Alexander Cowan (born November 19, 1996) is a Canadian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . On January 2, 2017, Cowan was awarded Pedal Magazine's 2016 Cycling Award for Best Canadian Road Senior/U23 Cyclist (Male or Female).

Career

In 2015 and 2016, Cowan rode for Team Race Clean, racing under the banner of

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's anti-doping program. The program was launched in 2015 by Cycling Canada as Team NextGen. The team was built off of a select roster of Canadian under-23 riders who train and compete together throughout the year. Cowan placed 12th in the under-23 time trial at the

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, the best result by a Canadian in the event since

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in 2009. Cowan placed sixth in the 2016

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in a field that included

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, Svein Tuft,

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, Rob Britton and

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. In May 2016, Cowan was awarded the Most Aggressive Rider jersey after Stage 1 of the Tour of Berlin, and the best young rider jersey after Stage 2 of the Tour de la Manche. In 2017, Cowan had seven "top ten" placings in UCI races including a Time Trial win in Stage 3a at the Tour de Beauce.

Personal life

Cowan is bilingual in English and French.

Major results

;2014 : 1st MaillotCan

Criterium, National Road Championships ;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Under-23 time trial ::6th Time trial : 6th

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: 9th Tour de la Manche ;2017 : 1st Mountains classification Tour of Alberta : 1st Stage 3a (ITT) Tour de Beauce : 7th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2018 : 7th Overall

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::1st Stage 2 ;2019 : 1st Stage 1

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: 5th Overall

::1st Stage 4 : 5th Overall

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cowan, Alec 1996 births Living people Canadian male cyclists Sportspeople from Calgary