 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]]
;2017
: 1st Stage 2b ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2017 Circuit de la Sarthe|Circuit de la Sarthe]]
: 2nd [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 10th Overall [[2017 Dubai Tour|Dubai Tour]]
;2018
: 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships
: 5th Time trial, [[2018 European Road Cycling Championships|UEC European Road Championships]]
;2019
: National Road Championships
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]]
::4th [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]]
: 5th [[2019 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2019 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
: 5th Time trial, [[2019 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]]
: 10th Overall [[2019 ZLM Tour|ZLM Tour]]
;2020
: 1st Stage 8 [[2020 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
: 4th Time trial, [[2020 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]]
: 9th [[2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2020 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]]
;2021
: 1st Stage 1b ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2021 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali|Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]]
{{div col end}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
| [[2013 Giro d'Italia|147]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| [[2018 Giro d'Italia|120]]
| —
| [[2020 Giro d'Italia|120]]
| [[2021 Giro d'Italia|DNF]]
| [[2022 Giro d'Italia|134]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
| —
| —
| [[2015 Tour de France|DNF]]
| —
| —
| —
| [[2019 Tour de France|151]]
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
| style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=10|did not contest during his career
|}

===Championship results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" colspan=2| Event
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" | 2015
! scope="col" | 2016
! scope="col" | 2017
! scope="col" | 2018
! scope="col" | 2019
! scope="col" | 2020
! scope="col" | 2021
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" rowspan=4| [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px|alt=|link=Rainbow jersey]] [[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]
! scope="row"| [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]]
| [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|DNF]]
| —
| —
| [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|DNF]]
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row"| [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|8]]
| [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|41]]
| [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|20]]
| [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|17]]
| [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|12]]
| —
| [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|29]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2019 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|5]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2020 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|9]]
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row"| [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|9]]
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|6]]
! style="background:#C9AE5D;"| [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|3]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|6]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2017 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|6]]
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|11]]
| colspan="3" {{N/a|Race did not exist}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row"| [[UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay|Mixed team relay]]
| colspan="7" {{N/a|Race did not exist}}
| —
| {{N/A|NH}}
| style="background:#ddf;"| [[2021 UCI Road World Championships – Mixed team relay|5]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" rowspan=2| [[File:European champion jersey 2016.svg|20px]] [[European Road Championships|European Championships]]
! scope="row"| Time trial
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" {{N/a|Event did not exist}}
| —
| —
| style="background:#ddf;"|5
| style="background:#ddf;"|5
| style="background:#ddf;"|4
| —
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row"| Road race
| —
| —
| —
| DNF
| DNF
| —
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | DNF
| [[Did not finish]]
|-
! scope="row" | NH
| Not held
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Alex Dowsett}}
*{{official website|http://www.littlebleeders.com}}
* {{official website|http://www.littlebleeders.com}}
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* {{YouTube|custom=AlexDowsettOfficial|Alex Dowsett}}
*{{cycling archives|26590}}
* {{sports links}}
*[http://www.cyclingshorts.uk.com/2011/08/26/a-conversation-with-alex-dowsett/ Alex Dowsett in Conversation with Cycling Shorts.]


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Latest revision as of 04:41, 6 January 2025

Alex Dowsett
Dowsett in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAlex Edward Albert Dowsett
NicknameThe Tiger
Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 36)
Maldon, Essex, England[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[2]
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2009100% Me
Professional teams
2010Trek–Livestrong
2011–2012Team Sky
2013–2017Movistar Team
2018–2019Team Katusha–Alpecin[3][4]
2020–2022Israel Start-Up Nation[5]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2013, 2020)

Stage races

Bayern Rundfahrt (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships
(2011–2013, 2015, 2016, 2019)

World Hour record

2 May 2015, 52.937 km
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ankara Under-23 time trial
Representing  England
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Time trial
World Championships
Representing Movistar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Richmond Team time trial

Alex Edward Albert Dowsett (born 3 October 1988) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[6] He was a time trial specialist, and in 2015, he broke track cycling's world hour record by 446 metres (1,463 feet), with a distance of 52.937 kilometres (32.894 miles).

Early life

[edit]

The son of former British Touring Car Championship driver Phil Dowsett,[7] Dowsett was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. He initially took up swimming as a sport, swimming up to five days a week, before starting cycling on a mountain bike along with his father.[8][9]

Career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

Dowsett began his career at the Maldon and District Cycling Club in the City of Chelmsford.[10] His talent was soon recognised and Dowsett became part of the British Olympic Academy development team. He won the under-23 version of the British Time Trial Championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he rode for American Trek–Livestrong team and won the under-23 European time trial championship.[11] He also won a silver medal in the Time Trial at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Team Sky (2011–12)

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Dowsett at the 2011 Tour of Britain

Dowsett signed for British-based Team Sky as a neo-pro for the 2011 season. His first victory for Sky came in the London Nocturne event. Dowsett finished fifth overall in the Danmark Rundt, helping teammate Simon Gerrans to overall victory. He won the fifth stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes to finish second overall. In September, he won the British National Time Trial Championships. Dowsett won the Stage 8a time trial of the Tour of Britain.

In March 2012, Dowsett broke his elbow in the Three Days of De Panne and as a result missed the classics season. Dowsett recovered to finish second in the National Road Race Championships, and later retained his National Time Trial Championships title. Later in September, Dowsett competed at the UCI World Road Race Championships in all three men's elite events, with a best placing of eighth in the individual time trial.

