Neil Stephens
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Neil Stephens is an Australia
n former road bicycle racer. He is a Tour de France
stage winner and is a one of only 25 riders and the only Australian to have completed the three Grand Tours (Giro d'Italia
, Tour de France
and Vuelta a España
) in a calendar year. He was involved in the Festina doping scandal
in 1998 Tour de France
. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously. On late 2007, announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director.
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former road bicycle racer. He is a Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
stage winner and is a one of only 25 riders and the only Australian to have completed the three Grand Tours (Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
and Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
) in a calendar year. He was involved in the Festina doping scandal
Festina cycling team
Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...
in 1998 Tour de France
1998 Tour de France
The 1998 Tour de France, also called the Tour du Dopage , was marred by doping scandals throughout known as the Festina affair, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet, a soigneur in the French Festina team. Voet was traveling into France when he was arrested and found with large quantities of...
. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously. On late 2007, announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director.
Palmarès
1986- 1st and Fastest Time Alex Roberts "100" Mile one day Classic Mount Gambier South Australia
- 1st, Overall, Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
1988
- 1st, Stage 10, Milk Race
1990
- 1st, Stage 13, Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
- 1st, Stage 5, Volta a PortugalVolta a PortugalThe Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...
1991
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National Road Race Championship - 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1992
- 1st, Trofeo Calvia (Vuelta a MallorcaVuelta a MallorcaThe Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca is a series of five professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in early February. The event is used as an early season preparatory event by many of the top teams in readiness for the bigger races later in the season...
)
1993
- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1st, Stage 3, Bicicleta Vasca
1994
- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1995
- National Road Race Championship
- 1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1st, Overall, Tasmania Summer Tour
- 1st, Prologue & Stage 3
1996
- 1st, Overall, Vuelta a AndalucíaVuelta a AndalucíaThe Vuelta a Andalucía or Ruta del Sol is a regional Spanish road bicycle race. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour....
- 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta al País Vasco
1997
- 1st, Stage 17, Tour de France1997 Tour de FranceThe 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. Jan Ullrich's victory margin, of 9' 09" was the largest margin of victory since Laurent Fignon won the 1984 Tour de France by 10' 32"...
1998
- 1st, Stages 3 & 5, Tasmania Summer Tour