Steven Cozza

Steven Cozza
Personal information
Born	March 3, 1985 (age 39); United States
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time Trials, Climbing, Stage races, Classics
Amateur teams
2006	Yawadoo-Colba-ABM
2006	TIAA–CREF
Professional teams
2007–2010	Slipstream–Chipotle
2011–2012	Team NetApp
Major wins
	2007 Vuelta a Chichuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2; 2007 Tour of Missouri, 1st best young rider, 1st team overall

Steven Cozza (born March 3, 1985) is a professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Team NetApp.

Cozza helped his father co-found the Boy Scouts equality advocacy group Scouting for All when he was 12 years old, and was the focus of Scout's Honor, a film that documented his time as a boy scout and his fight against the Boy Scouts of America's discriminatory policy against gays being allowed in the organization.^[1]^[2]

Cozza broke his left collar bone in his first race of 2010 on stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar, requiring surgery as it was the third time he had broken it. Cozza announced that he would be taking a break from professional cycling in February 2012, in order to fully recover from colitis.^[3]^[4]^[5] As of July 2012^[update] he is a Realtor for Frank Howard Allen in Petaluma, California.^[6]

Palmares

Amateur

2003

USA Junior National Time Trial Championship, 3rd
Le Tour De L'Abitibi, 3rd overall, 1st time trial
Keizer der Juniores, Overall, 3rd
Grand Prix of The Nations Time Trial (Juniors), 4th
Trophee Centre Morbihan, Overall, 4th

Professional

2004

U.S. National Time Trial Championship, 4th
Vlaanderens Tweedaagse der Gaverstreek, Time Trial, 3rd
Tour du Haut Anjou, Time Trial, 1st

2005

Steve Dunlap Memorial Time Trial, 1st
Tour De Nez, Stage 1, 1st
U.S. U-23 National Time Trial Championship, 1st
Tour De Nez, 6th Overall

2006

USA Cycling National Festival U-23 Time Trial Championship, 2nd
USA Cycling National Festival U-23 Road Race Championship, 3rd
Pescadero Road Race, 4th
Tour of Utah, Stage 6, 17th

2007

Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, 7th overall, 2nd best young rider
Vuelta a Chihuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2
Tour of Missouri, 1st best young rider, 1st team overall
Marin Double Century, 1st and new course record
USA Pro Time Trial Championships, 16th
Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen, 7th stage 1

2008

Tour of Denmark, Stage 5 ITT, 8th
Vuelta Castilla y Leon, 7th prologue
Tour of California, 10th, prologue
Monte Paschi Eroica, 16th
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, 19th
World Road Championships, 23rd

References

^ Guthmann, Edward (June 18, 2001). "Badge of 'Honor' / Documentary captures story of Steven Cozza, who at age 12 took on the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy". San Francisco Chronicle.
^ Najafi, Yusef (November 7, 2003). "Gay rights advocate grows up". ScoutingforAll.org. Scouting for All. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
^ "Cozza quits NetApp contract due to health problems". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
^ "Steven Cozza to pause his career". Team NetApp. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
^ "Steven 'The Stache' Cozza to pause his career". SEG Cycling. Sports Entertainment Group. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
^ Steven Cozza (July 19, 2012). "Boy Scouts Are Ashamed of This Ban". New York Times.

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[1] Guthmann, Edward (June 18, 2001). "Badge of 'Honor' / Documentary captures story of Steven Cozza, who at age 12 took on the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy". San Francisco Chronicle.

[2] Najafi, Yusef (November 7, 2003). "Gay rights advocate grows up". ScoutingforAll.org. Scouting for All. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

[3] "Cozza quits NetApp contract due to health problems". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

[4] "Steven Cozza to pause his career". Team NetApp. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. February 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

[5] "Steven 'The Stache' Cozza to pause his career". SEG Cycling. Sports Entertainment Group. February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

[6] Steven Cozza (July 19, 2012). "Boy Scouts Are Ashamed of This Ban". New York Times.

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Personal information

Born	(1985-03-03) March 3, 1985 (age 39) United States
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time Trials, Climbing, Stage races, Classics
Amateur teams
2006	Yawadoo-Colba-ABM
2006	TIAA–CREF

Professional teams
2007–2010	Slipstream–Chipotle
2011–2012	Team NetApp

Major wins
2007 Vuelta a Chichuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2 2007 Tour of Missouri, 1st best young rider, 1st team overall