David McCann
![]() McCann during the time trial at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | David McCann | |||||||||||||
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 17 March 1973|||||||||||||
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Current team | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |||||||||||||
Discipline | Road, Track | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Rider type | Time Trialist | |||||||||||||
Amateur team | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Phoenix CC | |||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Ceresit–CCC–Mat | |||||||||||||
2002 | Volksbank-Ideal | |||||||||||||
2003 | Team Endurasport.com-Principia | |||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Giant Asia Racing Team | |||||||||||||
2007 | Colavita–Sutter Home | |||||||||||||
2008 | Giant Asia Racing Team | |||||||||||||
2009 | Ride Sport Racing | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Giant Asia Racing Team | |||||||||||||
2012 | RTS Racing Team | |||||||||||||
2013 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||
Irish National Road Race Championships (2000, 2001, 2006) Irish National Time Trial Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
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David McCann (born 17 March 1973 in Belfast) is an Irish professional road bicycle racer, and rode in the 1996, 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Irish national time trial championships a record 6 times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 & 2010). He last rode for the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, an Azerbaijan-registered UCI Continental team.[1]
Biography[]
In 2005, McCann captured the overall title at the Tour de Korea. In 2006 he won the Tour of Indonesia; 2 stages in the Tour of Thailand; 1 stage at the Tour of Qinghai Lake and 1 stage in the Tour of Azerbaijan. He represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games time trial, finishing 5th.
On 20 September 2009, McCann broke Chris Boardman’s long-standing British 25 mile time trial record in Port Talbot. Later that week, he finished in 11th in the World Championships Elite Time Trial in Mendrisio, Switzerland. His time of 1:01:36.35 was 3 minutes 40 seconds behind the gold medallist Fabian Cancellara. This was McCann's best ever performance at the World Championships. He was UCI ranked 31st on the 2009 Asian Tour, and ranked 4th for the 2010 season with 298.66 points after 11 wins.
He was UCI ranked 42nd on the 2011 UCI Asia Tour (75 pts), thanks mainly to 2nd place GC finishes in the Jelajah Malaysia and in the Tour de Taiwan.
He rode on the Irish three man team for the 2010 World Championships alongside Nicolas Roche and Matt Brammeier, finishing 68th.[2] He won a team pursuit bronze with Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, and followed this up with 5th in the Commonwealth Road Race.
In 2002, McCann received a six-month suspension following a positive test for Norandrosterone. He claimed a contaminated glutamine supplement led to the finding. Like several other athletes suspended around this time, McCann was sponsored by sport nutrition company Maximmuscle. After testing 3 nanograms above the permitted level, Laboratory tests showed a legal glutamine supplement he was using contained a minute amount of norandrosterone not listed on the label. This led to him being given the minimum allowed six-month suspension. [3]
Major results[]
- 2013 - Synergy Baku Cycling Project
- 2nd, Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 2012 – RTS Racing Team
- 5th overall, Tour of Taihu Lake (2.1)
- 11th overall, An Post Ras (2.2)
- 27th,
- 55th, Olympics Road Race
- 2011 – Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
- 1st, Stage 8, An Post Rás (2.2)
- 2nd, Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 16 UCI Europe Tour pts
- 2nd overall, Tour de Taiwan (2.2)
- 2nd overall, Jelajah Malaysia (2.2)
- 3rd, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN) (5 UCI Europe Tour pts)
- 8th overall, Tour of Ulster
- 1st, Stage 1
- 27th, World Championships Elite Time Trial (CM) part of Irish National team
- 2010 – Giant Asia Racing Team
Road:
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st overall, Jelajah Malaysia (2.2)
- 1st overall, Tour of the Philippines (2.2)
- 1st, Stages 1 & 4
- 1st overall, Tour de Taiwan (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st overall, Melaka Governor Cup (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st, Champion of Champions 25 Mile ITT
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Thailand (2.2)
- 4th, Irish National Elite Road Race Championships (CN)
- 5th, Commonwealth Games Road Race
- 5th overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC)
- 8th overall, Tour of Singkarak (2.2)
- 9th overall, Tour of China (2.2)
- 25th, World Championships Elite Time Trial (CM) part of Irish National team
Track:
- 3rd overall, Commonwealth Games – 4km Team Pursuit part of Northern Irish national team)
- lapped India in bronze medal race
- time of 4:22.669 in qualifying
- team: Sean Downey, Martyn Irvine & Philip Lavery
- 2009–10 UCI Track World Cup: 4km Individual Pursuit
- 14th, Track World Cup Rd 1 (Manchester)
- time of 4:36.885 in heat, DNQ
- 14th, Track World Cup Rd 1 (Manchester)
- 2009–10 UCI Track World Cup: 4km Team Pursuit (with Irish team)
- 13th, Track World Cup Rd 1 (Manchester)
- time of 4:20.589 with Irish team (David O'Loughlin, Matthew Brammeier & Stephen Barrett)
- 13th, Track World Cup Rd 1 (Manchester)
- 2009 – Ride Sport Continental / Prime Estate (RSR)
Road:
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st overall, Suir Valley 3 Day
- 1st, Stage 1
- Points class: 1st
- 1st, Port Talbot Wheelers 25 TT
- Time of 45 mins 54 secs is a British 25 mile time trial record beating Chris Boardman who had the title for nearly 20 years.
