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'{{Short description|Former American cyclist (born 1986)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Colin Strickland | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|7}} | birth_place = [[Johnson City, Texas]] | height = 1.88 m | weight = 75 kg | currentteam = | discipline = {{ubl|Fixed Gear Criteriums|Road|Gravel Racing}} | amateuryears1 = 2014&ndash;2015 | amateurteam1 = Elbowz Racing | proyears1 = 2016 | proteam1 = Specialized Allez Allez | majorwins = 2015 [[Red Hook Crit]] Milan <br/> 2016 [[Red Hook Crit]] Brooklyn <br/> 2016 [[Red Hook Crit]] London <br/> 2016 [[Red Hook Crit]] Barcelona <br/> 2019 [[Unbound Gravel]] Kansas, USA }} '''Colin Arturo Strickland''' (born November 7, 1986) was an American bicycle racer specializing in [[gravel racing]] and fixed gear criteriums. He first became known for his wins in the [[Red Hook Crit]] series, before finding further success at gravel races like [[Unbound Gravel]]. Most recently has been known in connection of the murder of Moriah Wilson. Strickland purchased the gun that his then live-in girlfriend and business partner Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted of using to kill Moriah Wilson. [6] Shortly after the murder of Wilson, Strickland was stripped of sponsors. ==Early life and early career== Colin Strickland was born in 1986 in [[Johnson City, Texas]] and grew up on a farm. <ref>{{cite web |title=Red Bull Athlete Page - Colin Strickland |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/colin-strickland |website=Red Bull |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> By his twenties, he had started cycling as a form of transportation. His first experience with bicycle racing was winning an [[Alleycat race|Alleycat]] at the 2010 North American Handmade Bike Show. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |title=Colin Strickland: The five races that changed my life |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/colin-strickland-the-five-races-that-changed-my-life/ |website=Cyclingnews |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Strickland rose in prominence by winning the [[Unbound Gravel]] 200. While already known as a gravel racer after winning the Gravel Worlds in 2017 and 2018, his victory at Unbound was notable due to the presence of several current [[UCI World Tour]] professional riders. His sudden rise to broader cycling stardom led to a contract offer from {{ct|EFE|2020}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dreier |first1=Fred |title=Colin Strickland chose DK over Paris-Roubaix and EF Pro Cycling. Here’s why: |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/gravel/colin-strickland-chose-dirty-kanza-over-paris-roubaix-and-ef-pro-cycling-heres-why/ |website=VeloNews |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> ===Association with Mo Wilson=== {{main|Murder of Moriah Wilson}} On May 11, 2022, Strickland's girlfriend and business partner of three years, Kaitlin Armstrong, murdered Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, a professional gravel cyclist, in [[Austin, Texas]]. Strickland and Wilson had a romantic relationship during a brief split between Strickland and Armstrong. Armstrong had not moved out during the split. [[https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/11/06/kaitlin-armstrong-trial-murder-cyclist-anna-moriah-wilson-austin-texas/71469524007/ ] ] Strickland and Wilson had spent the day of her murder together; going to a local swimming hole and getting dinner. [https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/colin-strickland-testifies-day-four-kaitlin-armstrong/amp/ ] Strickland had changed Wilson’s name in his phone to ‘Christine Wall’. [https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/11/06/kaitlin-armstrong-trial-murder-cyclist-anna-moriah-wilson-austin-texas/71469524007/ ] After dropping Wilson off, he texted Armstrong, lying about his whereabouts. [https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/colin-strickland-testifies-day-four-kaitlin-armstrong/amp/] Armstrong testified that he ‘did not know Armstrong’. [https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/colin-strickland-said-he-didnt-really-know-kaitlin-armstrong/ ] Strickland purchased the gun that his then live-in partner Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted of using to kill Moriah Wilson. [https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/the-murder-of-moriah-wilson/][https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/colin-strickland-said-he-didnt-really-know-kaitlin-armstrong/] ==Major results== {{colbegin}} ;2015 :1st [[Red Hook Crit]] Milan :3rd [[United States National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Amateur Road Championships ;2016 : 1st [[Red Hook Crit]] ::1st Brooklyn ::1st London ::1st Barcelona ;2017 : 1st Gravel Worlds ;2018 : 1st Gravel Worlds : 2nd Overall [[Tour of America's Dairyland]] ::1st Stages 4 & 10 ;2019 :1st [[Unbound Gravel]] :1st The Rift Gravel Race, [[Iceland]] ;2020 :2nd Mid-South Gravel {{colend}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External Links== *{{sports links}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, Colin}} [[Category:American male cyclists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Cyclists from Texas]]'