Alison Powers
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Date of birth | December 14, 1979 |
nation | United States |
discipline | Road cycling, track cycling |
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Current team | End of career |
function | driver |
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2006 2007 2011 2014 |
Rio Grande / Sports Garage Colavita TIBCO-To The Top UnitedHealthcare |
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Last updated: November 13, 2015 |
Alison Powers (born December 14, 1979 in Fraser ) is a former American cyclist and alpine skier .
Before starting her cycling career, Alison Powers was a skier. In 1998 and 1999 she started at the Junior World Championships and in 1999 she finished third in the downhill . In 1998/2000 she won the Alpine Nor-Am Cup women . In the 1999/2000 and 2002/03 seasons she successfully competed in the European Ski Cup. In 2004 she took part in a ski world cup race.
In 2006, Alison Powers first drew attention in cycling when she won a stage in four major domestic races. The following year she won the road race at the Pan-American Championships and won the Sequioa Cycling Classic . At the UCI Road World Championships in Stuttgart in 2007 , she finished 20th.
In 2008 Powers became US champion in the individual time trial and vice-champion in the single pursuit and in the points race on the track . In 2009 and 2010 she won the Joe Martin Stage Race . In 2011, she fell at Redlands Bicycle Classics and sustained an elbow injury that nearly led to her retirement from cycling.
In 2014, however, Alison Powers became a three-time national champion in road racing, individual time trial and criterion , making it the first American cyclist to achieve this hat trick . She also won the Tour de San Luis . At the end of 2014 she retired from active cycling.
In 2013 and 2014, Alison Powers was named "Cyclist of the Year" in the United States.
Web links
- Alison Powers in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ Alison Powers. Les-Sports.info, accessed May 28, 2014 .
- ^ A b Laureen Steele: Hat Trick History for Alison Powers. Outside, June 13, 2014, accessed June 14, 2014 .
- ^ Alison Powers announces retirement. In: VeloNews. October 23, 2014, accessed November 13, 2015 .
- ↑ 2014 Domestic Women's Rider of the Year: Alison Powers. In: VeloNews. December 22, 2014, accessed November 13, 2015 .
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SURNAME | Powers, Alison |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fraser |