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Historic Overview Dan Craven

Rider

Overall Rank6756
NameDan CRAVEN
Country
  Namibia
Date of birth01-Feb-1983 - Omaruru (Erongo)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Dan Craven

Dan Craven (born 1 February 1983) is a Namibian racing cyclist, who last rode for Namibian amateur team NCCS Cycling Team. He is the grandson of Danie Craven, the South African rugby union icon.

Craven started cycling seriously when he studied at Stellenbosch University. After graduating with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics he moved to Switzerland in 2005 in order to pursue a cycling career.

A strong time trialist, Craven was a runner up in the 2006 African Championships, and boasts a 7th place in the time trial at the 2007 B World Championships in Cape Town.

Craven joined the Rapha Condor team for the 2009 season. Craven was the 2008 African Road Race champion, having taken the crown in Casablanca in November just two days after he had picked up a Bronze in the African Time Trial Championships. He joined Team IG–Sigma Sport for the 2012 season. He spent 2013 riding for Synergy Baku before joining the German-based Bike Aid–Ride for Help squad for 2014. In May 2014 it was announced that Craven had been signed to UCI World Tour team, Team Europcar, with effect from July. His first major goal was the last grand tour of 2014, the Vuelta a España.

In 2015 he won the Namibian National Road Race Championships for the fourth time.

source - Wikipedia

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Major Victories

Tour du Rwanda - stages 2010 (1)
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Seasons

Dan Craven - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 2005 Elite without contract 12 1328
2. 2007 Elite without contract 15 1322
3. 2008 Elite without contract 7 1708
4. 2009 Rapha Condor 3 2355
5. 2010 Rapha Condor - Sharp 52 732
6. 2011 Rapha Condor - Sharp 26 1065
7. 2012 Team IG - Sigma Sport 5 2166
8. 2013 Synergy Baku Cycling Project 10 1592
9. 2014 Team Europcar 151 533
10. 2015 Team Europcar 9 1827
11. 2016 Cycling Academy Team 115 576
12. 2017 Israel Cycling Academy 5 2400
13. 2018 Elite without contract 7 2225
14. 2020 Elite without contract 5 1599
Overall: 422 6756