Robert Hunter (cyclist)
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Robert Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a South African professional road bicycle racer. In 2006, he rodes for the Phonak Hearing Systems cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits side, Barloworld for the 2007 season. His biggest career achievements to date include winning stages at 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a España, the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, and the sprint classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse.
He has been awarded the Pick 'n Pay Go Banking Cyclist of the Year Award in South Africa four consecutive years (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
[edit] Major achievements
- 2007 – Barloworld
- 1st, overall – Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 1st, stage 2 – Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 1st, stage 5 – Giro del Capo
- 2006 – Phonak Hearing Systems
- 2nd – Doha International GP
- 3rd, Stage 3 – Volta a Catalunya
- 4th, Stage 1 (ITT) – Volta a Catalunya
- 4th, overall and points classifications – Tour of Qatar
- 3rd, Stage 1
- 5th, Stage 5
- 10th, Stage 2
- 8th, Stage 2 – Tour de Georgia
- 2005 – Phonak Hearing Systems
- 1st – Doha International GP
- 1st, Stage 5 – Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stage 4 – Semana Catalana
- 1st, Stage 1 – Tour de Georgia
- 1st, Team Time Trial – Volta a Catalunya
- 2004 – Rabobank
- 1st, Sprint Classification – Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st overall – Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st, Stage 1 – Uniqua Classic
- 1st, Stage 3 – Uniqua Classic
- 1st, Stage 4 – Sachsen-Tour
- 2003 – Rabobank
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- 2002 – Mapei-Quick Step
- 1st, Sprinters Classification – Tour de Langkawi
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 4
- 2001 – Lampre-Daikin
- Stage 17 – Vuelta a España
- 2000 – Lampre-Daikin
- 2 stage wins and 2nd overall – Ronde van Nederland
- 1999 – Lampre-Daikin
- Stage 1 – Vuelta a España
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| Riders on Barloworld |
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Pedro Arreitunandia | John-Lee Augustyn | Giosuè Bonomi | Diego Caccia | Félix Cardenas | Giampaolo Cheula | Ryan Cox | Enrico Degano | Alexander Efimkin | Fabrizio Guidi | Robert Hunter | Palo Longo Borghini | James Lewis Perry | Hugo Sabido | Kanstantin Siutsou | Mauricio Soler | Geraint Thomas |
| Manager |
| Claudio Corti |
