Russell Van Hout

Russell Van Hout (born June 15, 1976 in Adelaide ) is a retired Australian cyclist .

Van Hout became a professional at Selle Italia in 2000 and drove for Savings & Loans from 2006 . He competed twice in the Giro d'Italia in 2004 and 2005 . In 2005 he finished 153rd and last overall. His most successful season for him was the 2005/2006 season on the Australian continent. He won a stage of the Herald Sun Tour in the fall and a stage of the Tour Down Under in January . He was also champion of the state of South Australia and national champion of Australia. In the UCI Oceania Tour 2006 he finished third overall. In 2009 Russell Van Hout retired as a professional cyclist, but continues to race in his home country. In 2010 he finished fourth in the Australian road championship.

successes

• Australian Road Champion 2006

Teams

• 2000 Aguardiente Néctar-Selle Italia
• 2001 Selle Italia-Pacific
• 2002 Colombia-Selle Italia
• 2003 Colombia-Selle Italia (until January 31)
• 2003 Team Maestro-Nella (from February 1st to May 15th)
• 2003 AXA Cycling Team (from May 17th)
• 2004–2005 Colombia-Selle Italia
• 2006–2009 Savings & Loans

Web links

Russell Van Hout in the Radsportseiten.net database