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{{short description|American cyclist}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Steven Cozza
| image = Steven Cozza.jpg
| fullname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|3}}
| birth_place = {{USA}}
| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Time Trials, Climbing, Stage races, Classics
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateurteam1 = Yawadoo-Colba-ABM
| amateuryears2 = 2006
| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2006}}
| proyears1 = 2007–2010
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|GRM|2007}}
| proyears2 = 2011–2012
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|APP|2011}}
| majorwins = 2007 Vuelta a Chichuahua, 1st team overall, 1st stage 6, 2nd stage 2<br />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 {{UCI team code|APP|2012}}.

Cozza helped his father co-found the [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts]] equality advocacy group [[Scouting for All]] when he was 12 years old, and was the focus of ''[[Scout's Honor (2001 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guthmann |first1=Edward |title=Badge of 'Honor' / Documentary captures story of Steven Cozza, who at age 12 took on the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Badge-of-Honor-Documentary-captures-story-of-2908554.php |website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=June 18, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scoutingforall.org/data/layer02/aaic/2003111002.html|title=Gay rights advocate grows up|first=Yusef|last=Najafi|work=ScoutingforAll.org|publisher=Scouting for All|date=November 7, 2003|accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cozza-quits-netapp-contract-due-to-health-problems|title=Cozza quits NetApp contract due to health problems|date=February 27, 2012|accessdate=February 27, 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teamnetapp.com/en/news/detailview/news/steven-cozza-to-pause-his-career/|title=Steven Cozza to pause his career|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2012|work={{UCI team code|APP|2012}}|publisher=NetApp Deutschland GmbH|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301085155/http://www.teamnetapp.com/en/news/detailview/news/steven-cozza-to-pause-his-career|archive-date=March 1, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seginternational.com/cycling/page=site.news_article/id=1159/steven_the_stache_cozza_to_pause_his_career.html|title=Steven 'The Stache' Cozza to pause his career|date=February 27, 2012|accessdate=February 27, 2012|work=SEG Cycling|publisher=Sports Entertainment Group}}</ref> {{as of|2012|7}} he is a [[Realtor]] for Frank Howard Allen in [[Petaluma, California]].<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Times|date=July 19, 2012|title=Boy Scouts Are Ashamed of This Ban|author=Steven Cozza|url=https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/19/why-do-the-boy-scouts-exclude-gays/boy-scouts-are-ashamed-of-the-ban-on-gay-members}}</ref>

== 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 ===
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;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
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.stevencozza.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607070551/http://www.letour.com/2008/TDF/COURSE/docs/TSL_us.pdf Tour de France Website]

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male cyclists]]
[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany]]

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Steven Cozza - Revision history

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