- 5th overall, Jelajah Malaysia (2.2)
- 8th overall, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2) (riding as part of Irish National team)
- 8th East Yorkshire Classic[4]
- 11th, World Championships Elite Time Trial part of Irish National team
Track (representing Irish National team):
- 12th overall, 2008–09 UCI Track World Cup team pursuit standings 10 pts (with Irish team)
- 5th, Track World Cup Rd 5 (Copenhagen)
- time of 4:11.587 with Irish team (Martyn Irvine, David O'Loughlin & Paul Healion)
- 7th, Track World Cup Rd 4 (Beijing)
- time of 4:13.947 with Irish team (Martyn Irvine, David O'Loughlin & Paul Healion)
- 5th, Track World Cup Rd 5 (Copenhagen)
- 2008 – Giant Asia Racing Team
- 1st, Stage 5 – Tour de Korea-Japan
- 1st, Stage 3, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2)
- 2nd overall, Tour of Hainan (2.1)
- 4th overall, Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC)
- 10th overall, Jelajah Malaysia (2.2)
- 2006 – Giant Asia Racing Team
- 1st,
Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1st overall, Tour of Indonesia (2.2)
- 1st, Stages 1 & 4, Tour of Thailand
- 1st, Stage 5, Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 3rd overall, Jayco Herald Sun Tour (2.1)
- 4th overall, standings
- 5th overall, Tour de Taiwan
- 39th, World Championships Elite Time Trial (CM) riding as part of Irish National team
- 2005 – Giant Asia Racing Team
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st overall, Tour de Korea (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 2
- held race lead after stages 2–5
- 1st overall, Tour of Milad du Nour (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 1
- held race lead after stages 1 and 4–6
- 1st overall, Tour of Ulster
- 1st, Stage 3
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of Indonesia (2.2)
- 2nd overall, Tour of Siam (2.2)
- 3rd, Irish National Road Race Championships (CN)
- 3rd overall, Herald Sun Tour (2.1)
- 1st, Stage 1
- 5th overall, Azerbaïjan Tour (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 3
- 6th overall, Tour de Taiwan (2.2)
- 7th, Tour de Okinawa (1.2)
- 2004 – Team Endurasport.com-Principia / Giant Asia Racing Team (from 8 June)
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st overall, FBD Insurance Rás (2.5)
- 1st, Stages 4 & 7
- 4th, GP Shay Elliot (1.5)
- 5th overall, Tour de Korea (2.5)
- 1st, Stages 1 & 2
- Held race lead after stages 2 & 3
- 5th, Havant GP (1.5)
- 7th, Archer GP (1.5)
- 15th, World Championships Elite Time Trial (CM) part of Irish National team
- 2003 – Team Endurasport.com-Principia
- 3rd, Manx International (1.5)
- 3rd, World B Championship Road Race
- 7th, Tour de Okinawa (1.5)
- 26th, World Championships Elite Time Trial (part of Irish National team)
- 2002 – Volksbank-Ideal
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st, Manx International (1.5)
- 4th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 8th, Commonwealth Games Time Trial
- 2001 – Ceresit–CCC–Mat
- 1st,
Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1st,
Irish National Time Trial Championships (CN)
- 1st overall, Tour of Hokkaido (part of Irish team)
- 1st, Stages 1, 3 & 5
- Points class: 1st
- 6th overall, FBD Milk Ras
- 1st, Stage 1
- Points class: 1st
- KOM class: 1st
- 40th, World Championships – Elite Time Trial
- 2000 – Phoenix CC
- 1st,
Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 43rd, Olympics Road Race
- 1998
- 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1997
- 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1996
- 1st overall, Tour of Ulster
References[]
- ^ "Synergy Baku Cycling Project". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ ROCHE, BRAMMEIER AND MCCANN CONFIRMED FOR WORLDS Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McCann's heartbreak at ban
- ^ "East Yorkshire Classic: comment and analysis". Cycling Weekly. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
External links[]
- Irish male cyclists
- Living people
- 1973 births
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of Ireland
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling