DAMIEN HOWSON
World Tour Cyclist
Source: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Howson
Damien Howson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco. For the 2023 season he will ride for new team Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.
Howson started his athletic career in basketball, becoming a state champion at age of 13. He moved to cycling when South Australian Sports Institute discovered his potential after physiological testing on the state junior basketball team.
He won the world under-23 time trial in 2013, as well as the Oceania Cycling Championships under-23 time trial and road race.
He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.
In 2017 he won the 64th edition of the Herald Sun Tour.
In June 2017, he was named to make his debut at the 2017 Tour de France.