Neil Stephens

Neil Stephens

Stephens as a directeur sportif at the 2005 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name	Neil Stephens
Born	1 October 1963 (1963-10-01) (age 48) Canberra, Australia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992–1996 1997–1998	Peugeot-Michelin Santini-Sierre Ever Ready-Ammaco Zero Boys Caja Rural-Paternina Artiach-Royal Paternina sport ONCE Festina-Lotus
Infobox last updated on 11 November 2007

Neil Stephens (born 1 October 1963 in Canberra) is an Australian 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.^[1] On late 2007, Caisse d'Epargne announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director.^[2]

Palmarès

1986

1st and Fastest Time Alex Roberts "100" Mile one day Classic Mount Gambier South Australia

1st, Overall, Herald Sun Tour

1988

1st, Stage 10, Milk Race

1990

1st, Stage 13, Herald Sun Tour

1st, Stage 5, Volta a Portugal

1991

National Road Race Championship

1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia

1992

1st, Trofeo Calvia (Vuelta a Mallorca)

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 Andalucía

1st, Stage 5, Vuelta al País Vasco

1997

1st, Stage 17, Tour de France

1998

1st, Stages 3 & 5, Tasmania Summer Tour

References

1. ^ 1998 Updates
2. ^ Caisse d'Epargne signs Colombians, and Stephens

External links

• Palmarès by cyclingbase.com (French)
• Palmarès by cyclebase.nl

Persondata
Name	Stephens, Neil
Alternative names
Short description	Road bicycle racer
Date of birth	1963-10-01
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Date of death
Place of death