# Graeme Brown

Graeme Allen Brown OAM (born 9 April 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the Ceramica Panaria–Navigare, Belkin Pro Cycling and Drapac Professional Cycling teams.
A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, Brown's greatest success as a road cyclist came in the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, including a record-breaking 5 stage wins in 2005 and winning the Points Classification in 2003 and 2005.
As a track cyclist he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Bradley McGee, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with Stuart O'Grady for the Madison event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won two gold medals: for the Team pursuit, and the Scratch Race.

## Mark French accusations

At a hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, cyclist Mark French gave sworn evidence that named Shane Kelly, Sean Eadie, Jobie Dajka, and Graeme Brown as riders who often injected vitamins and supplements in his room. 13 ampoules labelled EquiGen (equine growth hormone, an illegal doping agent), syringes and vitamins had been discovered by cleaners outside French's boarding room at the Australian Institute of Sport. On testing, some of the syringes were also found to contain the EquiGen hormone. French's lifetime ban was ultimately overturned on appeal, and Brown himself was never charged with any offense.

## Personal life

Brown hails from Menai, an outer suburb of Sydney. He has three sons and a daughter. Recently married Brooke Colton.

## Career achievements
### Major results

Sources:

#### 1996

    1st Sprint, National Junior Track Championships

#### 1997

    1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
    1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships

#### 1998

    1st Stage 8 Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic

#### 1999

    UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
       1st Team pursuit, Frisco
       1st Team pursuit, Cali
    1st Points race, National Track Championships
    1st Team pursuit, Oceania International Grand Prix

#### 2000

    UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
       1st Madison
       2nd Team pursuit
    1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships

#### 2001

    1st Stage 1 Tour Down Under
    1st Stage 6 Giro delle Regioni
    1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
    6th Circuito del Porto

#### 2002

    1st Points race, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow
    Commonwealth Games
       1st Team pursuit
       1st Scratch
    Tour de Langkawi
       1st Stages 6 & 10

#### 2003

    1st Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Mark Renshaw)
    Tour de Langkawi
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 5 & 7
    1st Points classification Perth Criterium Series
    1st Stage 6 Tour Down Under

#### 2004

    Olympic Games
       1st Team pursuit
       1st Madison (with Stuart O'Grady)

#### 2005

    Tour de Langkawi
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1, 5, 7, 9 & 10
    2nd Coppa Bernocchi
    3rd Giro della Romagna

#### 2006

    1st Tour de Rijke
    Deutschland Tour
       1st Stages 4 & 8
    3rd Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
    5th Classic Haribo
    5th Scheldeprijs
    5th Noord-Nederland Tour
    8th International Grand Prix Doha

#### 2007

    1st Stage 1 Tour of California
    1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Murcia
    1st Stage 2 Tour de Pologne
    2nd Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
    2nd Ronde van het Groene Hart
    2nd Rund um Köln
    2nd Tour de Rijke
    4th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
    5th Scheldeprijs

#### 2008

    1st Trofeo Cala Millor-Cala Bona
    1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Murcia
    1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under
    2nd Trofeo Mallorca
    3rd Clásica de Almería

#### 2009

    1st Nokere Koerse
    1st Omloop van het Houtland
    1st Stage 3 Tour Down Under
    Vuelta a Murcia
       1st Stages 1 & 5
    2nd Trofeo Cala Millor
    2nd Clásica de Almería
    2nd Ronde van het Groene Hart
    2nd Dutch Food Valley Classic
    5th Batavus Prorace

#### 2010

    1st Stage 1 Bay Classic Series
    1st Stage 8 Tour of Austria
    3rd Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
    3rd Clásica de Almería
    4th Ronde van het Groene Hart
    5th Rund um Köln

#### 2011

    3rd Nokere Koerse
    10th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland

#### 2012

    6th Handzame Classic

#### 2013

    4th Omloop van het Houtland

#### 2015

    8th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

#### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Giro d'Italia | DNF | DNF | — | — | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | 130 | DNF | DNF | — |
| Tour de France | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career | Did not contest during career |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |

### Awards and honours

Brown was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.