Axeon Cycling Team's Logan Owen, who is one of the most popular up and coming racers in the US, will have a leadership role in the under-23 men’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia. His strong performances at top-level events Tour of Utah and USA Pro Challenge in August, and the Tour of Alberta this week, have made him a strong contender for a medal.
“We have a lot of strong guys going, and I might be one of the leaders going into Worlds after the way that I’ve been riding lately,” Owen said at the stage 4 post-race press conference at the Tour of Alberta. “I’m kind of surprised that I’ve been riding so well.”
Owen has contested a series of top races across North American this year including the 2.2 Tour of the Gila and the 2.HC Tour of California before heading northeast to the 2.2 Tour de Beauce in June where he took sixth places in stage 3b and stage 5.
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After a short break, he lined up at the 2.HC Tour of Utah where he stunned cycling fans with a win on stage 3 into Bountiful. He went on to start the 2.HC USA Pro Challenge where he continued to perform well with a sixth place in stage 1 in Steamboat Springs and fourth place in stage 3 in Aspen.
He is currently competing at the 2.1 Tour of Alberta where he launched himself into the all-day, three-man breakaway during the queen stage 4 to the Marmot Basin Ski Area in Jasper National Park. He attacked his breakaway companions on the final climb but was caught by the field with roughly 10km to go. His efforts earned him the day’s most aggressive rider jersey.
“I could sense that the guys were not as strong as me on the climbs, so I wanted to get rid of them and really go hard, and make it as far as I could on the final climb. It was one of the best days to be in the breakaway because it was so beautiful out there. We were out there rolling for a good training day.”
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