Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British former professional

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cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling, having previously been a member of their Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider.

Career

He won the junior race at the 2007

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in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh. The following year, he won the junior race at the British National Road Race Championships. Having won the prologue time trial of the Junior Tour of Wales in 2008, Rowsell won the three-day event – joining previous winners such as Charly Wegelius and Geraint Thomas – by eight seconds from Norwegian Johan Fredrik Ziesler of the Nymark team. In November 2014 announced that Rowsell would be part of the team's line-up for the 2015 season.

Personal life

His older sister Joanna Rowsell also competed professionally as a road and track cyclist.

Major results

;2007 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Time trial ::3rd Road race : 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales : 3rd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships ;2008 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Junior Tour of Wales ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Silver medal europe

Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships : 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel : 3rd Points race, National Junior Track Championships : 3rd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud Juniors ;2009 : 2nd Silver medal europe

Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ;2010 : 3rd Madison,

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(with George Atkins) ;2011 : 2nd Silver medal europe

Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Track Championships : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Team pursuit,

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, Beijing : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2012 : 2nd Overall Tour Doon Hame ::1st Stage 1 : 6th Overall Tour Alsace : 7th Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st Stage 5 : 7th Overall

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;2014 : 5th Dwars door Drenthe ;2015 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour of the Reservoir ::1st Stage 1 : 8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire ;2018 : 5th

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References

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* English male cyclists 1990 births Living people Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games People from Cheam Sportspeople from the London Borough of Sutton Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-cycling-bio-stub