Chris Horner
{{short description|American road bicycle racer}}
{{Other people|Christopher Horner|Christopher Horner (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Chris Horner
| image = Christopher Horner CA 2011.jpg
| caption = Horner at the 2011 Tour of California
| fullname = Christopher Brandon Horner
| nickname = The Hornet, The Second Best Climber in the World{{cite news |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/13-of-the-strangest-nicknames-in-cycling-196995 |title=13 of the strangest nicknames in cycling |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart|date=November 5, 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=May 11, 2016}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|10|23}}
| birth_place = Okinawa, Japan
| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 = 1993
| amateurteam1 = Lite Beer
| amateuryears2 = 1994–1996
| amateurteam2 = Nutra Fig
| proyears1 = 1997–1999
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|1997}}
| proyears2 = 2000–2001
| proteam2 = Mercury
| proyears3 = 2002
| proteam3 = Prime Alliance
| proyears4 = 2003
| proteam4 = Saturn
| proyears5 = 2004
| proteam5 = Webcor Builders
| proyears6 = 2005
| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|FOT|2005}}
| proyears7 = 2006–2007
| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|SIL|2006}}
| proyears8 = 2008–2009
| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|AST|2008}}
| proyears9 = 2010–2011
| proteam9 = {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}}
| proyears10 = 2012–2013
| proteam10 = {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}
| proyears11 = 2014
| proteam11 = {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}}
| proyears12 = 2015
| proteam12 = {{UCI team code|ILU|2015}}
| proyears13 = 2016
| proteam13 = {{UCI team code|LRT|2016}}
| proyears14 = 2018–2019
| proteam14 = {{UCI team code|ILU|2018}}
| majorwins = Grand Tours
::General classification (2013)
::Combination classification (2013)
::2 individual stages (2013)
:Tour of the Basque Country (2010)
}}
Christopher Brandon Horner (born October 23, 1971) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist,{{cite web|url = http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-wants-to-keep-racing-says-agent/ |title = Horner wants to keep racing, says agent |access-date=July 4, 2017|work=Cyclingnews.com|date = September 19, 2016 }} who rode professionally between 1996 and 2019.
A current resident of Bend, Oregon,[http://www.usacycling.org/bios/user/bio.php?id=85 USA Cycling biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718210903/http://www.usacycling.org/bios/user/bio.php?id=85 |date=July 18, 2006 }} Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/riders/2005/interviews/?id=chris_horner05a |title=Tooting his own Horner – Part I |publisher=Autobus.cyclingnews.com |access-date=July 27, 2014}} He won the Vuelta a España in 2013, becoming the oldest winner of any of cycling's grand tours in the process.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24101494 |title=Vuelta a España: Chris Horner, 41, is oldest Grand Tour winner | publisher=BBC Sport |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=July 27, 2014}}
Racing career
=PAA–NutraFig (1995–96)=
Horner turned professional in 1995 with the PAA–NutraFig team.[http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/personnews_prs14792.shtml Eurosport.com Chris Horner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061203055345/http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/personnews_prs14792.shtml |date=December 3, 2006 }} He captured his first major victory in a stage win of the Tour DuPont in 1996.
=Française des Jeux (1997–99)=
He was then asked to ride in Europe with French team {{UCI team code|FDJ|1997}}. From 1997 to 1999 he had three frustrating seasons with this team.
=Mercury, Prime Alliance, Saturn, and Webcor (2000–2004)=
In 2000, Horner returned to America to resume a record-setting domestic career, riding with Mercury in 2000, Prime Alliance in 2002, Saturn in 2003 and Webcor Builders in 2004. Horner has won almost every important race in the US racing calendar, with the notable exception of the USPRO National Championships.
