Chris Butler (cyclist)
| To person | |
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| Date of birth | February 16, 1988 |
| nation |
 United States
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| discipline | Street |
| Last updated: April 8, 2018 | |
Chris Butler (born February 16, 1988 in Hilton Head Island , South Carolina , United States ) is an American cyclist .
Athletic career
Chris Butler has been involved in international cycling races since 2009. In 2010 he signed a contract with BMC , the following year he had his only start in a major tour at the Giro d'Italia , but could not finish it. In the following years he changed teams several times, but remained without major success. In 2016 he won the Israeli Tour of Arad and won a stage of the Tour de Hongrie . In 2017, he was third at the Bob Cook Memorial .
In 2017, Butler injured his elbow in a fall and then got a life-threatening infection that could have cost him his arm. It was not until June of that year that he was able to contest his first race on the Route du Sud after five months of illness .
successes
- 2016
- one stage Tour de Hongrie
Teams
- 2010–2011 BMC Racing Team
- 2012–2013 Champion System
- 2014 Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
- 2015–2016 Team SmartStop
- 2016 Cycling Academy Team
- 2017 Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Web links
- Chris Butler in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Chris Butler in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- vavel.com (Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pat Malach: Butler back on track at Tour of Utah after early season crash -. In: cyclingnews.com. August 5, 2017, accessed April 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Butler, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilton Head Island , South Carolina , United States |