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David is arguably SA's top stage race rider on the road, in 2008 he made an amazing transition to Mountain Biking and came 3rd, with his partner Kevin, in the Tour de France of MTB stage races the ABSA Cape Epic. With not too many road tours in his sights for 2009 watch out for David on the dirt. FULL NAMES David George
DATE OF BIRTH 23 February 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town
CURRENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE Cape Town
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS US Postal Service 1999, 2000 Tacconi Sport / Vini Caldirola 2001 CCC-Polstat 2002 Barloworld 2003-2005 Relax Gam 2006 MTN Energade 2008 NATIONAL TEAM REPRESENTATION Olympic Games 1996, 2000 Commonwealth Games 1998, 2002, 2006 World Championships 1997-2006 Tour de Langkawi eight times Beijing Olympic Games 2008 World Road Race Championships, Italy 2008 | 
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2nd Commonwealth Games Road Race 2006 3rd Commonwealth Games Time Trial 1998 4th Commonwealth Games Road Race 1998 3rd Under-23 World Championships Time Trial 1997 1st Giro del Capo 20002, 2003, 2004 1st SA Time Trial Championships five times 1st SA Road Race Championships 2003 1st Tour de Langkawi 2006 Completed Vuelta Espana 2006
BEST RESULTS IN 2008 3rd SA Road Race Championships 3rd ABSA Cape Epic with a stage win and prologue win 4th Giro del Capo with a stage win
MARITAL STATUS Married to Michelle
RIDING STRENGTHS Climbing, time trials, tours
RIDING WEAKNESSES Bunch sprints, cold weather RACING GOALS FOR 2009 Giro del Capo Absa Cape Epic SA Championships Road Race and Time Trial To develop the MTN team into a world-class outfit
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