Cole Kessler

Cole Kessler (born 20 May 2003) is American racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Modern Adventure Pro Cycling.

Born20 May 2003 (age 22)^[1]
Los Angeles

Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Weight75 kg (165 lb)

CurrentteamModern Adventure Pro Cycling

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Cole Kessler
Personal information
Kessler at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships
Born	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 22)^[1] Los Angeles
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
Disciplines	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2021	LUX Cycling

Professional teams
2022–2023	Israel–Premier Tech Israel Cycling Academy
2024–2025	EF Education–EasyPost
2026–	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling

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Biography

From Newbury Park, California, Kessler attended Newbury Park High School.^[2] He began riding mountain bikes when he was in middle school. After transitioning to road cycling he joined Boost CycleSport in 2019 and then the LUX U19 Development cycling team. He became American junior national time trial champion in 2021, and won the time trial at French race Ronde Des Valles. He signed with Israel Cycling Academy ahead of the 2022 season, on a two-year contract.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Kessler rode for UCI Continental team Lidl–Trek Future Racing in 2024 and 2025.^[6] In May 2025, Kessler won the under-23 individual time trial in Charleston, West Virginia at the 2025 United States National Time Trial Championships.^[7] Kessler placed eleventh and was the top American finisher in the men's under-23 time trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda.^[8]

Ahead of the 2026 season, Kessler joined American team Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, a professional team having their debut season launched and managed by George Hincapie.^[9]