ˈæftɚ tˈuː jˈɪɹz wɪððɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən dʒˈaɪəntˌeɪˌaɪˈɛs sˈaɪklɪŋ tˈiːm, wˈaɪt ðˈɛn wɛnt θɹuː ɪtˈæliən tˈiːmz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈaɪndɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɔnðə jˌuːˈɛs pˈoʊstəl sˈɜːvɪs tˈiːm fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn θɹuː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.
After 2 years with the Australian GIANT-AIS Cycling Team, White then went through Italian teams  (1998) and  (1999) before finding himself on the US Postal Service team from 2001 through to 2003.