Brent Bookwalter
Brent Bookwalter (born February 16, 1984) is an American professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Mitchelton–Scott.[3]
Bookwalter at the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné | |
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | February 16, 1984
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Mitchelton–Scott |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Time trialist/ Domestique |
Amateur teams | |
2005–2006 | Advantage Benefits–Endeavour |
2007 | USA Cycling National Development Team |
Professional teams | |
2008–2018 | BMC Racing Team |
2019– | Mitchelton–Scott[2] |
Career
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, Bookwalter was a member of the Lees–McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) cycling team from 2003–2006. While a member they won 7 national titles as a team and Bookwalter won multiple individual national titles in Mountain Bike, Road and Cyclo-Cross disciplines. He graduated from Lees-McRae in 2006 with a BS in Biology.
He came to the attention of many cycling fans for the first time when he finished second behind Bradley Wiggins in the opening time trial at the 2010 Giro d'Italia.[4]
He has competed at (amongst others) the 2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège[5] and the 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. He also competed at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's Road Race.
In 2013, Bookwalter won the first stage of the Tour of Qatar, which was marked by strong winds, creating breaks in the peloton. Bookwalter and two other riders escaped from the leading group with 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to cover and successfully defended their lead, and Bookwalter outsprinted the pair. The chasers were on their heels as they crossed the line and were awarded the same time as him.[6] A team time trial victory in stage two allowed Bookwalter to keep the yellow jersey through stage three before ultimately finishing in second overall to Mark Cavendish. Bookwalter would go on to finish runner-up in the U.S. National Time Trial and Road Race that spring as well as runner-up to Rohan Dennis in the inaugural Tour of Alberta.
In 2015, Bookwalter captured his first classification title by winning the points classification at the Tour of Utah. He won the second stage of the 2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a mountaintop finish, to claim the yellow jersey [7] which he would wear for two days before ultimately finishing second overall to teammate Rohan Dennis.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2006
- 1st
Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships - 2009
- 1st Prologue Tour of Utah
- 2010
- 1st Fall Tour Invitational
- 2011
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 (TTT)
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Overall Tour of Alberta
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 2015
- 2nd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour of Austria
- 2016
- 3rd Overall Tour of California
- 8th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2017
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of California
- 4th Overall Tour of Yorkshire
- 5th Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st Stage 2
- 2018
- 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali
- 8th Overall CRO Race
- 2020
- 7th Strade Bianche
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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95 | — | — | — | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | DNF | |
147 | 114 | — | 91 | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- BMC Racing Team Profile, BMC Racing Team
- "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- Andrew Hood (May 8, 2010). "Bookwalter beaming after runner-up ride". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- 2010 Liège–Bastogne–Liège standings, Liège–Bastogne–Liège website.
- Shane Stokes (February 3, 2013). "Bookwalter races to stage win and first leader's jersey in Tour of Qatar". VeloNation. Velo Nation LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- Day, Ben (August 19, 2015). "USA Pro Challenge: The Day Report Stage 2". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
External links
- Brent Bookwalter at ProCyclingStats
- Brent Bookwalter at Cycling Archives
- Official website
- Interview with Brent Bookwalter