Allan Davis

Allan Howard Davis (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTour team . Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002. He is also the brother of fellow cyclist, Scott Davis, and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Career In 2004 and 2005 he participated in the Tour de France, coming fifth in the points classification at the 2005 Tour de France behind the winner, Thor Hushovd of Norway, and fellow Australians Stuart O'Grady (2nd) and Robbie McEwen (3rd), and Kazakh champion Alexander Vinokourov (4th).

In 2006, Davis was one of the riders of the team implicated in the Operación Puerto doping case. However, on 26 July 2006, Davis was cleared by Spanish officials.

He made his debut with Quick Step on 3 September 2008 in the Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen – Aartselaar race after reaching an agreement with Patrick Lefevere for the following two seasons and obtained a definitive free pass from his former team, Mitsubishi–Jartazi.

His 2009 season got off to an excellent start with three stages and the overall of the 2009 Tour Down Under.

Davis moved with brother Scott to for the 2010 season. He remained with the team until the end of 2011, when he moved to the new team.

In February 2018 Davis joined as the team's lead directeur sportif.

Major results

2000 7th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships 2001 6th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships 2002 1st Stage 1 Giro del Capo 2nd GP Istria 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 2003 1st Trofeo Manacor 1st Stage 4 Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2004 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st Trofeo Alcudia 1st Trofeo Manacor 1st Stage 5 Deutschland Tour 5th Overall Tour de Pologne 1st Stage 3 2005 Vuelta a Murcia 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 Eneco Tour

1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Aragón

1st Stage 5 2nd Overall Tour Down Under 3rd Paris–Tours 3rd HEW Cyclassics 2006 Tour Down Under 1st Stages 2 & 5

2007 Tour of Qinghai Lake

1st Stages 1, 3, 5, 6 & 9 1st Stage 3 Volta a Catalunya 2nd Milan–San Remo 2008 2nd Overall Tour Down Under 1st Stage 3 2nd Overall Geelong Bay Classic Series 1st Stage 4 3rd Vattenfall Cyclassics 4th Overall Tour de Pologne

1st Stage 2 2009

1st Stages 2, 4 & 5 2nd Paris–Brussels 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie 4th Milan–San Remo 4th Vattenfall Cyclassics 2010

5th Vattenfall Cyclassics 2011 9th Overall Tour Down Under 10th Cancer Council Helpline Classic 2012

6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships