Robbie McEwen

One-day races and Classics Robbie McEwen AM (born 24 June 1972) is an Australian former professional road cyclist.

He is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification in 2002, 2004 & 2006 and, at the peak of his career, was considered the world's fastest sprinter.

He injured his knee and wrist but with the help of his team he clawed his way back to the bunch to win the sprint by over a bike length.

By 2006, McEwen had won the Tour de France green points jersey three times in this race – in 2002, 2004 and, again, in 2006 – defeating rivals such as fellow Australians Baden Cooke and Stuart O'Grady, and international competitors like Erik Zabel of Germany, Tom Boonen of Belgium and Thor Hushovd of Norway.

McEwen won his third and final Points classification in the 2006 Tour de France, this time with Zabel second and Hushovd third.

He humorously said after his arrival on the final stage in Los Angeles: "This was a good race to pick as my last because I suffered so much this week I won't miss it."

[9] In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Robbie McEwen commentated on the Tour de France's world feed in English, alongside fellow Australian Matthew Keenan.

[13] McEwen co-hosted the Seven Network broadcast of the 2023 & 2024 Santos Men's Tour Down Under used by Peacock in the US alongside Anna Meares and Phil Liggett.

Fellow Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady considers McEwen to be "one of the fastest, most powerful accelerators the planet has ever seen".

[citation needed] McEwen lives in Australia with his Belgian wife, Angélique Pattyn, his son, Ewan, and his daughters, Elena and Claudia.

McEwen at the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic