Damien Howson
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
.jpg) Howson at the 2013 Tour de l'Avenir | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Damo[1] |
| Born | 13 August 1992 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[1] Domestique[2] |
| Amateur team | |
| 2011–2012 | Team Jayco–AIS |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2022 | Orica–GreenEDGE[3][4][5] |
| 2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Medal record | |
Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[6]
Howson started his athletic career in basketball, becoming a state champion aged 13. He moved to cycling when South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team.[7]
He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race.[8] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[9] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[10] In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour.[11] In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France.[12]
Personal life
In 2020 Howson married his high school friend, Georgie Russell at Longview Vineyard near Macclesfield in his home state of South Australia.[13] He is an old scholar of Pedare Christian College.[14]