=Saunier Duval (2004–05)=
Horner decided to move to {{UCI team code|FOT|2004}} after his top-ten finish in the 2004 UCI Road World Championships because he wanted to give the Tour de France a try. After being injured in the beginning of 2005, Horner showed strong performance in the USPRO Championships and won his first major European victory by taking the sixth stage of the 2005 Tour de Suisse. He then earned his place on the 2005 Tour de France team and nearly won the Miramas to Montpellier stage when he and Sylvain Chavanel refused to cooperate in the final kilometers and were caught by the peloton.
=Davitamon and Predictor (2006–07)=
He made a move to the Belgian UCI ProTour squad {{UCI team code|SIL|2006}} for the 2006 season. He took a stage victory at the Tour de Romandie,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/4952162.stm|title=Horner takes Romandie stage win|publisher=BBC Sport|date=April 27, 2006|access-date=October 25, 2021}} and finished the race in seventh overall. During both the 2006 Tour de France and the 2007 Tour de France, Horner was one of the most important domestiques for general classification contender Cadel Evans,{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2006/tales-what-the-hell_sto930395/story.shtml|title=Tales: "What the hell?"|work=Eurosport|publisher=TF1 Group|date=July 22, 2006|access-date=October 25, 2021}}{{cite news|first=Conal|last=Andrews|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4993/Horner-continues-his-progression-by-sitting-tenth-in-Tour-de-France.aspx|title=Horner continues his progression by sitting tenth in Tour de France|work=VeloNation|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=October 25, 2021|quote=He rode that race in support of Davitamon–Lotto team-mate Cadel Evans [...]}} who placed inside the top-five overall in both years.
For 2007, Horner signed with Ed Krall Racing for the cyclo-cross season.
=Astana (2008–09)=
In 2008, Horner moved to {{UCI team code|AST|2008}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/astana-sign-chris-horner-88016|title=Astana sign Chris Horner|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media|date=November 16, 2007|access-date=October 25, 2021}} Horner earned the nickname "The Smiler" for his unflappable expression of happiness, even during the most excruciating physical challenges, and "The Yahoo Kid" for his wild exclamations after winning a race. Teammates Levi Leipheimer and Lance Armstrong call him "The Redneck".
In the 2008 Cascade Cycling Classic Horner carried amateur cyclist and Nordic combined skier Bill Demong (who was from another team) with his broken bicycle to the finish line.{{cite web |url=http://everydayathleteblog.com/2008/07/12/chris-horner-gives-fallen-rider-and-bike-a-2k-ride-to-the-finish/ |title=Chris Horner Gives Fallen Rider (and bike) a 2k Ride to the Finish |publisher=Everydayathleteblog.com |access-date=July 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202050658/http://everydayathleteblog.com/2008/07/12/chris-horner-gives-fallen-rider-and-bike-a-2k-ride-to-the-finish/ |archive-date=December 2, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news | first=Heidi | last=Swift | title=Chris Horner proves why he's the people's pro | date=August 16, 2008 | url =http://www.oregonlive.com/cycling/index.ssf/2008/08/bends_chris_horner_proves_why.html | work =The Oregonian | access-date = August 17, 2008 }}
=RadioShack (2010–11)=
File:Chris Horner, Tour of California 2011 (cropped).jpg, before taking overall victory.]]
==2010==
On October 4, 2009, it was confirmed that Horner would compete for {{UCI team code|RSH|2010}} in the next two seasons.[http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-signs-on-with-radioshack-for-two-years "Horner signs on with RadioShack for two years"], Cyclingnews.com, 2009-09-04. Retrieved on 2009-10-02. In one of his strongest European campaigns, Horner garnered first overall at the Tour of the Basque Country, including a stage win in the critical 6th stage individual time trial, defeating overall threat Alejandro Valverde. Horner also achieved several top 10 placings in the Spring classics of La Flèche Wallonne, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Amstel Gold Race. He and his RadioShack teammates did well at the Tour of California, with Horner putting on a particularly strong performance in the last stage of the race as a member of a final breakaway at Thousand Oaks. Horner finished fourth overall, 64 seconds behind winner Michael Rogers, and just 39 seconds behind teammate Levi Leipheimer in overall time. His good form also resulted in a 9th place overall at the Tour de France, as the first-placed American rider, in spite of dedicating himself in the first stages to supporting his captain Lance Armstrong.