Movistar Team (2013–17)

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On 30 October 2012, Dowsett signed with the Spanish Movistar Team for the 2013 season hoping to gain a ride at a Grand Tour.[12] After competing in the Classics season for Movistar Team, Dowsett was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour appearance. Dowsett helped Movistar Team take second place in the team time trial on stage two. On stage eight, a 54.8 km (34.1 mi) individual time trial, Dowsett set the fastest time to record his biggest career victory to date, setting a time ten seconds faster than the second placed Bradley Wiggins.[13] In June, Dowsett won the British National Time Trial Championships for the third year in a row despite crashing early on in the course.[14]

Dowsett at the 2014 Tour of Britain

In May 2014 Dowsett set a new British 10-mile time trial record in Cambridgeshire, clocking in at 17 minutes 20 seconds and beating Michael Hutchinson's previous record by 25 seconds.[15] Competing for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Dowsett won gold in the Individual Time Trial.[16] After a long breakaway, Dowsett took the lead of the Tour of Britain on the sixth stage[17] but lost it before the end of the race to Dylan van Baarle and finished eighth overall.[18] His team announced that Dowsett had signed a three-year contract extension with them in September.[19]

Dowsett (centre) in the leading group of the 2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics

In December 2014, Dowsett announced he would attempt to break the UCI Hour Record at the Lee Valley VeloPark on 27 February 2015.[20] However, he was forced to postpone the attempt after breaking his collarbone in a training accident.[21] The attempt instead took place at the Manchester Velodrome on 2 May 2015[22] where Dowsett set a new world record of 52.937 kilometres (32.894 miles), beating Rohan Dennis' previous record by almost half a kilometre.[23] Two weeks later, Dowsett won his first ever stage race, the Bayern Rundfahrt, where he claimed the overall victory a day after winning the Stage 4 individual time-trial. In June 2015 Dowsett clinched his fourth national time trial title.[24] He was selected for the 2015 Tour de France but was forced abandon the race halfway round due to an injury.[25][26]

Team Katusha–Alpecin (2018–19)

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In August 2017, it was announced that Dowsett would join Team Katusha–Alpecin for the 2018 season.[3][9] Following the last minute break up of the team in 2019,[27] he initially thought he would rest from professional cycling in 2020 and return to his local Maldon club, to focus on the Olympics and regaining the hour record.

Israel Start-Up Nation (2020–22)

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Instead of his initial sabbatical from professional cycling, Dowsett was part of the Team Katusha–Alpecin merger with Israel Cycling Academy, which became the new team Israel Start-Up Nation for 2020.[28] He placed fourth in the time trial at the European Road Championships,[29] and ninth in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships.[30] Following this, Dowsett contested the Giro d'Italia and won the eighth stage from a six-rider breakaway, soloing to victory from 18 kilometres (11 miles) remaining.[31] In November, he extended his contract with Israel Start-Up Nation for a further two years.[32] Michael Hutchinson coaches Dowsett. In 2021, Dowsett attempted the UCI Hour Record, and completed a distance of 54.555 kilometres (33.899 miles), at the time the third furthest in the modern history of the Hour Record.[33]

In August 2022, Dowsett announced that he would be retiring from professional cycling at the end of the season.[34]

Personal life

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Dowsett has haemophilia and wears a necklace, detailing his medical needs, when out riding.[35][36] Speaking on ITV's Cycle Show in July 2013, Dowsett cited this medical condition as being a key factor in his choosing competitive cycling in his youth, above other sports, because contact games such as football and rugby were considered too risky. His mother inserted knee and shoulder pads into his school uniform and he wore special trainers.[9]

He is believed to be the only able-bodied elite sportsman or woman with the condition.[8] As a result, he has a special exemption from the Union Cycliste Internationale's no needles policy, introduced in 2011,[37] to inject himself with the clotting protein Factor VIII every 48 hours.[8]

Dowsett started the charitable foundation Little Bleeders to raise awareness of haemophilia and to encourage and support young haemophiliacs to engage with sport. He also has his own YouTube channel, where he documents his life as a professional cyclist.

Major results

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Source:[38]

2005
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Mountains classification
2006
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Mountains classification
2007
6th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
2008
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Prologue (TTT) Tour Alsace
2009
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Richmond Grand Prix
7th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
2010
1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
1st Chrono des Nations Espoirs
1st Stage 5 Cascade Cycling Classic
2nd Time trial, Commonwealth Games
8th Tour of the Battenkill
2011
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st London Nocturne
1st Stage 8a (ITT) Tour of Britain
2nd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Stage 5
3rd Chrono des Nations
5th Overall Danmark Rundt
6th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
2012
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
2nd Duo Normand (with Luke Rowe)
8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2013
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 8 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
2nd London Nocturne
2014
1st Time trial, Commonwealth Games
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Circuit de la Sarthe
2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Joe Holt)
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
8th Overall Tour of Britain
2015
Hour record: 52.937 km
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2016
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 7 (ITT) Tour de Pologne
2017
1st Stage 2b (ITT) Circuit de la Sarthe
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Overall Dubai Tour
2018
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
5th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
10th Overall ZLM Tour
2020
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
4th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
9th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2021
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 147 — — — — 120 — 120 DNF 134
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — DNF — — — 151 — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España did not contest during his career

Championship results timeline

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Event 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
World Championships Road race DNF — — DNF — — — — — —
Time trial 8 41 20 17 12 — 29 5 9 —
Team time trial 9 — 6 3 6 6 11 Race did not exist
Mixed team relay Race did not exist — NH 5
European Championships Time trial Event did not exist — — 5 5 4 —
Road race — — — DNF DNF —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

References

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