David McCann

David McCann in the individual time trial at the 2012 Olympics

David Patrick McCann (born March 17, 1973 in Belfast ) is a former Northern Irish road cyclist.

Athletic career

In 1996 he won the Isle of Man International (also Manx Trophy), which was one of the most traditional international road races in Great Britain. He was able to repeat this success in 2002. David McCann became a professional at CCC Mat in 2001 and then one year each at Volksbank-Ideal and Team Endurasport.com-Principia . From mid-2004 to 2006 he drove for the Giant Asia Racing Team , to which he returned twice in 2008 and from 2010 to 2012. The multiple Irish road race and individual time trial champion celebrated his successes on an international level, especially in Asiaand ended the 2005 season with a fifth place in the UCI Asia Tour , a result that he was able to improve in 2006 and 2010 as fourth. After winning the Herald Sun Tour in 2005, he also finished seventh on the 2006 UCI Oceania Tour .

Overall, McCann was Irish champion nine times in individual time trials and road races . He won the Irish race at An Post Rás twice .

McCann started three times - in 1996 , 2000 and 2012 - at the Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000 in road races, in 2012 in road races and individual time trials, but was unable to place at the front in any of the participants.

At the end of the 2013 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist.

Successes - road

1996

• Shay Elliott Memorial

2000

• Irish Champion - Road Race
• a stage at Post Rás

2001

• Irish Champion - Road Race
• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial
• one stage and overall ranking at Post Rás
• three stages and overall ranking Tour de Hokkaidō

2002

• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial

2004

• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial
• two stages and overall ranking An Post Rás
• two stages Tour de Korea

2005

• one stage and overall ranking Tour de Korea
• one stage Azerbaïjan tour
• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial
• a stage Tour d'Indonesia
• one stage and overall ranking Milad De Nour Tour
• one stage Herald Sun Tour

2006

• two stage tour of Thailand
• Irish Champion - Road Race
• one stage tour of Qinghai Lake
• Overall ranking Tour d'Indonesia

2008

• a stage at Post Rás
• one stage Tour de Korea

2009

• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial

2010

• one stage and overall ranking Tour de Taiwan
• one stage tour of Thailand
• two stages and overall ranking Tour of the Philippines
• a stage and overall ranking Melaka Governor Cup
• Overall ranking Jelajah Malaysia
• Irish Champion - Individual Time Trial

2011

• a stage at Post Rás

Successes - rail

2010

• Commonwealth Games - Team Pursuit (with Sean Downey , Martyn Irvine and Philip Lavery )

Teams

• 2001 CCC Mat
• 2002 Volksbank-Ideal (April 22 to August 29)
• 2003 Team Endurasport.com-Principia (from May 31st)
• 2004 Giant Asia Racing Team (from June 1st)
• 2005 Giant Asia Racing Team
• 2006 Giant Asia Racing Team
• 2007 Colavita / Sutter Home Cooking Light
• 2008 Giant Asia Racing Team
• 2009 Ride Sport Racing
• 2010 Giant Asia Racing Team
• 2011 Giant Kenda Cycling Team
• 2012 RTS Racing Team
• 2013 Synergy Baku Cycling Project (until July 31st)

Web links

Commons : David McCann  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• David McCann in the Radsportseiten.net database
• David McCann in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• David McCann in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )