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No. 31 - George Hincapie


George Hincapie
Team: High Road
DOB: 6/29/1973
Nationality: USA
Residence(s): Greenville/South Carolina and Girona, Spain
Height: 6'3" | Weight: 175
Pro Since: 1994
Website: georgehincapie.com
Past Pro Teams Discovery (2005-2007), US Postal Service Team (1997-2004), Motorola (1994-1995)
 

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Career Highlights

  • 2007 1st Overall Tour of Missouri - 2nd US PRO Road Race Championships
  • 2006 1st US PRO Road Race Championships
  • 2005 2nd place Paris Roubaix - 1st Stage 15 Tour de France - 1st place Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne - 1st Stages 1 & 7 Dauphine Libere
  • 2004 1st Overall Three Days of DePanne
  • 2001 1st place Ghent-Wevelgem - 1st place San Francisco Grand Prix
  • 1998 US National Champion

Interesting Facts

George Hincape is without a doubt on of the world's most recognized cyclists. This 12-time Tour de France veteran and former US National Champion was the only team member to ride all seven winning Tours with Lance Armstrong. He demonstrated his own ability to win at the Tour when he broke away to win the mountainous stage 15 in 2005. An accomplished classics racer, he has finished second in Paris-Roubaix and won Gent-Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Hincape is married and has one daughter.