DAVID GEORGE Pro Cyclist

David is arguably one of SA's top cyclists. Having made an incredible
tranistion from road to mountain biking, this tour specialist, who now
proudly wears the SAFindIt colours, has his sights firmly set on the
the 2010 season.

FULL NAMES: David George
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 February 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Town
CURRENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Cape Town
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Michelle
RIDING STRENGTHS: Climbing, time trials and tours
RIDING WEAKNESSES: Bunch sprints and cold weather

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS
US Postal Service 1999, 2000
Tacconi Sport / Vini Caldirola 2001
CCC-Polstat 2002
Barloworld 2003-2005
Relax Gam 2006
MTN Energade 2008

NATIONAL TEAM REPRESENTATION
Olympic Games 1996, 2000
Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002, 2006
World Championships 1997-2006
Tour de Langkawi eight times
Beijing Olympic Games 2008
World Road Race Championships, Italy 2008

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2nd Commonwealth Games Road Race 2006
3rd Commonwealth Games Time Trial 1998
4th Commonwealth Games Road Race 1998
3rd Under-23 World Championships Time Trial 1997
1st Giro del Capo 20002, 2003, 2004
1st SA Time Trial Championships five times
1st SA Road Race Championships 2003
1st Tour de Langkawi 2006
Completed Vuelta Espana 2006

BEST RESULTS IN 2008
3rd SA Road Race Championships
3rd ABSA Cape Epic with a stage win and prologue win
4th Giro del Capo with a stage win

BEST RESULTS IN 2009 SA Elite TT Champion
1st Garmin Daily Dispatch MTB race
1st Sani2C with Kevin Evans
4th ABSA Cape Epic with Kevin Evans 

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