Robert Hunter (cyclist)

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**Robert Hunter**
Personal information
Full name	Robert Hunter
Date of birth	April 22, 1977 (1977-04-22) (age 31)
Country	South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb)
Team information
Current team	Barloworld
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional team(s)
1999 – 2001 2002 2003 – 2004 2005 – 2006 2007 –	Lampre-Daikin Mapei-Quickstep Rabobank Phonak Hearing Systems Barloworld
Major wins
Tour de France, 1 stage Vuelta a España, 2 stages
Infobox last updated on:
February 5, 2008

Robert Hunter (born 22 April 1977 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional road cyclist. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits side Barloworld for the 2007 season. His biggest career achievements to date include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a España and the 2007 Tour de France, the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, and the sprint classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse.

He has been awarded the Cyclist of the Year Award in South Africa five times between 2001 and 2007.

In 2007 he returned to the Tour de France as leader of the Barloworld team (which received a wildcard entry to the race). Hunter was the winner of Stage 11 of the 2007 Tour de France, which was the first ever stage win at the Tour by a rider from South Africa.

[edit] Major achievements

1999 – Lampre-Daikin

1st, Stage 1 – Vuelta a España

2000 – Lampre-Daikin

2 stage wins and 2nd overall – Ronde van Nederland

2001 – Lampre-Daikin

1st, Stage 17 – Vuelta a España

2002 – Mapei-Quick Step

1st, Sprinters Classification – Tour de Langkawi
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 4

2003 – Rabobank
2004 – Rabobank

1st, Sprint Classification – Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
1st overall – Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
1st, Stage 1 – Uniqua Classic
1st, Stage 3 – Uniqua Classic
1st, Stage 4 – Sachsen-Tour

2005 – Phonak Hearing Systems

1st – Doha International GP
1st, Stage 5 – Tour Méditerranéen
1st, Stage 4 – Setmana Catalana
1st, Stage 1 – Tour de Georgia
1st, Team Time Trial – Volta a Catalunya

2006 – Phonak Hearing Systems

1st, African Continental Championship Time Trial

2007 – Barloworld

1st, Stage 5 – Giro del Capo
1st, overall – Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 1st, Stage 2
1st, Stage 2 / leg 1 – Clasica Alcobendas
1st, overall – Tour de Picardie
- 1st, Stage 1
1st, Stage 11 – Tour de France
2nd, Points Classification – Tour de France

2008 – Barloworld

1st, Intaka Tech Worlds View Challenges #3 & #4
1st, Cape Argus Cycle Tour 2008

[edit] External links

Robert Hunter

v • d • e Riders on Barloworld

John-Lee Augustyn \| Francesco Bellotti \| Diego Caccia \| Patrick Calcagni \| Félix Cárdenas \| Giampaolo Cheula \| Baden Cooke \| Marco Corti \| Steve Cummings \| Moisés Dueñas \| Chris Froome \| Enrico Gasparotto \| Robert Hunter \| Daryl Impey \| Paolo Longo Borghini \| Christian Pfannberger \| Hugo Sabido \| Carlo Scognamiglio \| Mauricio Soler \| Geraint Thomas \| Manager: Claudio Corti

Persondata
NAME	Hunter, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH	1977-04-22
PLACE OF BIRTH	Johannesburg, South Africa
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH