Robert Hunter (cyclist)

Robert Hunter
	Robert Hunter at the Tour de Romandie 2010
To person
Date of birth	April 22, 1977
nation	South Africa
discipline	Street
Driver type	sprinter
End of career	2013
Team (s)
1999–2001 ; 2002 ; 2003–2004 ; 2005–2006 ; 2007–2009 ; 2010 ; 2011 ; 2012–2013	Lampre-Daikin ; Mapei-Quick Step ; Rabobank ; Phonak ; Barloworld ; Garmin-Transitions ; Team RadioShack ; Garmin Sharp
Most important successes
	Overall ranking Qatar Tour 2004 ; one stage Tour de France 2007; two stages Vuelta a España
	Last updated: November 22, 2017

Robert Hunter (born April 22, 1977 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) is a former South African cyclist .

Athletic career

Robert Hunter was a professional from 1999 and began his career with the Italian cycling team Lampre . In 2003 he moved to the Dutch team at Rabobank . From 2005 he drove for the Swiss team Phonak and took part in the Tour de France for the fifth time with this team . Between 2007 and 2009 Hunter was under contract with the Professional Continental Team Barloworld and in 2007 he was the first ever rider from the African continent to win a stage for this team on the 11th stage of the Tour de France. In 2009 he also drove a stage in the Mediterranean Tour for this team. For the 2010 season he switched to the US team Garmin-Transitions . There he won two stages of the Vuelta a Murcia . After just one season he switched to the RadioShack team for which he drove a stage on the Tour of Austria . Also after only one year he moved back to the Garmin-Sharp team. In 2012 he became the South African champion in the individual time trial . In September 2013, he announced that he would end his career at the end of the season after failing to find a new employer.