Ian Boswell

Ian Boswell (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin.[5] A professional since 2010, Boswell has formerly competed with Bissell (2010), Bontrager–Livestrong (2011–2012), Argos–Shimano (2012) and Team Sky (2013–2017).

Ian Boswell
Personal information
Full nameIan Boswell
NicknameThe Boz
Born (1991-02-07) February 7, 1991
Bend, Oregon, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder[1]
Amateur teams
2005–2006GS Forza Velo
2007Colavita–Sutter Home (stagiaire)
2008CMG Racing
2009Hot Tubes
2012Argos–Shimano (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010Bissell
2011–2012Trek–Livestrong
2013–2017Team Sky[2][3]
2018–2019Team Katusha–Alpecin[4]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2016)

Career

Born in Bend, Oregon, United States, where he competed in a number of sports including high school basketball, American football, cross-country skiing and running,[1] Boswell currently resides in Peacham, Vermont.[6][7]

He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[8] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[9] In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[10]

Career achievements

Major results
2010
1st Nevada City Classic
3rd Overall Tour of Utah
1st Young rider classification
2011
1st Nevada City Classic
5th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
2012
1st Stage 5 Tour of the Gila
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
5th Overall Tour of Utah
5th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
5th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
6th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
2014
9th Overall Route du Sud
2015
7th Overall Tour of California
9th Trofeo Andratx–Mirador d'Es Colomer
10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2016
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
2017
5th Overall Tour of California
6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
8th Trofeo Pollenca–Port de Andratx

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018
Giro d'Italia — 71 — —
Tour de France — — — 79
Vuelta a España 71 80 — 126
gollark: More seriously, who knows, maybe in 20 years you'll be able to buy 0.5PB ultradense flash disks.
gollark: Like that "ext2" I heard about. It'll never catch on.
gollark: Of course.
gollark: *sees 10TB HDDs on amazon*
gollark: Well, nobody needs more than that. Nobody will ever have 4GB hard disks, right?!

References
  1. Fretz, Caley (May 3, 2016). "Boswell on training with Froome and the 'Flaming Baguette'". VeloNews. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. "Profile of Ian Boswell". Team Sky. Manchester, England: Tour Racing Limited. December 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  3. "Team Sky signs Dombrowski and Boswell". Team Sky. Manchester, England: Tour Racing Limited. January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  4. "Ian Boswell signs for Katusha-Alpecin". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. August 10, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. Daniel McMahon (January 28, 2013). "Nine Questions With Europe–Bound Ian Boswell and Joe Dombrowski". Bicycling. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale, Inc. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  7. Gregor Brown (October 12, 2013). "Ian Boswell eager for 2014 after a season spent learning". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  8. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  9. "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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