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| Chris Horner | |||
| Birthdate: 10/23/71 Hometown: Bend, Ore. Discipline: Road Team: Davitamon-Lotto Website: www.davitamon-lotto.com Career Highlights: Four-Time Redlands Bicycle Classic Overall Champion (2000, '02-04) 2004 Sea Otter Classic Overall, 1st Place 2003 T-Mobile International - 1st Place 2003 Tour de Georgia, Overall - 1st Place 2002 Sea Otter Classic, Overall - 1st Place 2000 Tour de Langkawi, Overall - 1st Place |
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| Personal | |||
| Chris has three children, Aarica, Kali, and Garret. The father of three has been known to take flying dismounts from his bike upon crossing a finish line, fling the bike aside and raise his fists into the air. It is called the “bike spike.” | |||
| Favorite Pastimes | |||
| Chris enjoys working on his vintage 1980's Scirroco, riding his motor-cross bike, hiking, and listening to music. | |||
| How They Got Here | |||
| Chris used his bicycle as a mode of transportation directly out of high school to get to and from his construction job. He rode in his first race in Mission Viejo when he was 17, and by 1995, was finishing in the top 20 at major races across the nation. Chris turned pro in 1996. | |||
| Did You Know? | |||
| • In only his second race, he crashed at the University of San Diego Grand Prix, but it was also there in 1991 that he had his first taste of victory, beating future champ Lance Armstrong. | |||
| Performance | |||
2006 64th - Tour de France 2nd - Stage 2, Tour of California 3rd - Stage 5, Tour of California 9th - Stage 5, Paris-Nice 2005 1st - Stage 6, Tour de Suisse 3rd - Wachovia USPRO Championship 6th - Wachovia Cycling Series, Trenton 6th - Wachovia Cycling Series, Lancaster 9th - Stage 8, Tour de France | |||
