George Hincapie: Rider Profile

George HIncapie after the race

GEORGE HINCAPIE
Date of Birth: 29/06/1973
From: Queens, New York City
Team: BMC
Previous teams: Previous teams: Motorola (1994-96); US Postal (1997- 2007); Columbia (2008-2009)
Website: www.georgehincapie.com

George Hincapie career profile
One of the best liked and longest serving members of the peloton, Hincapie came within a whisker of pulling on the yellow jersey at the 2009 Tour de France which would have been just reward for the New Yorker.

A key part of Lance Armstrong's US Postal and Discovery teams, Hincapie was by the Texan's side for all seven of his Tour victories, plus working for Alberto Contador in his 2007 winning ride. He has now been a finisher in 13 out of 14 Tour de France's ridden and was a vital ingredient in Colombia's lead-out train for Mark Cavendish in the last two Tours.

The tall American always makes his mark on the Spring Classics, winning Gent-Wevelgem in 2001 and achieving numerous top-ten placings in Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders.

Hincapie is married to former Tour de France podium girl Melanie Simonneau and has two children.

George Hincapie race results
2009
National road race championships

2008
Dauphine Libere, stage two
Tour of California, stage seven

2007
Tour of Missouri, overall
Tour of Missouri, stage two

2006
Tour of California, stage two
Tour of California, stage five
Eneco Tour, stage four

2005
GP Ouest Plouay
Tour de France, stage 15
Tour de France, team time trial
Kurne-Brussels-Kurne
Dauphin Libere, prologue
Dauphin Libere, stage seven

2004
Three Days of De Panne, overall
Tour de France, team time trial

2001
Gent-Wevelgem

1999
First Union Classic
Prutour, stage six

1997
Setmana Catalana, stage one

George Hincapie photos