George Hincapie

Key Stats
Palmares
leader, Tour de France, stage 1 2006
two-time U.S. road champion (1998 and 2006)
1st, Ghent-Wevelgem 2005
1st, GP Ouest-France 2005
1st, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 2005
2nd, Paris-Roubaix 2005
2008
1st, stage 7, Tour of California
9th, Paris-Roubaix
2007
2nd, U.S. road championship
3rd, prologue, Tour de France
4th, prologue, Dauphiné Libéré
5th, stage 5, Tour of California
6th, stage 8, Giro d’Italia
6th, stage 5, Tour de France
9th, prologue, Tour of California
10th, stage 2, Giro d’Italia
2006
1st, U.S. road championship
1st, stages 2 and 5, Tour of California
1st, stage 4, Eneco Tour of Benelux
3rd, Tour of Flanders
3rd, prologue, Tour of California
4th overall, Tour of California
4th, stage 3, Tour of California
5th, Ghent-Wevelgem
5th, stage 1, Tour of California
8th, Tirreno-Adriatico
9th, Clasica San Sebastian
2005
1st, stage 15, Tour de France
1st, stage 4, team time trial, Tour de France
1st, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
1st, stages 1 and 7, Dauphiné Libéré
1st, Grand Prix Ouest-France
2nd, Paris-Roubaix
6th overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
7th, Tour of Flanders
2004
1st overall, Three Days of the Panne
1st, stage 4, team time trial, Tour de France
3rd, T-Mobile International
4th, Ghent-Wevelgum
4th, Luk Challenge
5th overall, Paris-Nice
5th, GP Eddy Merckx
8th, Paris-Roubaix
8th, Championship of Zurich
10th, Tour of Flanders
2003
2nd, stage 7, Volta a Catalunya
7th overall, Tour of Belgium
2002
2nd, Classic Haribo
2nd, stage 3B, Three Days of the Panne
3rd, U.S. road championship
3rd, Ghent - Wevelgem
3rd, Three Days of the Panne
3rd, Volta Ao Algarve
4th, Tour of Flanders
6th, Paris-Roubaix
7th, World Cup
2001
1st, Ghent-Wevelgem
1st, BMC San Francisco Grand Prix
3rd, U.S. road championship
3rd, Trofeo Luis Puig
3rd, First Union Invitational
3rd, stage 2, Vuelta Valenciana
4th, Paris-Roubaix
10th, Meisterschaft Von Zürich
2000
2nd, U.S. road championship
3rd, First Union Classic
3rd, stage 8, Paris-Nice
3rd, stage 3, Vuelta Valenciana
6th, Paris-Roubaix
1999
1st, First Union Classic
1st, points competition, Tour de Luxembourg
1st, stage 6, Prutour
2nd, stage 4, Volta a Catalunya
2nd, stage 1 and 2A, Prutour
3rd, First Union Invitational
3rd, stage 1, 2 and 5, Volta a Catalunya
3rd, stage 5, Tour de Luxembourg
4th, Paris-Roubaix
4th, Ghent-Wevelgem
1998
1st, U.S. road championship
2nd, First Union Classic
3rd, Christiana Care Cup
3rd, stage 3, Tour de France
3rd, stage 1, Ruta del Sol
1997
1st, stage 1, Setmana Catalana
1996
9th, Tour of Mallorca
1995
1st, stage 8, Chaam
3rd, Thrift Drug Classic
3rd, CoreStates NJNB Classic
8th, First Union Grand Prix
10th, U.S. road championship
1994
2nd overall, Tour of Luxembourg
3rd overall, West Virginia Classic
3rd overall, K-Mart Classic
Biography
Hincapie is the best American classics rider. He is the highest American finisher at the Paris-Roubaix (2nd, 2005) and the only American to win Ghent-Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. He rode for Motorola from 1994 to 1996 before joining U.S. Postal Service/ Discovery Channel in 1997. He moved to High Road for the 2008 season.Related Articles
- Aug. 21, 2006Boonen takes another win at Benelux tour; Hincapie holds lead
- Apr. 2, 2006Boonen repeats at Flanders; Hincapie third
- Feb. 24, 2006Hincapie aces another stage, Landis almost home free
- Feb. 21, 2006Hincapie claims stage win, lead in Tour of California
- Jun. 12, 2005By George! Hincapie wins another at Dauphiné; Landaluze takes overall
- Apr. 12, 2005A conversation with George Hincapie
- Mar. 20, 2002Andrew Hood's Euro-file: A conversation with George Hincapie
- Apr. 15, 2001Domo’s 1-2-3 proves they’re the team to beat; Hincapie finishes 4th


