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,AIS Athletes at the Olympics 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.Herald Sun: Cyclist Mark French back in the thick of the action. 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 Francecolspan=12 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.
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