Nathan "Nate" Brown (born July 7, 1991) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. A professional from 2010 to 2022,[4] Brown competed for the Bontrager Cycling Team, Garmin–Sharp and Rally Cycling.
 Brown at the 2015 Tour of Alberta | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Brown |
| Nickname | Downtown Nate Brown |
| Born | July 7, 1991 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002–2003 | VeloClips–Sun&Ski |
| 2004–2006 | SyMed–MOAB |
| 2007 | Juris–MorePartnersIncome.com |
| 2007–2009 | Hot Tubes Cycling |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2013 | Trek–Livestrong |
| 2014–2019 | Garmin–Sharp[1] |
| 2020–2022 | Rally Cycling[2][3] |
Biography
editBrown was born on July 7, 1991, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, but spent his adolescence in Covington, Tennessee, United States. Brown divides his time between Austin, Texas, United States and Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[4][5][6]
Brown competed with Trek–Livestrong, a UCI Continental team, for the 2010,[7][8] 2011,[9][10] 2012,[11][12] and 2013 seasons.[13][14]
In August 2013, Brown signed with Garmin–Sharp, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[15][16] He remained with the squad for the 2016 season.[17][18] In June 2017, he was named in the start list for the 2017 Tour de France, making Brown the first Tennessean to compete in the Tour de France.[19][6]
Major results
edit- 2006
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Coupe des Nations Abitibi
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 2009
- 5th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 2010
- 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th La Côte Picarde
- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Prologue Tour de Guadeloupe
- 7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2012
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
- 9th Chrono Champenois
- 2013
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2017
- Tour de France
- Held
after Stages 3–4
- Held
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour Colombia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 67 | 48 | — | 52 | 67 |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | 43 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nate Brown". Garmin–Sharp. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Nathan Brown". Strava. San Francisco, California: Strava, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ a b Staff, WMCActionNews5.com. "Mid-South man first Tennessean to compete in Tour de France". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Trek-Livestrong strengthens in Solvang". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. January 20, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Continental team rosters for 2010". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. December 24, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Kirsten Frattini (November 16, 2010). "Trek-Livestrong rebuilds with new talent in 2011". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "USA Cycling announces ten Continental teams and their rosters". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. December 24, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Kirsten Frattini (May 9, 2012). "Bontrager-Livestrong confident ahead of Amgen Tour of California". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "USA Cycling announces 12 UCI Continental teams for 2012". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Matthew Beaudin (June 5, 2013). "Nathan Brown's stock is up, and the forecast is bright". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Bontrager's Brown signs with Garmin for 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Garmin-Sharp signs Nathan Brown". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. August 17, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ Shane Stokes (August 15, 2013). "US U23 TT champion Nathan Brown signs contract with Garmin-Sharp". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Cannondale Pro Cycling 2016 team presentation – Video". Cyclingnews.com. Bristol, England: Immediate Media Company Limited. January 18, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "Video: Cannondale's 2016 team presentation". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. January 18, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nathan Brown.
- Nathan Brown at UCI
- Nathan Brown at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Nathan Brown at ProCyclingStats
- Nathan Brown at Cycling Quotient
- Nathan Brown at CycleBase
