Adrien Costa

Adrien Costa (born August 19, 1997) is an American former cyclist, who rode professionally for UCI Professional Continental team in 2016 and 2017.

Career Junior career Costa had a very successful career as a junior, with over 12 victories. In 2014, he won the junior national time trial championships, along with a second place at the junior world time trial championships. In addition to these, he won the general classification and two stages of the Tour du Pays de Vaud. The following year, Costa won the Tour du Pays de Vaud for the second year in a row, along with another silver medal at the junior world time trial championships. He enjoyed success in the Tour de l'Abitibi, winning the GC and earning two stage victories. The previous year, Costa had placed 7th overall at the race, winning stage 3. Costa booked yet another win at the Course de la Paix Juniors, when he won stage 3.

2016 Costa's cycling success continued in the 2016 season as his first year as a professional when he earned his biggest result yet, when he won the Tour de Bretagne. Costa was the first American to win the French stage race. He stole the yellow jersey when he won the fourth stage in a solo breakaway. Costa celebrated success in other similar events, winning the mountains classification placing 3rd overall in the Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour. He also placed 5th in Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux. At the Tour of Utah, Costa finished 2nd overall, 1:09 behind winner Lachlan Morton. He earned another podium in the Tour de l'Avenir, finishing in 3rd place and won stage 4.

Costa last raced professionally in April 2017, before taking a break from July 2017 and subsequently opting out of his contract with Hagens Berman Axeon for 2018. Costa was reported to be studying outdoor leadership and tourism at Oregon State University.

Major results

2014

1st Young rider classification 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)

7th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 1st Stage 3 (ITT) 2015

1st Points classification 1st Stages 6 & 7

1st Stages 2a & 2b (ITT)

2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 2nd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 3 3rd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic 10th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg 2016

1st Stage 4 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc 2nd Overall Tour of Utah

3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir 1st Stage 4 (ITT) 3rd Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour

5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux

7th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften 9th Flèche Ardennaise 2017 5th Giro del Belvedere