Personal information | |
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Full name | David George |
Born | (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976 (age 48) Cape Town, South Africa |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2010 | City Cycling and Athletic |
2011- | 360 Life |
Professional teams | |
1999-2000 | U.S. Postal Service |
2001 | Vini Caldirola |
2002 | CCC–Polsat |
2003-2005 | Barloworld |
2006 | Relax–GAM |
2008-2009 | Team MTN |
David George (born 23 February 1976 in Cape Town) is a South African cyclist. He cycled on the USPS team 1999-2000, and later for Barloworld. In 2003 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Doping
In 2012, he tested positive for the blood boosting drug EPO by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport after biological passport anomalies were detected, and admitted his use of EPO. He was later given a two-year ban for his offence and lost his victory in the Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike race.
Major results
- 1999
- 2nd Overall Giro del Capo
- 2000
- 7th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 2001
- South African Time Trial Champion
- 2002
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 5 ITT
- 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2003
- South African Road Race Champion
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 5 ITT
- 2004
- South African Time Trial Champion
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo
- 2005
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 2006
- South African Time Trial Champion
- 1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 4 Giro del Capo
- 2nd Commonwealth Games Road Race
- 2007
- South African Time Trial Champion
- 3rd Overall Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2008
- 5th Overall Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 5
- 2010
- 1st Overall Giro del Capo
- 1st Stage 4 ITT
References
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David George Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Agencies (6 November 2012). "Lance Armstrong's former team-mate David George fails doping test | Sport | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- "David George given two years ban for EPO usage". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
External links
- David George at Cycling Archives (archived)
- David George's profile on Cycling Base
South African National Road Race Champions (men) | |
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1990–1999 |
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2000–2019 |
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2020–2039 |
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- Doping cases in cycling
- 1976 births
- Living people
- South African male cyclists
- South African sportspeople in doping cases
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- White South African people
- Olympic cyclists for South Africa
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century South African people
- 21st-century South African people
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games