Will Barta
William Barta (born January 4, 1996) is an American cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.[3][4]
 Barta in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Barta |
| Born | January 4, 1996 Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–Nippo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2018 | Axeon Cycling Team[1] |
| 2019–2020 | CCC Team[2] |
| 2021– | EF Education–Nippo |
Career
He was the second youngest rider in the 2016 Tour of California. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España,[5] his first Grand Tour. He also rode the race in 2020, finishing 22nd overall. He recorded a second-place finish on stage 13, an individual time trial; he had held the best time until Primož Roglič, the penultimate rider to start, bettered his time by one second.[6][7]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Abitibi
- 2014
- 1st Stage 2a Trofeo Karlsberg
- 1st Stage 1 Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 2015
- 8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2016
- 7th Trofeo PIVA
- 2017
- 2nd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 9th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
- 9th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 10th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 2018
- 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
- 5th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — |
 Vuelta a España |
131 | 22 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "UCI approves Axeon Pro Continental status". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
The team has announced eight riders so far for the 2018 roster, including João Almeida from Portugal, William Barta from the US, U23 time trial world champion Mikkel Bjerg from Denmark, Cole Davis from the US, Zeke Mostov from the US, Jasper Philipsen from Belgium, Thomas Revard from the US and Maikel Zijlaard from the Netherlands.
- "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 25, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- "EF Pro Cycling sign Will Barta". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Ballinger, Alex (November 3, 2020). "Primož Roglič seals time trial victory and takes back race lead on stage 13 of the Vuelta a España 2020". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "Clasificación de la Etapa 13" [Stage 13 Classification] (PDF). Tissot Timing (in Spanish). Swiss Timing Ltd. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
External links
- Will Barta at ProCyclingStats
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