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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/> [[Unbound Gravel]] 2019 }} '''Colin Strickland''' (born November 7, 1986) is 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 such as [[Unbound Gravel]]. ==Biography== 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 picked up cycling as a form of transportation. His first experience with bicycle racing was competing in an [[Alleycat race|Alleycat]] at the 2010 North American Handmade Bike Show, a race that he won. <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|Dirty Kanza]] 200. While already known as a gravel racer from winning the Gravel Worlds in 2017 and 2018, his victory at Dirty Kanza was recognized due to the presence of several current [[UCI World Tour]] professional riders. His sudden rise to broader cycling stardom even lead to getting a contract offer from [[EF Education First Pro Cycling]].<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|Killing of Moriah Wilson}} On May 11, 2022, a cyclist named Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was allegedly murdered by Strickland's partner of three years, Kaitlin Armstrong, in [[Austin, Texas]]. It is alleged that Strickland and Wilson had had a romantic relationship during a brief split between Strickland and Armstrong, which appears to have continued after Strickland and Armstrong reconciled. ==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|Dirty Kanza]] :1st The Rift Gravel Race, [[Iceland]] ;2020 :2nd Mid-South Gravel {{colend}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External Links== *{{sports links}} *[https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/colin-strickland Strickland's Profile on Red Bull] {{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, Colin}} [[Category:American male cyclists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1986 births]] [[Category:Cyclists from Texas]]'