Robbie Hunter (cyclist) explained
| Robert Hunter |
| Fullname: | Robert Hunter |
| Nickname: | Robbie[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1977 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Gauteng,
South Africa |
| Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
| Weight: | 72kg (159lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider (retired)
Directeur sportif |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Proyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Proyears2: | 2002 |
| Proyears3: | 2003–2004 |
| Proyears4: | 2005–2006 |
| Proyears5: | 2007–2009 |
| Proyears6: | 2010 |
| Proyears7: | 2011 |
| Proyears8: | 2012–2013 |
| Manageyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Majorwins: | Grand Tours Tour de France
1 individual stage (2007)
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2012)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (1999, 2001) One-Day races and Classics
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Robert "Robbie" Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a retired South African professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1999 and 2013. Hunter competed with UCI ProTeam during his final professional season.[2]
Career
Hunter became the first South African to compete in the Tour de France, when he did so in 2001.[3] In 2006, Hunter rode for in the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits team for 2007. His achievements include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a Españas, the 2007 Tour de France, and the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, as well as the points classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse.
In 2007, Hunter returned to the Tour de France as team captain of . Hunter won sprint stage 11, the first stage won by an African.[4] [5]
Following the 2013 season, Hunter retired from professional cycling.[6] [7] Hunter was a directeur sportif for in 2014 and 2015. In November 2015 he announced that he was leaving the team in order to spend more time with his family and concentrate on his role as a rider agent for a number of African cyclists, including Louis Meintjes.[8]
Hunter worked as the video assistant commissaire at the 2018 Tour de France.
Personal life
Hunter resides in Arth, Schwyz, Switzerland.
Career achievements
Major results
Sources:[9] [10]
- 1999
Vuelta a España
1st Sprints classification
1st Stage 1
- 2000
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Ronde van Nederland
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 & 3
2nd EnBW Grand Prix (with Oscar Camenzind)
3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
3rd Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
- 2001
1st Tour de Rijke
1st Stage 17 Vuelta a España
9th Overall Ronde van Nederland
1st Young rider classification
- 2002
1st Stage 1 Tour de Pologne
2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 (ITT), 2 & 5
2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
5th Overall Three Days of De Panne
6th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 2003
4th Tour de Picardie
10th Trofeo Cala Millor
- 2004
1st Overall Tour of Qatar
1st Stages 3 & 5
Tour de Suisse
1st Stages 3 & 5
Uniqa Classic
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 4b Sachsen-Tour
5th International Grand Prix Doha
- 2005
1st International Grand Prix Doha
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Volta a Catalunya
1st Stage 1 Tour de Georgia
1st Stage 4 Setmana Catalana
1st Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen
8th Trofeo Luis Puig
- 2006
African Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
4th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2007
1st Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Tour de Picardie
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 11 Tour de France
1st Stage 2 Clasica Alcobendas
1st Stage 5 Giro del Capo
3rd Coppa Bernocchi
4th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
10th Milan–San Remo
10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2008
1st Stage 4 GP CTT Correios de Portugal
1st Cape Argus Cycle Tour
4th Memorial Viviana Manservisi
8th Overall Giro della Provincia di Grosseto
- 2009
1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino
1st Stage 4 Tour Méditerranéen
3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
9th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
- 2010
Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stages 1 & 2
9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2011
1st Mumbai Cyclothon II
1st Stage 1 Tour of Austria
4th Mumbai Cyclothon I
7th Grand Prix de Denain
- 2012
National Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of Qatar
- 2013
1st Overall Mzansi Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
8th Trofeo Platja de MuroGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Robert Hunter at Garmin-Sharp. 28 December 2012. 6 January 2013. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920055016/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/garmin-slipstream-pro-team/robbie-hunter. 20 September 2012. dmy-all.
- News: Team Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda Unveils 2013 Roster. 28 December 2012. 6 January 2013. . Slipstream Sports LLC. Boulder, Colorado. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130102153419/http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2012/12/28/team-garmin-sharp-barracuda-unveils-2013-roster. 2 January 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: An interview with Robert Hunter: Refocusing after a bad hunting season . Cycling News. 28 November 2003. Jean-Francois . Quenet.
- Web site: SA Cycling History: Robert Hunter Wins Tour de France Stage . Brink . Tom . 23 April 2020 . www.bicycling.co.za. 23 April 2020.
- Web site: Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay makes Tour de France history, becoming the first black rider to win stage . 2 July 2024 . www.abc.net.au. 2 July 2024.
- News: Hunter to retire after 16-year career. VeloNews . Competitor Group . 16 September 2013. 24 October 2013.
- News: Retirements sweeping cycling world . Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 October 2013. 24 October 2013 . Andrew . Hood.
- Web site: Hunter leaves Cannondale Garmin to pursue new projects . Benson . Daniel . 6 November 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 7 November 2015.
- Web site: Robert Hunter at Cycling Base. 6 January 2013. Cycling Base.
- Web site: Robert Hunter at Cycling Archives. 7 March 2013. Cycling Archives.
