Neil Stephens
Neil Stephens (2005) | |
To person | |
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Full name | Neil Anthony Stephens |
Nickname | Stevo |
Date of birth | October 1, 1963 |
nation | Australia |
discipline | Road cycling |
To the team | |
Current team | End of career |
function | driver |
End of career | 1998 |
Team (s) | |
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992–1996 1997–1998 |
Peugeot-Michelin Santini-Cierre Ever Ready-Amaco Zero Boys Caja Rujal-Paternina Artiach-Royal Paternina Sport ONCE Festina-Lotus |
Most important successes | |
Team (s) as sporting director | |
2000–2001 2005–2006 2008–2010 2012–2018 2019– |
Linda McCartney Racing Team Liberty Seguros-Würth Caisse d'Epargne Orica GreenEdge UAE Team Emirates |
Last updated: January 25, 2019 |
Neil Stephens (born October 1, 1963 in Canberra ) is an Australian sporting director in cycling and a former cyclist .
Athletic career
Neil Stephens was a professional from 1985 to 1998 . At first he mainly competed in races in his home country, such as the Herald Sun Tour , the Midlands Tour and the Memorial Michael Toyne . He was Australian road racing champion twice - in 1991 and 1994 .
From 1990 onwards, Stephens drove increasingly races in Europe, such as the Tour of Britain and the Tour of Portugal . Between 1992 and 1998 he competed seven times in the Tour de France , but was never able to place himself far in front. In 1997 he won the 17th stage from Friborg to Colmar . In 1996 he took part in the road race of the Olympic Games in Atlanta and finished 19th. In the same year he was tenth in the individual time trial of the road world championships
At the end of 1998 he resigned from active cycling in the wake of the Festina affair .
doping
A few days before the start of the 1998 Tour de France , a supervisor of the Festina team , Willy de Voet, was arrested in France. 400 ampoules of Epo and anabolic steroids were found in the masseur's car . In the course of the investigation, Neil Stephens admitted to having been doped with Epo, but this was done without his knowledge. He believed that it was vitamin supplements. He was never sanctioned.
Professional
After the end of his active career, Stephens worked for various teams as a sports director. From 2012 to 2018 he worked for the Australian team Orica GreenEdge . When it became known that Stephens and his Festina teammate Matthew White , who had been banned for doping, had been appointed to the Orica GreenEdge team, critical voices were raised. In 2019 he became Sporting Director at UAE Team Emirates .
Palmarès (selection)
- 1985
- two stage Herald Sun Tour
- 1986
- Overall standings and two stages Herald Sun Tour
- 1988
- one stage Tour of Britain
- 1990
- four stages and points scoring Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras
- one stage Herald Sun Tour
- one stage tour of Portugal
- 1991
- Australian Championship - Road Racing
- Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1994
- Australian Championship - Road Racing
- Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- a stage Tour de France
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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Giro d'Italia | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tour de France | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | DNF | 52 | 60 | 49 | 54 | DNF |
Vuelta a España | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | - | - | - | - | 55 | - |
Web links
- Neil Stephens in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Neil Stephens in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Neil Stephens in the Tour de France database(French / English )
- Neil Stephens in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ How the Festina scandal paralyzed the tour in 1998. In: The world . July 11, 2008, accessed May 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Cycling4Fans - Doping: S. In: Cycling4Fans. Retrieved May 10, 2015 .
- ^ Rupert Guinness: Doping questions remain for GreenEDGE. In: smh.com.au. September 7, 2013, accessed January 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Neil Stephens joins Peiper as directeur sportif at UAE Team Emirates. In: Cycling News. November 21, 2018, accessed January 25, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stephens, Neil |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stephens, Neil Anthony (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian cyclist and sports director |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Canberra |