Daryl Impey was born on 6 December 1984 and is a South African professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.
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10 Facts About Daryl Impey
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Daryl Impey is a two-time winner of the Tour Down Under, and the only rider to have won the race in consecutive years, winning in 2018, and 2019.
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Daryl Impey has won the South African National Road Race Championships twice, and is a nine-time winner of the South African National Time Trial Championships, including eight consecutive titles between 2013 and 2020.
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In 2013, Daryl Impey became the first South African rider to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, doing so for two days; six years later, he won his first individual stage at the race, winning the ninth stage in Brioude.
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Daryl Impey had originally signed for 2011 with the Australian team called Pegasus, but was forced to seek employment elsewhere after that team failed to secure a UCI license.
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Daryl Impey won a stage of the Tour of the Basque Country in April of that year, before making his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d'Italia in May In 2013, he became the first South African ever to lead the Tour de France.
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Daryl Impey won the Tour of Alberta in 2014 by a single second thanks to his victory in the last stage, which gave him enough bonus seconds to overtake Tom Dumoulin.
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Daryl Impey confirmed his good form a couple of days later by taking the fourth place on the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec.
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In 2015, Daryl Impey had to abandon the Tour de France after being involved in a massive crash on the third stage.
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Daryl Impey was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a Espana.
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