Julian Dean

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Julian Dean (born 28 January 1975 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is a road racing cyclist who rides for Credit Agricole. Dean has rode the 2006 Tour de France and the 2004 Tour de France finishing both times. His other main achievements include winning the 2007 New Zealand National Road Race Championships, and finishing 9th in the 2005 World Road Championships in Madrid. This is one better then his 10th place finish in 2002 in Zolder.

Dean started cycling when was only a child at the local BMX club in Waihi where he had success with two third place finishes in the New Zealand Championships. Dean tried his hand at many sports before moving onto triathlon to which he enjoyed. From triathlon Dean fell in live with cycling, where he represented New Zealand in road and track. In 1997 Dean got his chance to race in the USA with the Shaklee team and the Mercury cycling team in 1998.

[edit] US Postal and beyond

In 1999, he joined US Postal, who he rode for until 2001 gaining experience from racing in Europe. After having ridden in a team based around Lance Armstrong Dean went looking for new opportunities. He got them by joining Team CSC in 2002. However, his joy was shortlived as Dean broke his leg in March 2002 and was out for three months. He took his first win in Europe with a stage in the Tour de la Region Wallone.

In 2004 he was signed for Credit Agricole as a lead out man for sprinter Thor Hushovd and finished 8th behind stage winner Tom Boonen. He missed the 2005 edition due to injury suffered in the 2005 Giro d'Italia. He later returned for the 2006 race.

[edit] Palmares

2007

New Zealand National Road Race Champion

Eneco Tour August, 2006

Stage One - 4th
Stage Three - 15th
Stage Five - 2nd
Stage Seven - 8th

Paris-Tours WC, France October, 2005

World Championships - Madrid, Spain September, 2005

Olympic Road Race August, 2004

15th

Tour of Britain August, 2004

2nd Overall
Points Jersey Winner

Paris-Tours (WC) October, 2003

Vuelta Espana September, 2003

4th - Stage 3
9th - Stage 4

HEW Classic (WC) August, 2003

19th

Tour of Denmark August, 2003

12th - Stage 1 8th - Stage 2 11th - Stage 6 9th Overall

Tour de la Region Wallone July, 2003

1st - Stage 4
1st - Stage 5
Overall Tour Winner

Tour of Switzerland June, 2003

2nd - Stage 2
5th - Stage 4
3rd - Stage 9
4th - Overall Points Classification

Wachovia Invitational June, 2003

Wachovia Classic June, 2003

Wachovia USPRO Championships June, 2003

Gent-Wevelgem April, 2003

37th

Tirreno-Adriatico March, 2003

4th - Stage 3
5th - Stage 7

Tour of Quatar (2.3) February, 2003

5th - Stage 3
4th - Stage 4

Tour DownUnder January, 2003

4th - Stage 1

Professional World Championships October, 2002

Julian Dean - 10th

- best ever result by a New Zealander in the Pro World Champs.

Paris Tours (WC) October, 2002

Julian Dean -10th

Franco-Belge October, 2002

7th - Stage 2
2nd - Stage 3

Hessen Tour September, 2002

2nd - Stage 1
3rd - Stage 2
4th - Stage 3
Yellow jersey held for 2 days.

Tour of Holland August, 2002

2nd - Stage 1
5th - Stage 2a
6th - Stage 4

Sachsen Tour July, 2002

9th - Stage 1
4th - Stage 4b
4th - Stage 5

Tour of Denmark

July, 2002

7th - Final stage

Tour Down Under January, 2002

6th - Stage 1
2nd -Stage 6

2001

13th - Stage 7 Four Days of Dunkerque:

14th - Stage 2 Tour of Picardie: General Classification 21st
10th - Stage 3

3rd - Clarendon Cup USA

4th - Capitol Cup USA:

10th - First Union Classic Lancaster

1st - First Union Invitational Trenton

10th - First Union US Pro Championships

6th - Stage 2 Tour of Luxembourg: General Classification 29th
21st - Stage 3
4th - Stage 5

8th - Stage 2 Tour of Catalunya: General Classification, 50th
17th - Stage 3
2nd - Stage 5

2000

13th - Classica del Almeria

11th - Stage 5 Setmana Catalana

7th - Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Aragon: Overall 56th
8th - Stage 4

6th - Stage 1 Midi Libre
8th - Stage 2
2nd - Stage 3

20th - First Union Wilmington Classic

14th - First Union Classic

10th - First Union US Pro Champs

15th - Stage 2 Tour of Luxembourg

12th Rud de Sud

25th - Prologue Tour of Holland: General Classification 29th
13th - Stage 2
15th - Stage 4 ITT
15th - Stage 5

12th - Stage 1 Tour of Poland
19th - Stage 2
19th - Stage 3
11th - Stage 4
26th - Stage 5
43rd - Stage 7

61st - Olympic Games Road Race

1999

1st - stage, Tour of Wellington.
1st - overall, Tour of Wellington.
1st in 2 stages of the Prutour (Tour of Britain)
2nd - stage, Tour of Wellinton
2nd - final stage, Vuelta Espana
3rd - First Union Classic
4th - Clasica Almeria
4th - stage, Four Days of Dunkerque

1998

1st - Outdoor Life Network Grand Prix
1st - US Pro Criterium Championship
1st - overall, U.S. National Point Series
1st - Visalia Criterium
1st - stage, Tour LeFleur
1st - sprint competition, Redlands Classic
3rd - stage, Tour of Asturias
5th - stage, Tour of Asturias
6th - stage, GP Beauce

1997

1st - Visalia Criterium
1st - Santa Rosa Criterium
2nd - stage, Tour LeFleur
2nd - pursuit, New Zealand Track Championship
3rd - time trial, New Zealand Track Championship

1996

1st - Tour of Somerville
1st - stage, Tour of Ohio
1st - Red Rose Rocket Criterium
1st - pursuit, New Zealand Track Championship
1st - points race, New Zealand Track Championship
1st - stage, Tour of Wellington
2nd - team pursuit, New Zealand Track Championship
3rd - time trial, New Zealand Track Championship
8th - team pursuit, Olympic Games

1995

1st - kilometer, New Zealand Track Championship
1st - all-around performance, New Zealand Track Championship
(2nd - team pursuit, 6th round of Track World Cup
2nd - pursuit, New Zealand Track Championship
3rd - madison, 6th round of Track World Cup
3rd - points race, New Zealand Track Championship

[edit] References

Official website Cyclingnews.com 2007 NZ Road Championships

Riders on Crédit Agricole
Francesco Bellotti \| László Bodrogi \| William Bonnet \| Alexandre Botcharov \| Pietro Caucchioli \| Anthony Charteau \| Julian Dean \| Christope Edaleine \| Jimmy Engoulvent \| Dmitry Fofonov \| Angelo Furlan \| Patrice Halgand \| Sébastien Hinault \| Jonathan Hivert \| Thor Hushovd \| Mads Kaggestad \| Christophe Kern \| Christophe Laurent \| Christophe Le Mevel \| Cyril Lemoine \| Jean-Marc Marino \| Rémy Pauriol \| Benoit Poilvet \| Saul Raisin \| Mark Renshaw \| Nicholas Roche \| Pierre Rolland \| Yannick Talabardon
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