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Chris Horner (Christopher Brandon Horner) was born on 23 October, 1971 in Okinawa, Japan, is an American road bicycle racer. Discover Chris Horner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

Popular As Christopher Brandon Horner
Occupation N/A
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 23 October, 1971
Birthday 23 October
Birthplace Okinawa, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Chris Horner Height, Weight & Measurements

At 52 years old, Chris Horner height is 1.80 m and Weight 70 kg.

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Height 1.80 m
Weight 70 kg
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Who Is Chris Horner's Wife?

His wife is Megan Elliot (m. 2011)

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Chris Horner Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Horner worth at the age of 52 years old? Chris Horner’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Japan. We have estimated Chris Horner's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1971

Christopher Brandon Horner (born October 23, 1971) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2019.

1995

Horner turned professional in 1995 with the PAA–NutraFig team.

1996

He captured his first major victory in a stage win of the Tour DuPont in 1996.

He was then asked to ride in Europe with French team.

1997

From 1997 to 1999 he had three frustrating seasons with this team.

2000

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.

2002

A current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.

2004

Horner decided to move to after his top-ten finish in the 2004 UCI Road World Championships because he wanted to give the Tour de France a try.

2005

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.

2006

He made a move to the Belgian UCI ProTour squad for the 2006 season.

He took a stage victory at the Tour de Romandie, 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, who placed inside the top-five overall in both years.

2007

For 2007, Horner signed with Ed Krall Racing for the cyclo-cross season.

2008

In 2008, Horner moved to.

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.

2009

On October 4, 2009, it was confirmed that Horner would compete for in the next two seasons.

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, 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.

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.

His participation at the Tour de France was short lived after a crash left him out of the competition.

2012

In 2012, Horner signed with.

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.

He then finished 8th in the Tour of California, failing to defend his title.

2013

He won the Vuelta a España in 2013, becoming the oldest winner of any of cycling's grand tours in the process.

He then rode the Tour de France where he ended up finishing 13th overall after putting a good performance in the mountains.

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.

He won again on stage 10, another uphill finish, reclaiming the lead.

and setting a new record of the oldest rider (41 years and 314 days) to win a stage in a Grand Tour.