Chris Horner
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Horner |
| Date of birth | October 23, 1971 (age 35) |
| Country |  United States |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Predictor-Lotto |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1997-1999 2000-2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006- |
Française des Jeux Mercury Prime Alliance Saturn Webcor Builders Saunier Duval - Prodir Davitamon-Lotto/Predictor-Lotto |
| Major wins | |
| 2000 Le Tour de Langkawi 2003 Tour de Georgia |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 28 January 2007 | |
- This article is about the bicycle racer. For the Formula 1 manager, see Christian Horner. For the film director, see Christopher Horner
Christopher Horner (born October 23, 1971) is an American professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for the cycling team Predictor-Lotto from Belgium. Originally from San Diego, California, Horner has been a dominating figure in the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar. Since his humble beginning as a club racer riding for the San Diego Bicycle Club in the early 1990s, he showed immediate promise. After winning a stage of the Tour DuPont in 1996 riding for the NutraFig team, he was asked to ride in Europe with French team Française des Jeux. After three frustrating seasons from 1997 to 1999, he returned to America to resume a stellar domestic career, riding with Mercury in 2000, Prime Alliance in 2002, Saturn in 2003 and Webcor Builders in 2004.
He has won almost every important race in the US racing calendar, with the notable exception of the USPRO Championships and the Tour of California. In 2005 changes in the numbers and size of teams allowed to participate in the race afforded him one of the best chances to win the race in a long time. However, despite having been in a breakaway with two other riders he ended third in the race. He decided to move to Saunier Duval - Prodir after his top-ten finish in the 2004 UCI World Road Cycling Championship because he wanted to give the Tour de France a try. After being injured in the beginning of 2005, Horner showed strong performance in the USPRO Championships and won his first major European victory by taking the sixth stage of the 2005 Tour de Suisse. He then earned his place in the 2005 Tour de France team and nearly won the Miramas to Montpellier stage when he and Sylvain Chavanel refused to cooperate in the finale and were caught by the peloton. He made a move to the Belgian ProTour squad Davitamon-Lotto for the 2006 season.
His race commentaries have earned him both admiration and criticism: admiration for his accurate, honest assessment of the races, and criticism for what many consider to be arrogant comments.
[edit] Victories
2006
Stage 2 Tour de Romandie
2005
Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
2004
USA Cycling National Racing Calendar series
Sea Otter Classic
Redlands Bicycle Classic
Redlands Bicycle Classic Prologue
Redlands Bicycle Classic stage 1
Redlands Bicycle Classic stage 2
Sea Otter Classic stage 2
2003
Tour de Georgia
USA Cycling National Racing Calendar series
San Francisco GP
2002
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
USA Cycling National Racing Calendar series
2000
Le Tour de Langkawi
1996
Stage win Tour DuPont
| Riders on Predictor-Lotto |
|---|
|
Mario Aerts | Christophe Brandt | Dario Cioni | Dominique Cornu | Wim De Vocht | Dries Devenyns | Bart Dockx | Cadel Evans | Nick Gates | Chris Horner | Leif Hoste | Nick Ingels | Josep Jufré Pou | Olivier Kaisen | Bjorn Leukemans | Matthew Lloyd | Robbie McEwen | Pieter Mertens | Fred Rodriguez | Bart Roesems | Roy Sentjens | Tom Steels | Geert Steurs | Greg Van Avermaet | Jurgen Van Den Broeck | Preben Van Hecke | Wim Van Huffel | Johan Van Summeren | Wim Vansevenant |
| Manager |
| Marc Sergeant |
