Neil MacDonald

Neil is a super domestique that’s not unfamiliar with the top step of a podium. He’s won a few big races in his career and he forms a long-standing triumvirate with Nic White and Malcolm Lange, who have produced one of the most successful race-winning combinations in the history of South African cycling.

Neil is a powerful sprinter and often sacrifices his own chances of winning to help set up the sprint for his more illustrious teammates – usually to good effect.












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Neil was born in Johannesburg on 28 February 1977. He currently lives in Radio Kop, Randburg with this wife, Catherine and their daughter Kaitlyn.

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS
•    1997 – 1999 CFP
•    2000 – 2004 HSBC
•    2005 – 2006 Microsoft
•    2007 MTN Microsoft
•    2008 MTN Energade
•    2009 Team Medscheme

NATIONAL TEAM REPRESENTATION
National Team member since 1997 (Under 23 and Elite); 14 representations

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
•    2000 1st Tour of South China Seas
•    2002 Won three stages and captained national team at Qinghai Tour of China
•    2007 Stage win and 2nd overall at Tour of Morocco
•    2007 3rd SA Elite Road Race Championships
•    2008 Winner of Points Jersey Tour of Gabon
•    2000 & 2003 1st Amashovashova National Classic

BEST RESULTS IN 2009
•    Claimed all 3 jerseys on day 2 of the PPA Giro del Capo Challenge
•    2nd in Gateway Shopping Experience
•    2nd Natal Provincial Champs

STRENGTHS: All-rounder

WEAKNESSES: Very long climbs