==2011==
In 2011, Horner continued his success at the Tour of the Basque Country with a second-place finish,{{cite news|title=Andreas Klöden takes overall title at Tour of the Basque Country as Tony Martin wins final TT|first=Andrew|last=Hood|work=VeloNews|date=April 9, 2011|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/andreas-kloden-takes-overall-title-at-tour-of-the-basque-country-as-tony-martin-wins-final-tt_168206|access-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195324/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/andreas-kloden-takes-overall-title-at-tour-of-the-basque-country-as-tony-martin-wins-final-tt_168206|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} as well as 4th at the Volta a Catalunya. Horner then accomplished another high-profile result by winning May's Tour of California stage race. He scored a major solo victory on the 4th stage, after making significant time gains on the day's final mountain finish in San Jose.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/horner-takes-control-of-tour-of-california-with-brilliant-sierra-road-climb_174284|work=VeloNews|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2017|title=Horner takes control of Tour of California with brilliant Sierra Road climb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221358/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/horner-takes-control-of-tour-of-california-with-brilliant-sierra-road-climb_174284|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} He maintained his hold on the yellow jersey until the tour's queen stage, where he completed a two-man breakaway finish with teammate Levi Leipheimer to finalize the overall lead, and at age 39 became the oldest rider in history to win that tour.{{cite web|author=Kirsten Frattini |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/horner-100-per-cent-focused-on-tour-de-france-after-california-victory |title=Horner 100 Per Cent Focused On Tour de France After California Victory |publisher=Cyclingnews.com |date=May 23, 2011 }}{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/22/SP5H1JJHB2.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Horner, 39, oldest to win Tour of California | date=May 23, 2011}} His participation at the Tour de France was short lived after a crash left him out of the competition.
=RadioShack–Nissan (2012–2013)=
==2012==
In 2012, Horner signed with {{UCI team code|RLT|2012}}. He started the Tirreno–Adriatico as his first race since July where he finished second after losing his lead in the final time trial to Vincenzo Nibali.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/TirrenoAdriatico/13-03-2012/tirreno-giorno-verita-live-diretta-sito-1450-81615121560.shtml|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2017|work=Tirreno–Adriatico|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|title=Nibali conquista la Tirreno: E adesso marcia su Sanremo|language=it|trans-title=Nibali won the Tirreno: And now march on Sanremo}} He then finished 8th in the Tour of California, failing to defend his title. He then rode the Tour de France where he ended up finishing 13th overall after putting a good performance in the mountains.
==2013==
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|quote = I've been a professional for almost 20 years so this represents a lifetime of hard work. A Grand Tour is always a goal for a cyclist to show how good a rider you are. The memories will last forever and the riders I came with were amazing and my team has been fantastic.
