Alexander Cataford
 Cataford at the 2013 Tour of Alberta. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Cataford |
| Born | 1 September 1993 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012 | Burnaby |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013 | Team Québecor Garneau |
| 2014 | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP |
| 2015–2016 | Silber Pro Cycling Team |
| 2017–2018 | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2019–2022 | Israel Cycling Academy[1][2] |
Alexander Cataford (born 1 September 1993) is a Canadian racing cyclist. He won the Under-23 title at the 2013 Canadian National Time Trial Championships.[3] He is a six-time Canadian Junior National Champion. In 2011, he was the Junior Pan American Champion in individual pursuit.
For the 2014 season, Cataford joined the Amore & Vita–Selle SMP team. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Cataford was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Queen's University where he graduated with a degree in physics.[citation needed]
Major results
[edit]- 2011
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2013
- National Road Championships
- 1st Under-23 time trial
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 2015
- 8th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
- 9th Time trial, Pan American Under-23 Road Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour of the Gila
- 5th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 5th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
- 9th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2017
- 10th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 2018
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
- 10th Overall Colorado Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | — | 101 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Canadian ITT National Results, 2013 Canadian National ITT Championships
- ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Cataford at UCI
- Alexander Cataford at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alexander Cataford at ProCyclingStats
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