Dan Craven
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| Dan Craven at the Tour de l'Ain 2014 | |
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| Date of birth | February 1, 1983 | 
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| 2018 | Embrace the World | 
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| 2005–2009  2009–2011 2012–2013 2014 (until June 1st) 2014 (from June 2nd) 2015 2016 2017-  | 
Rapha Condor  Team IG-Sigma Sport Synergy Baku Cycling Project Bike Aid-Ride for Help Team Europcar Team Europcar Cycling Academy Team Israel Cycling Academy  | 
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| Last updated: November 17, 2019 | |
Dan Craven (born February 1, 1983 in Otjiwarongo , South West Africa ) is a Namibian cyclist .
Life
Dan Craven grew up in the northern heartland of Namibia and studied political science , philosophy and economics at the University of Stellenbosch in neighboring South Africa . The 1.84 meter tall athlete was part of the Namibian national team for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics , but ended each race early. At that time he was part of the IG-Sigma Sport team. He had previously been a driver for the Rapha Condor team since 2009 . At the beginning of 2014 he briefly belonged to the German team Bike Aid-Ride for Help . From 2014 to 2016 he drove for the French team Europcar and moved to the Israeli team Cycling Academy in 2016 .
Dan Craven is the grandson of Danie Craven , a well-known South African rugby player and coach .
Craven has been Namibian road cycling champion several times, winning the Tour du Cameroun in 2014 and the Tour du Sénégal in 2018 .
successes
- 2006
 
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 Namibian champion - road race
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 African Championship - Road Race 
- 2007
 
- Nedbank Cycle Classic
 - Namibian Cycle Classic
 
- 2008
 
- 
 Namibian champion - road race - 
 African Championship - Individual Time Trial - 
 African champions - road races - Nedbank Cycle Classic
 
- 2009
 
- 2010
 
- a stage FBD Insurance Rás
 - one stage Tour of Rwanda
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 African Championship - Road Race 
- 2011
 
- Nedbank Cycle Classic
 - a stage Vuelta a León
 
- 2013
 
- 2014
 
- Overall ranking Tour du Cameroun
 
- 2015
 
- 2016
 
- 2017
 
- 2018
 
- Overall ranking and a stage Tour du Sénégal
 - Nedbank Cycle Classic
 
- 2019
 
- Nedbank Cycle Classic
 
- 2020
 
Web links
- official homepage
 - Dan Craven in the Radsportseiten.net database
 - Dan Craven in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
 - Dan Craven in the IOC database
 - Dan Craven on the sides of sports network Strava (English)
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ German team signs Craven. Allgemeine Zeitung, January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014
 
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| SURNAME | Craven, Dan | 
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian cyclist | 
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1983 | 
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Otjiwarongo , Namibia |