Career Chris Horner

1 career

1.1 paa–nutrafig (1995–96)
1.2 française des jeux (1997–99)
1.3 mercury, prime alliance, saturn, , webcor (2000–2004)
1.4 saunier duval (2004–05)
1.5 davitamon , predictor (2006–07)
1.6 astana (2008–09)
1.7 radioshack (2010–11)

1.7.1 2010
1.7.2 2011


1.8 radioshack–nissan (2012–2013)

1.8.1 2012
1.8.2 2013


1.9 lampre–merida (2014)

career
paa–nutrafig (1995–96)

horner turned professional in 1995 paa–nutrafig team. captured first major victory in stage win of tour dupont in 1996.

française des jeux (1997–99)

he asked ride in europe french team française des jeux. 1997 1999 had 3 frustrating seasons team.

mercury, prime alliance, saturn, , webcor (2000–2004)

in 2000 horner returned america resume record-setting domestic career, riding mercury in 2000, prime alliance in 2002, saturn in 2003 , webcor builders in 2004. horner has won every important race in racing calendar, notable exception of uspro national championships.

saunier duval (2004–05)

horner decided move saunier duval–prodir after top-ten finish in 2004 uci road world championships because wanted give tour de france try. after being injured in beginning of 2005, horner showed strong performance in uspro championships , won first major european victory taking sixth stage of 2005 tour de suisse. earned place on 2005 tour de france team , won miramas montpellier stage when , sylvain chavanel refused cooperate in final kilometers , caught peloton.

davitamon , predictor (2006–07)

he made move belgian uci protour squad davitamon–lotto 2006 season.

for 2007 horner signed ed krall racing cyclo-cross season.

astana (2008–09)

in 2008 horner moved astana. horner earned nickname smiler unflappable expression of happiness, during excruciating physical challenges, , yahoo kid wild exclamations after winning race. teammates levi leipheimer , lance armstrong call him redneck .

in 2008 cascade cycling classic horner carried amateur cyclist , nordic combined skier bill demong (who team) broken bicycle finish line.

radioshack (2010–11)

horner won fourth stage of 2011 tour of california, before taking overall victory.


2010

on october 4, 2009 confirmed horner compete team radioshack in next 2 seasons. in 1 of strongest european campaigns, horner garnered first overall @ tour of basque country, including stage win in critical 6th stage individual time trial, defeating overall threat alejandro valverde. horner achieved several top 10 placings in spring classics of la flèche wallonne, liège–bastogne–liège , amstel gold race. , radioshack teammates did @ tour of california, horner putting on particularly strong performance in last stage of race member of final breakaway @ thousand oaks. horner finished fourth overall, 64 seconds behind winner michael rogers, , 39 seconds behind teammate levi leipheimer in overall time. form resulted in 9th place overall @ tour de france, first-placed american rider, in spite of dedicating himself in first stages supporting captain lance armstrong.

2011

in 2011 horner continued success @ tour of basque country second-place finish, 4th @ volta catalunya. horner accomplished highest-profile result time winning may s tour of california stage race. scored major solo victory on 4th stage, after making significant time gains on day s final mountain finish in san jose. maintained hold on yellow jersey until tour s queen stage, completed two-man breakaway finish teammate levi leipheimer finalize overall lead, , @ age 39 became oldest rider in history win tour. participation @ tour de france short lived after crash left him out of competition.

radioshack–nissan (2012–2013)
2012

in 2012, horner signed radioshack–nissan. started tirreno–adriatico first race since july finished second after losing lead in final time trial vincenzo nibali. finished 8th in tour of california, failing defend title. rode tour de france ended finishing 13th overall after putting performance in mountains.

2013


chris horner, after winning 2013 vuelta españa, daily telegraph

after suffering injury in beginning of 2013, horner returned action after winning stage 5 in tour of utah , finishing 2nd overall. less 3 weeks later, in stage 3 of vuelta españa, horner attacked on last kilometer win stage , take overall lead in race. doing this, became oldest rider in history (41 years , 307 days) won stage , wore leader s jersey in grand tour. won again on stage 10, uphill finish, reclaiming lead. , setting new record of oldest rider (41 years , 314 days) win stage in grand tour. horner s success @ race continued , won race overall on september 15, 2013, oldest ever grand tour winner..

he left radioshack–leopard @ end of season, contract expired. felt worth more team willing offer rider of resume , ability.

lampre–merida (2014)

horner joined lampre–merida 2014 season. in april, while training in italy giro d italia, hit car driver subsequently fled scene. horner suffered punctured lung , broken ribs in accident, jeopardizing participation @ giro d italia. elected not compete in giro d italia; on june 30, 2014, horner named in lampre s tour de france squad, rui costa team leader.

he placed second in mountainous tour of utah raced in preparation vuelta españa. however, horner withdrew vuelta ahead of first stage due cortisol levels dropping below threshold considered healthy mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible, of lampre–merida member. announcement followed horner s usage of cortisone on prescription under therapeutic use exemption treat case of bronchitis.

lampre–merida opted not extend horner s contract, , in december 2014 announced had signed deal uci continental team airgas–safeway 2015.