Graeme Brown

Graeme Brown
Graeme Allen Brown (born 9 April 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the , and 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
Awards and honours
Brown was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.
References
External links
1979 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Olympic cyclists for Australia
Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Sportsmen from the Northern Territory
Olympic medalists in cycling
Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Australian track cyclists
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games