Bart Bowen Explained

Bart Bowen
Birth Date:April 22, 1967
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1990
Proteam1:Alpine - Colorado[1]
Proyears2:1991-1994
Proteam2:Subaru-Montgomery
Proyears3:1995-2000
Proteam3:Saturn Cycling Team
Majorwins:United States National Road Race Championships (1992, 1997)

Bart Bowen (born April 22, 1967 in Austin, Texas) is an American former cyclist. Professional from 1990 to 2000, he was most notably the National Road Champion in 1992 and 1997. He also won the Herald Sun Tour in 1992 and the Tour of Japan in 1997. Bowen participated six times at the World Road Championships with the American team.

In the 1993 Tour DuPont he was the second to fall in a twenty-man crash.[2]

Today he trains other racers.[3]

Palmarès

1992

United States National Road Race Championships

Philadelphia International Championship

Herald Sun Tour

2nd overall, Japan Cup

3rd overall, Giro dell' Etna

1993

Cascade Cycling Classic

2nd overall, Redlands Bicycle Classic

1994

1st stage of the Tour of Willamette

1995

2nd stage of West Virginia Classic

2nd overall, Lancaster Classic

3rd overall, Cascade Cycling Classic

1996

14th and 17th stages of the Fresca Classic

1997

United States National Road Race Championships

Tour of Japan

General classification

1st stage

Tour of the Gila

4th stage of the Cascade Cycling Classic

1998

4th and 6th stages of the Cascade Cycling Classic

1999

Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

2000

2nd of the United States National Cyclo-cross Championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bart Bowen . cyclingarchives.com . July 17, 2014.
  2. Ron Reid. "Defending Champ Expects To Draw A Crowd This Year Bart Bowen Used Unusual Tactics To Win The U.s. Pro Race By 1:20. He Said The Competition Was Better Now.". The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1993.
  3. Jason Sumner. " Retired champion Bart Bowen turns to helping others win races". VeloNews, December 8, 2012.