Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the Endura Racing,[1] NetApp–Endura,[2] and Madison Genesis teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling,[3] having previously been a member of their Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider.[4]
 Rowsell at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Rowsell |
| Born | 29 July 1990 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010 | 100% ME |
| 2011 | Team Corridori/Specialized |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013–2014 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2015–2019 | Madison Genesis |
Career
editHe won the junior race at the 2007 British National Time Trial Championships in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh.[5] The following year, he won the junior race at the British National Road Race Championships.[6]
Having won the prologue time trial of the Junior Tour of Wales in 2008, Rowsell won the three-day event – joining previous winners such as Charly Wegelius and Geraint Thomas – by eight seconds from Norwegian Johan Fredrik Ziesler of the Nymark team.[7]
In November 2014 Madison Genesis announced that Rowsell would be part of the team's line-up for the 2015 season.[8]
Personal life
editHis older sister Joanna Rowsell also competed professionally as a road and track cyclist.[9]
Major results
edit- 2007
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 3rd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
- 2008
- 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships - 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 3rd Points race, National Junior Track Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud Juniors
- 2009
- 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 2010
- 3rd Madison, National Track Championships (with George Atkins)
- 2011
- 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 3rd
Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing - 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Tour Doon Hame
- 1st Stage 1[10]
- 6th Overall Tour Alsace
- 7th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2014
- 5th Dwars door Drenthe
- 2015
- 1st Overall Tour of the Reservoir
- 1st Stage 1
- 8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 2018
- 5th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
References
edit- ^ "Endura Racing (EDR) – GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Team NetApp-Endura (TNE) - GER". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Erick Rowsell appointed as Elite Road Racing Manager". British Cycling. British Cycling Federation. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Development Programme Riders". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "2007 Time Trial Championships". britishcycling.org.uk. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Rowsell upgrades to the gold medal". cyclingnews.com. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ Larry Hickmott. "2008 Junior Tour of Wales". 23–25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008.
- ^ Clarke, Stuart (13 November 2014). "Martyn Irvine and Mark McNally headline new arrivals for Madison Genesis". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Burrows, Josh (2 May 2015). "Joanna Rowsell laments missed chance for gender parity in Yorkshire dales". The Times. Times Newspapers. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
Her brother, Erick, will have that chance [...]
- ^ "Tour Doon Hame". British Cycling. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
External links
edit- Erick Rowsell at UCI
- Erick Rowsell at Cycling Archives
- Erick Rowsell at ProCyclingStats
- Erick Rowsell at Cycling Quotient
- Erick Rowsell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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