Tour de France, Green Jersey (2002, 2004, 2006), 12 stages Giro d'Italia, 12 stages Australia Road Race Champion (2002, 2005) Paris-Brussels (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)
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September 16, 2007
Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, specializing in sprint finishes. As a triple winner of the Tour de France's spinters' classification, he is considered one of the fastest sprinters in the world.
A former junior Australian BMX champion, McEwen switched to road racing in 1990 at 18. He was first selected for the Australian national road team in 1994. McEwen lives in Brakel, Belgium with his wife Angélique Pattyn, his son Ewan, and his daughter Elena.
The official Web site of the Davitamon-Lotto ProTour team sprinter offers the usual bio and palmares, along with an extensive collection of photos going back to the late '90s, when the popular ...
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