Allan Davis

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Allan Davis : biography

27 July 1980 –

Allan Howard Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . 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.

In 2004 and 2005 he participated in the Tour de France, coming fifth in the points classification for the green jersey 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 five riders of the team implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. However, on 26 July 2006, Davis was cleared by Spanish officials.

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 for the 2010 season. He remained with the team until the end of 2011, when he moved to the new team.

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

Cycling career

1998
Australian Junior Men’s Road Cyclist of the Year award
2000
7th Under-23 Road Race World Championships
9th National Road Race Championship
2001
6th Under-23 Road Race World Championships
2002
1st Stage 1 Giro del Capo (Cape Argus Cycle Tour)
2nd GP Istria
3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
2003
1st Trofeo Manacor
1st Stage 4 Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe
2nd National Road Race Championships
2004
1st Giro del Piemonte
1st Trofeo Alcudia
1st Trofeo Manacor
1st Stage 5 Deutschland Tour
1st Stage 3 Tour de Pologne
98th Overall, Tour de France
2005
Vuelta a Murcia

1st Stages 1, 3 & 5
1st Stage 3 Eneco Tour

1st

1st
3rd Paris–Tours
3rd HEW Cyclassics
84th Overall Tour de France
2006
Tour Down Under

1st Stages 2 & 5
3rd
2007
Tour of Qinghai Lake

1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 6 & 9
1st
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 Stage 2
1st

1st
2nd GP de Wallonie
4th Milan – San Remo
4th Vattenfall Cyclassics
2010
1st
1st Points Classification

Held Maillot Jaune
5th Vattenfall Cyclassics
2011
9th Overall Tour Down Under
10th Cancer Council Helpline Classic
2012
1st
6th World Road Race Championships