Nathan O'Neill

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Nathan O'Neill
Personal information
Full name Nathan O'Neill
Date of birth November 23, 1974 (1974-11-23) (age 33)
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 72 kg (160 lb/11.3 st)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Time Trial specialist
Professional team(s)
1 Sep–31 Dec 1999
2000
2001–2002
2003
2004
2005
2006–29 Oct 2007[1]		 Navigare - Gaerne (Trainee)
Panaria - Gaerne
Panaria - Fiordo
Saturn Cycling Team
Colavita - Olive Oil
Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
Health Net Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
Flag of Australia National Time Trial Champion x7
Infobox last updated on:
January 14, 2007

Nathan O'Neill (born 23 November 1974[2] in Sydney) is a professional cyclist. On March 21, 2006 he won the Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, for the Time Trial finishing at 48.37.29 (hour-minute-second). He is the Australian National Time Trial Champion for the seventh time in 2007.[3]

On November 6, 2007, O'Neill was terminated by the Health Net Pro Cycling Team after a positive test for the appetite suppressant drug phentermine[4].

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[edit] Major achievements

1996
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
1997
1st, GP Industria Commercio e Artigianato Aglianese Internazionale
1998
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
2000
1st, Stage 5, Tour of Sweden
2002
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
2003
1st, Overall, Sea Otter Classic
1st, Mountains classification, Redlands Classic
1st, Canadian Open Road Championships
2004
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
2005
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
1st, Overall, Grand Prix de Beauce
1st, Stage 4, Le Tour de Langkawi
1st, Stage 4a (TT), Tour de Beauce
1st, Stage 3 (TT), Cascade Cycling Classic
2006
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
1st, Commonwealth Games Men's Time Trial
1st, Overall, Redlands Classic
1st, Overall, Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
1st, Stage 4 (Bend Research Inc. - Arnold Market TT) – Cascade Cycling Classic
2007
1st Flag of Australia Australian National Time Trial Championships
1st, Overall and Prologue ITT, Tour of the Gila

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Health Net releases O'Neill after positive test", cyclingnews.com, 7 November 2007. 
  2. ^ Profile. cyclebase.nl.
  3. ^ cyclingnews.com 2007 Australian Road Championships. Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ^ "O'Neill suspended following doping positivex", Velo News, 6 November 2007. 

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Riders on Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis

Matt Crane | Russell Downing | Kyle Gritters | Ryder Hesjedal | Tim Johnson | Roman Kilun | Jeff Louder | Karl Menzies | Shawn Milne | John Murphy | Kirk O'Bee | Nathan O'Neill | Frank Pipp | Rory Sutherland | Manager: Jeff Corbett
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