| Neil Stephens | |
| Full Name: | Neil Stephens |
| Birth Date: | 1963 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Canberra, Australia |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Weight: | 650NaN0 |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 1985 |
| Proteam1: | Peugeot–Michelin |
| Proyears2: | 1986 |
| Proteam2: | Santini–Sierre |
| Proyears3: | 1987 |
| Proteam3: | Ever Ready–Ammaco |
| Proyears4: | 1988 |
| Proteam4: | Zero Boys |
| Proyears5: | 1989 |
| Proteam5: | Caja Rural–Paternina |
| Proyears6: | 1990 |
| Proteam6: | Artiach–Royal |
| Proyears7: | 1991 |
| Proteam7: | Paternina sport |
| Proyears8: | 1992–1996 |
| Proteam8: | ONCE |
| Proyears9: | 1997–1998 |
| Proteam9: | Festina–Lotus |
| Manageyears1: | 2000–2001 |
| Manageteam1: | Linda McCartney Racing Team |
| Manageyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Manageyears3: | 2008–2010 |
| Manageyears4: | 2012–2018 |
| Manageyears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Manageyears6: | 2021– |
Neil Stephens (born 1 October 1963 in Canberra) is an Australian former road bicycle racer. He won the Australian national road race title in 1991 and 1994.[1] As of 2024 he is a sports director at Team Bahrain Victorious.[2]
He is a Tour de France stage winner and is one of the relatively few riders to have completed the three Grand Tours (Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España) in a calendar year, as well as being the first Australian to complete the feat.[3] He was involved in the Festina doping scandal in 1998 Tour de France. He claimed that he took EPO but believed he was taking vitamin supplements intravenously.[4] In late 2007, announced that Neil Stephens would be the team's new sport director.[5]
Stephens was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1996 Australia Day Honours for his service to cycling[6] and the Australian Sports Medal in September 2000 in recognition of his Tour de France stage win.[7]