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Robbie McEwen

Key Stats

Nationality: Australian
Born: June 24, 1972
Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Residence: Brakel, Belgium
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 148 pounds
Strengths: sprinting
Turned Pro: 1996
Hobbies: Golfing, surfing, spending time with family, traveling.

Palmares

Career Highlights:

Tour de France points jersey 2002, 2004, 2006
10 Tours de France, 12 Tour stage wins
1st, Australian road champion 2002, 2005
1st, Paris-Brussels 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
2nd, World Championships 2002

2008
3rd, Down Under Classic
1st, Paris-Brussels
1st, Vattenfall Classic Hambourg
Stage win, Tour de France
Two stage wins, Tour de Suisse
5th, stage 6, Tour Down Under

2007
1st, Darren Smith Cycle Classic
1st, Paris Brussels
1st, Arhus Criterium
1st, stage 3, Eneco Tour
1st, Altstadt Criterium
1st, stage 1, Tour de France
1st, stage 4, Tour de Suisse
1st, Profronde van Wierden
1st, Nacht van Hengelo
1st, stage 2, Giro d'Italia
1st, stage 2, Tour de Romandie
1st, stage 1, Tirreno - Adriatico
1st, Burleigh Worlds Criterium
1st, stage 5, Tour Down Under
1st, stage 3, Jayco Bay Classic

2006
1st, 3 stages Tour de France
1st, 3 stages Giro d'Italia
1st, stage 1, Tour de Romandie
1st, Paris - Brussels
1st, stage Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
1st, stage GP International
1st overall, GP International
1st, Stage 3-daagse West-Vlaanderen
1st, Arona critérium
1st, Criterium Calais
1st, Natourcriterium Aalst
1st, Natourcriterium Herentals
1st, Dernycriterium Antwerpen
1st, Dernycriterium Bochum
1st, Criterium Bavikhove
1st, Wangen Criterium
1st, stage Herald Sun Tour
1st, Australian sprintchampionship

2005
1st, 3 stages Tour de France
1st, 3 stages Giro d'Italia
1st, stage, Tour de Suisse
1st, Paris-Brussels
1st, Australian road championships
1st, GP Fourmies
1st, 3 stages, Tour Down Under
1st, stage, Tour of Qatar
1st, stage, Niedersachsen Ründfahrt
1st, 3 stages, Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
1st, Stadsprijs Geraadsbergen
1st, Gold Coast NYD criterium
1st, Criterium Peer
1st, Criterium Buggenhout
1st, Criterium Vayrac
1st, Betzdorfer City Night

2004
24 victories

2003
14 victories

2002
31 victories

2001
18 victories

2000
4 victories

1999
12 victories

1998
6 victories

1997
12 victories

1996
10 victories

Biography

Robbie "The Rocket" McEwen is an early product of the Australian Institute of Sport, having come to road racing from a background in BMX. After an amateur career that included 50 wins, he got his professional start as a member of the Rabobank team. McEwen thrived further after joining Lotto in 2002. He signed with Katusha for the 2009 season.