William Chann McRae (born October 11, 1971) is an American professional

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from

Albany, Georgia Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Geo ...

. He was a professional from 1996 to 2003. He raced in the

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and grew up with Lance Armstrong.

Major results

;1990 :3rd in General Classification Ruban Granitiers Bretons (FRA) ;1992 :1st in United States National Road Race Championships, Amateurs ;1994 :3rd in United States National Road Race Championships, Amateurs (USA) ;1997 :1st in Lancaster Classic (USA) :1st in First Union Invitational (USA) :3rd in Stage 5 Regio Tour International (GER) :3rd in Stage 6 Závod Míru, Żywiec (CZE) :2nd in Köln – Schuld – Frechen (GER) ;1998 :2nd in Stage 4 Závod Míru, Jested (CZE) :1st in Stage 1 Niedersachsen Rundfahrt, Wolfsburg (GER) :2nd in General Classification Niedersachsen Rundfahrt (GER) ;1999 :5th. World Championships road race :3rd in Firenze – Pistoia (ITA) ;2000 :1st in Erembodegem-Terjoden (BEL) :3rd in GP Beghelli (ITA) :8th. World Championships road race :17th in General Classification

Giro d'Italia The Giro d'Italia (; ), also known simply as the Giro, is an annual stage race, multiple-stage bicycle racing, bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries. The first race was organized in 19 ...

(ITA) ;2001 :2nd in Austin (USA) ;2002 :2nd in USPro Ch'ship (USA) :1st in National Championship, Road, Elite, Philadelphia (USA) :1st in Stage 1 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, TTT, Deltebre (ESP) :: ;2003 :3rd in Stage 2 Pomona Valley Stage Race, KB Home (USA)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McRae, Chann 1971 births Living people American male cyclists Sportspeople from Albany, Georgia American cycling road race champions Cyclists from Georgia (U.S. state) 20th-century American sportsmen