Neil Stephens

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Neil Stephens
Stephens as a directeur sportif at the 2005 Giro d'Italia
Stephens as a directeur sportif at the 2005 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name Neil Stephens
Date of birth October 1, 1963 (1963-10-01) (age 44)
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992–1996
1997–1998
Peugeot-Michelin
Santini-Sierre
Ever Ready-Ammaco
Zero Boys
Caja Rural-Paternina
Artiach-Royal
Paternina sport
ONCE
Festina-Lotus
Infobox last updated on:
November 11, 2007

Neil Stephens (born October 1, 1963 in Canberra) is an Australian former road bicycle racer. He was involved in the Festina doping scandal in 1998 Tour de France. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously.[1] On late 2007, Caisse d'Epargne announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director.[2]

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1986
1st, Overall, Herald Sun Tour
198
1st, Stage 10, Milk Race
1990
1st, Stage 13, Herald Sun Tour
1st, Stage 5, Volta a Portugal
1991
Flag of Australia Australia National Road Race Championship
1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1992
1st, Trofeo Calvia (Vuelta a Mallorca)
1993
1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1st, Stage 3, Bicicleta Vasca
1994
1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1995
Flag of Australia Australia National Road Race Championship
1st, GP Villafranca de Ordizia
1st, Overall, Tasmania Summer Tour
1st, Prologue & Stage 3
1996
1st, Overall, Vuelta a Andalucía
1st, Stage 5, Vuelta al País Vasco
1997
1st, Stage 17, Tour de France
1998
1st, Stages 3 & 5, Tasmania Summer Tour

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NAME Stephens, Neil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1963-10-01
PLACE OF BIRTH Canberra, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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