|author = Chris Horner, after winning the 2013 Vuelta a España
|source = The Daily Telegraph{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10310867/Vuelta-a-Espana-2013-stage-21-RadioShack-Leopards-Chris-Horner-41-becomes-oldest-ever-grand-tour-winner.html|title= RadioShack-Leopard's Chris Horner, 41, becomes oldest ever grand tour winner|date=September 15, 2013|work=Daily Telegraph|access-date=September 17, 2013}}
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After suffering an injury in the beginning of 2013, Horner returned to action after winning stage 5 in the Tour of Utah and finishing 2nd overall. Less than three weeks later, in stage 3 of the Vuelta a España, Horner attacked over the last kilometer to win the stage and take the overall lead in the race. By doing this, he became the oldest rider in history (41 years and 307 days) to win a stage and wear the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-makes-history-with-stage-win-lead-in-vuelta-a-espana|title=Horner makes history with stage win, lead in Vuelta a España|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2013|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|author-link=Alasdair Fotheringham}} He won again on stage 10, another uphill finish, reclaiming the lead.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/09/news/horner-retakes-lead-electrifies-vuelta_301241|title=Horner retakes lead, electrifies Vuelta|work=VeloNews|date=September 2, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2013|first=Andrew|last=Hood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000158/http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/09/news/horner-retakes-lead-electrifies-vuelta_301241|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} and setting a new record of the oldest rider (41 years and 314 days) to win a stage in a Grand Tour. He lost the race lead on the following stage to Vincenzo Nibali,{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2013/stage-11/results/|title=Cancellara powers to Vuelta a España time trial victory|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} and fell to fourth overall; however, he moved up to second place overall – 50 seconds behind Nibali – before the race's final week.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/24003096|title=Vuelta a Espana 2013: Basso out with hypothermia as Nibali leads|publisher=BBC Sport|date=September 7, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} He reduced Nibali's lead by 22 seconds on stage 16,{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2013/stage-16/results/|title=Barguil claims a second Vuelta a España stage victory|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} and 25 seconds on stage 18, to trail by 3 seconds.{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2013/stage-18/results/|title=Kiryienka wins Vuelta stage to Peña Cabarga|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} A six-second swing on stage 19 {{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/chris-horner-leads-vuelta-a-espana-after-stage-19-25550|title=Chris Horner leads Vuelta a España after stage 19|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media|date=September 13, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} resulted in Horner taking a three-second lead into the penultimate stage, which ends with the climb up the Alto de l'Angliru, one of the hardest climbs in all of cycling that has been both vilified as an act of "barbarism". and praised as a great challenge.
Nibali – who had been looking to complete a Giro–Vuelta double{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/366187/nibali-targets-giro-vuelta-cycling-double|title=Nibali targets Giro, Vuelta cycling double|work=Bangkok Post|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=August 24, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2021}} – tried to distance Horner on several occasions as they climbed into the clouds on the mountains on the Angliru with fans parting as they rode up sections so steep that the camera bikes stalled and fell leaving no TV coverage for several minutes as they struggled to catch up. But Horner answered every attack by slowly reeling Nibali in before Nibali finally cracked on a hairpin turn on a 20% + section with just 1k remaining. However Horner continued opening the gap out to 28 seconds on the road by the finish line. But the second place time bonus gave him his race-winning margin of 37 seconds and Chris Horner won the Vuelta a España.{{cite news|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|author-link=Alasdair Fotheringham|title=Horner closes in on Vuelta victory on the Angliru|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=September 14, 2013|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-closes-in-on-vuelta-victory-on-the-angliru/|access-date=October 25, 2021}} It was Horner's only grand tour win in his 20+ year professional career, and in winning this race he became the oldest ever Grand Tour winner.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24101494|title=Vuelta a España: Chris Horner, 41, is oldest Grand Tour winner|date=September 15, 2013|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=September 15, 2013}}{{cite web|url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results|title= Chris Horner wins 2013 Vuelta a Espana|date=September 15, 2013|work=Cycling News|access-date=September 17, 2013}}
He left {{UCI team code|RLT|2013|nolink=yes}} at the end of the season, as his contract expired. He felt he was worth more than the team were willing to offer for a rider of his resume and ability.
