Alex Dowsett

Alex Dowsett
Dowsett in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAlex Edward Albert Dowsett
NicknameThe Tiger
Born (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988
Maldon, Essex, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur team
2009100% Me
Professional teams
2010Trek–Livestrong
2011–2012Team Sky
2013–2017Movistar Team
2018–2019Team Katusha–Alpecin
2020–2022Israel Start-Up Nation
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2013, 2020)

Stage races

Bayern Rundfahrt (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships
(2011–2013, 2015, 2016, 2019)

World Hour record

2 May 2015, 52.937 km
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Road Championships
2010 AnkaraUnder-23 time trial
Representing  England
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTime trial
2010 DelhiTime trial
World Championships
Representing Movistar Team
2015 RichmondTeam time trial

Alex Edward Albert Dowsett (born 3 October 1988) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech. He was a time trial specialist, and in 2015, he broke track cycling's world hour record by 446 metres (1,463 feet), with a distance of 52.937 kilometres (32.894 miles).