Joseph Rosskopf (born September 5, 1989) is an American cyclist from Decatur, Georgia, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.^[3]

Career

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A professional since 2010, Rosskopf was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España^[4] and the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.^[5] He won the Tour du Limousin in 2016, and became the second rider from the Americas, after Leonardo Duque, to win the race.

Rosskopf was the winner of the United States National Time Trial Championships in 2017 and 2018.^[6] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.^[7]

In November 2020, Rosskopf signed a two-year contract with the Rally Cycling team, from the 2021 season.^[8]

Personal

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Rosskopf graduated from Decatur High School.

Major results

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2011

2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda

1st Stage 4

2012

4th Tour of the Battenkill

9th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic

2013

1st

Overall Paris–Arras Tour

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 4 (ITT) Tour de Beauce

3rd Overall Flèche du Sud

3rd Philadelphia International Championship

2014

1st

Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic

1st Stage 5

1st

Mountains classification, Tour of Utah

Pan American Road Championships

2nd

Road race

2nd

Time trial

6th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge

2015

1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España

2016

1st

Overall Tour du Limousin

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 5 (TTT) Eneco Tour

2nd

Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships

6th Overall Tour of Utah

10th Japan Cup

2017

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Stage 2 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya

10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire

2018

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2020

1st

Mountains classification, Tour Down Under

3rd Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

2021

National Road Championships

1st

Road race

4th Time trial

2023: 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	—	85	70	—	—	64
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	73	—
Vuelta a España	124	—	—	81	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

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^ "Valter completes CCC Team's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 25, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

^ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

^ Long, Jonny (November 4, 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

^ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/2018/06/21/joey-rosskopf-amber-neben-repeat-usa-cycling-time-trial-champions/715752002/ Knox News. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

^ Dreier, Fred (November 5, 2020). "Joey Rosskopf heads to Rally Cycling on a two-year deal". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2020.