=Lampre–Merida (2014)=
Horner joined {{UCI team code|LAM|2014}} for the 2014 season.{{cite news|last=Farrand|first=Stephen|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-signs-with-lampre-merida|title=Horner signs with Lampre–Merida|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2014|website=Cyclingnews.com}} In April, while training in Italy for the Giro d'Italia, he was hit by a car driver who subsequently fled the scene. Horner suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs in the accident, jeopardizing his participation{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Gregor|title=Lampre reveals more details of Horner accident, Tour comeback possible|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/lampre-reveals-details-horner-accident-tour-comeback-possible_324068|work=VeloNews.com|access-date=April 15, 2014|date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=August 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827130904/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/04/news/lampre-reveals-details-horner-accident-tour-comeback-possible_324068|url-status=dead}} at the Giro d'Italia. He elected not to compete in the Giro d'Italia; on June 30, 2014, Horner was named in Lampre's Tour de France squad, with Rui Costa as team leader.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-horner-named-in-lampre-meridas-tour-de-france-team |title=Chris Horner named in Lampre–Merida's Tour de France team |date=June 30, 2014 |publisher=Cyclingnews.com |access-date=July 27, 2014}}
He placed second in the mountainous Tour of Utah{{cite news|url=http://www.tourofutah.com/results/general-classification/|title=GENERAL CLASSIFICATION STANDINGS|work=Tour of Utah|publisher=Tour of Utah 2014|access-date=September 13, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914001705/http://www.tourofutah.com/results/general-classification/|archive-date=September 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}} which he raced in preparation for the Vuelta a España. However, Horner withdrew from the Vuelta ahead of the first stage due to his cortisol levels dropping below the threshold considered healthy by the Mouvement pour un cyclisme crédible, of which Lampre–Mérida is a member. The announcement followed Horner's usage of cortisone on prescription under a therapeutic use exemption to treat a case of bronchitis.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/22/chris-horner-vuelta-espana-withdraws-cortisone |title=Chris Horner withdraws from Vuelta a España due to low cortisol levels |last=Fotheringham |first=William |author-link=William Fotheringham|date=August 22, 2014 |website=theguardian.com|access-date=August 22, 2014}}
Lampre–Mérida opted not to extend Horner's contract, and in December 2014 he announced he had signed a deal with UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|ILU|2015}} for 2015.{{cite web |url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/12/news/chris-horner-signs-airgas-safeway_354731 |title=Chris Horner signs with Airgas-Safeway|date=December 1, 2014 |website=VeloNews |publisher=Competitor Group, Inc. |access-date=January 10, 2015}}
=Team Illuminate (2018–2019)=
In June 2018, Horner returned to racing for the United States National Road Race Championships, riding for {{UCI team code|ILU|2018}}. He said that overcoming a bronchial infection that had plagued the tailend of his career had convinced him to come out of retirement.{{cite web |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |title=Horner returns to racing at US Pro Championships |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horner-returns-to-racing-at-us-pro-championships/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=June 25, 2018 |date=June 23, 2018}} However, he eventually did not finish the road race.{{cite web |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |title=Jonny Brown wins US Pro Road Championships in Knoxville |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/usa-cycling-pro-road-itt-and-criterium-national-championships-2018/elite-men-road-race/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=June 25, 2018 |date=June 24, 2018}}
Broadcasting career
In 2019, Horner joined the team of broadcaster NBC for their coverage of the Tour de France, acting as a commentator,{{cite web |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |title=Chris Horner joins NBC's Tour de France broadcast team |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-horner-joins-nbcs-tour-de-france-broadcast-team/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=June 28, 2019 |date=June 22, 2019}} and in August 2020 started his own YouTube show called 'The Butterfly Effect'.{{Cite web|title=Chris Horner – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7YuJaZmdmx_ERZH9r6eTA|access-date=2021-10-04|website=www.youtube.com}}
Major results
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;1996
: 1st Lancaster Classic
: 1st Stage 1 Tour DuPont
: 2nd Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
;1997
: 3rd GP Ouest–France
: 3rd Nevada City Classic
;1998
: 7th Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
: 9th Grand Prix des Nations
;1999
: 9th Overall Circuit des Mines
;2000
: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Langkawi
: 1st 20px Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
: 8th Overall Critérium International
: 8th Route Adélie de Vitré
;2001
: 2nd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
::1st Stage 3
: 5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
::1st Stage 5
;2002
: 1st USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
: 1st 20px Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: 1st 20px Overall Sea Otter Classic
