Jeff Louder (born December 8, 1977) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2014 for the Landbouwkrediet–Colnago, Navigators Insurance, BMC Racing Team and UnitedHealthcare teams. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah,[3] Louder won the 2008 Tour of Utah, and took part in the 2010 Giro d'Italia.[4] At the 2014 Tour of Utah Louder announced that he would be retiring from the sport at the end of the season.[5]

Jeff Louder
Louder at the 2010 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Full nameJeff Louder
Born (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 (age 46)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2000–2002Tönissteiner–Colnago
2003–2005Navigators
2006–2007Health Net–Maxxis
2008–2011BMC Racing Team
2012–2014UnitedHealthcare[1][2]
Major wins
Tour of Utah (2008)
Redlands Bicycle Classic (2009)

Major results

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2003
8th, Grand Prix Pino Cerami
2004
2nd, Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
3rd, Overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st, Stage 2
2005
2nd, National Time Trial Championships
3rd, Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
3rd, Overall, Tour de Beauce
1st,   Mountains classification
2006
2nd, Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
3rd, Overall, Tour of Utah
4th, Overall, Tour de Taiwan
2007
1st,   Mountains classification, Tour of Missouri
1st, Stage 5, Cascade Cycling Classic
7th, Overall, Tour de Georgia
2008
1st, Overall,   Tour of Utah
1st, Stage 4
1st, Stage 2, Redlands Bicycle Classic
2nd, Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
1st, Stage 4
2009
1st, Overall,   Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st, Stage 1
3rd, Overall, Cascade Cycling Classic
3rd, Overall, Tour of Utah
3rd, National Road Race Championships
2010
1st, Stage 4, Tour of Utah
2011
10th, Overall, Tour of Utah
2012
6th, Tour of the Battenkill

References

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  1. ^ Holcombe, Brian (September 21, 2011). "Louder gives UHC another option in the mountains". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) - USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jeff Louder Biography". Velobios. Competitor Group, Inc. September 21, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Jeff Louder Profile". UnitedHealthcare. Momentum Sports Group. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Malach, Pat (August 6, 2014). "UHC's Louder to retire at end of season". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
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