Allan Davis (cyclist)












































































Allan Davis

Allan Davis 2.jpg
Davis at the 2009 Tour Down Under

Personal information
Full name Allan Davis
Born
(1980-07-27) 27 July 1980 (age 38)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2001–2002 Mapei–Quick-Step
2003–2006 ONCE–Eroski
2007 Discovery Channel
2008 Mitsubishi–Jartazi
2008–2009 Quick-Step
2010–2011 Astana
2012–2013 GreenEDGE

Major wins

Stage races

Tour Down Under (2009)



Allan Howard Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTour team Orica–GreenEDGE.[1] Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002. He is also the brother of fellow cyclist, Scott Davis, and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Major results


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Career


In 2004 and 2005 he participated in the Tour de France, coming fifth in the points classification at the 2005 Tour de France behind the winner, Thor Hushovd of Norway, and fellow Australians Stuart O'Grady (2nd) and Robbie McEwen (3rd), and Kazakh champion Alexander Vinokourov (4th).


In 2006, Davis was one of the riders of the Astana–Würth team implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. However, on 26 July 2006, Davis was cleared by Spanish officials.[3]


He made his debut with Quick Step on 3 September 2008 in the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen – Aartselaar race after reaching an agreement with Patrick Lefevere for the following two seasons and obtained a definitive free pass from his former team, Mitsubishi-Jartazi.


His 2009 season got off to an excellent start with three stages and the overall of the 2009 Tour Down Under.


Davis moved with brother Scott to Astana for the 2010 season.[4] He remained with the team until the end of 2011, when he moved to the new GreenEDGE team.[1]


Davis won Gold in the Road Race in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.


Orica-GreenEDGE opted not to renew Davis' contract for 2014. After attempting to find a new team, Davis announced his retirement from competition in February 2014.[5]


In February 2018 Davis joined Wiggle High5 as the team's lead directeur sportif.[6]



Major results




2000

7th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships

2001

6th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships

2002

1st Stage 1 Giro del Capo

2nd GP Istria

3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships

2003

1st Trofeo Manacor

1st Stage 4 Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

2004

1st Giro del Piemonte

1st Trofeo Alcudia

1st Trofeo Manacor

1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne

1st Stage 5 Deutschland Tour

2005


Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stages 1, 3 & 5



Eneco Tour

1st Jersey green.svg Points classification

1st Stage 3




Vuelta a Aragón

1st Jersey green.svg Points classification

1st Stage 5



2nd Overall Tour Down Under

3rd Paris–Tours

3rd HEW Cyclassics

2006


Tour Down Under
1st Stages 2 & 5


3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, Commonwealth Games

2007


Tour of Qinghai Lake

1st Jersey green.svg Points classification

1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 6 & 9



1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya

2nd Milan–San Remo

2008

2nd Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 3


2nd Overall Geelong Bay Classic Series
1st Stage 4


3rd Vattenfall Cyclassics

4th Overall Tour de Pologne

1st Jersey green.svg Points classification

1st Stage 2





2009

1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour Down Under

1st Jersey green.svg Points classification

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5



2nd Paris–Brussels

2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie

4th Milan–San Remo

4th Vattenfall Cyclassics

2010

1st Gold medal blank.svg Road race, Commonwealth Games

1st Jersey blue.svg Points classification Tour de Pologne

3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships

5th Vattenfall Cyclassics

2011

9th Overall Tour Down Under

10th Cancer Council Helpline Classic

2012

1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Geelong Bay Classic Series

6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships




References





  1. ^ ab "Davis joins GreenEdge, with London Games in sights". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Agence France-Presse. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Australian Team for 2010 Commonwealth Games : Research : Australian Sports Commission". Ausport.gov.au. 2010-10-18. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-17.


  3. ^ [1] Archived 20 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine.


  4. ^ "Davis Brothers Sign With Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.


  5. ^ "Davis retires from cycling". cyclingnews.com. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.


  6. ^ Rogers, Owen (15 February 2018). "Wiggle High5 fire lead director Rae-Szalinski". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.




External links








  • Cycling Australia profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-03-15)


  • Allan Davis at Cycling Archives

  • Palmares at Cycling Base




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