::1st Stage 3
: 1st 20px Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
::1st Stage 3
: 1st 20px Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
: 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
: 9th San Francisco Grand Prix
;2003
: 1st USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
: 1st 20px Overall Tour de Georgia
::1st 20px Mountains classification
: 1st 20px Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
: 1st San Francisco Grand Prix
: 1st Stage 4 Cascade Cycling Classic
: 2nd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
::1st Stages 2 & 3
: 3rd Overall Sea Otter Classic
: 9th Lancaster Classic
;2004
: 1st USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
: 1st 20px Overall Sea Otter Classic
::1st Stage 2
: 1st 20px Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
::1st Stages 1a (ITT), 1b & 2
: 1st 20px Overall International Tour de Toona
: 3rd Overall Tour de Georgia
: 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
;2005
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
: 5th Overall Tour de Suisse
::1st Stage 6
: 6th Lancaster Classic
;2006
: 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
::1st Stage 2
: 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
: 10th Overall Paris–Nice
;2007
: 3rd Giro dell'Emilia
: 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
: 5th Coppa Sabatini
: 10th Giro di Lombardia
;2008
: 7th Overall Tour of California
: 7th Giro di Lombardia
;2009
: 2nd Overall Tour de l'Ain
::1st 20px Points classification
;2010
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of the Basque Country
::1st Stage 6 (ITT)
: 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna
: 4th Road race, National Road Championships
: 4th Overall Tour of California
: 7th Overall Critérium International
: 7th La Flèche Wallonne
: 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
: 8th Overall Tour de France
: 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
: 10th Amstel Gold Race
;2011
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of California
::1st Stage 4
: 2nd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
: 3rd Overall Volta a Catalunya
;2012
: 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
: 7th Overall Tour of Utah
: 8th Overall Tour of California
: 9th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
;2013
: 1st 20px Overall Vuelta a España
::1st 20px Combination classification
::1st Stages 3 & 10
: 2nd Overall Tour of Utah
::1st Stage 5
: 6th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
;2014
: 2nd Overall Tour of Utah
: 8th Overall Volta ao Algarve
;2015
: 4th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
: 5th Road race, National Road Championships
: 5th Overall Tour of Utah
: 7th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
: 9th Overall Tour of the Gila
;2016
: 9th Overall Tour of the Gila
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=General classification results timeline=
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|colspan=18 align="center"|Grand Tour general classification results timeline |
| Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 1998 ! scope="col" | 1999 ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 61 | 14 | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |8 | DNF | 13 | — | 17 |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey gold.svg/File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 36 | — | DNF | — | — | — | style="background:red;"|{{font colour|white|1|link=2013 Vuelta a España}} | — |
| colspan=18 align="center"|Major stage race general classification results timeline |
| Race
! scope="col" | 1998 ! scope="col" | 1999 ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|white}}/{{cjersey|yellow}} Paris–Nice | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |10 | 24 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — |
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! scope="row" | 20px/{{cjersey|azul}} Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |2 | style="background:#ddf;" |6 | DNF |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Volta a Catalunya}} Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |3 | — | DNF | DNF |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 31 | DNF | 41 | DNF | style="background:yellow;" |1 | style="background:#ddf;" |2 | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | — | — |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|green}}/{{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Romandie | 43 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |7 | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|Dauphine}} Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | DNF | — | style="background:#ddf;" |9 | — | — | — | — |
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! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de Suisse | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ddf;" |5 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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|+ Legend |
| scope="row" | —
| Did not compete |
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| scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{Official website|http://chrishornerracing.com/ }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131011171708/https://www.usacycling.org/chris-horner.htm USA Cycling biography]
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{{Vuelta a España winners}}
{{Vuelta a España Combination Classification}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Chris}}
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