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Robert Hunter (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth | April 22, 1977 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (158 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Barloworld |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1999 – 2001 2002 2003 – 2004 2005 – 2006 2007 – |
Lampre-Daikin Mapei-Quickstep Rabobank Phonak Hearing Systems Barloworld |
| Major wins | |
| Stage 1 – Vuelta a España 1999 Stage 17 – Vuelta a España 2001 Stage 11 – Tour de France 2007 |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| July 19, 2007 | |
Robert Hunter (born 22 April 1977) is a South African professional road cyclist. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits side Barloworld for the 2007 season. His biggest career achievements to date include winning stages at the 1999 and 2001 Vuelta a España and the 2007 Tour de France, the overall title at the 2004 Tour of Qatar, and the sprint classification at the 2004 Tour de Suisse.
He has been awarded the Cyclist of the Year Award in South Africa five times between 2001 and 2007.
In 2006 he was part of Floyd Landis's Tour de France winning team. In 2007 he returned to the Tour de France as leader of the Barloworld team (which received a wildcard entry to the race). Hunter was the winner of Stage 11 of the 2007 Tour de France, which was the first ever stage win at the Tour by a rider from South Africa.
- 1999 – Lampre-Daikin
- 1st, Stage 1 – Vuelta a España
- 2000 – Lampre-Daikin
- 2 stage wins and 2nd overall – Ronde van Nederland
- 2001 – Lampre-Daikin
- 1st, Stage 17 – Vuelta a España
- 2002 – Mapei-Quick Step
- 1st, Sprinters Classification – Tour de Langkawi
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 4
- 2003 – Rabobank
- 2004 – Rabobank
- 1st, Sprint Classification – Tour de Suisse
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st overall – Tour of Qatar
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 5
- 1st, Stage 1 – Uniqua Classic
- 1st, Stage 3 – Uniqua Classic
- 1st, Stage 4 – Sachsen-Tour
- 2005 – Phonak Hearing Systems
- 1st – Doha International GP
- 1st, Stage 5 – Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st, Stage 4 – Setmana Catalana
- 1st, Stage 1 – Tour de Georgia
- 1st, Team Time Trial – Volta a Catalunya
- 2006 – Phonak Hearing Systems
- 1st, African Continental Championship Time Trial
- 2007 – Barloworld
- 1st, Stage 5 – Giro del Capo
- 1st, overall – Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 2 / leg 1 – Clasica Alcobendas
- 1st, overall – Tour de Picardie
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Stage 11 – Tour de France
- 2nd, Points Classification – Tour de France
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Pedro Arreitunandia | John-Lee Augustyn | Giosuè Bonomi | Diego Caccia | Félix Cárdenas | Giampaolo Cheula | Enrico Degano | Alexander Efimkin | Fabrizio Guidi | Robert Hunter | Paolo Longo Borghini | James Lewis Perry | Hugo Sabido | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Mauricio Soler | Geraint Thomas | Manager: Claudio Corti |
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