Brendan Johnston (born 25 November 1991) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who primarily competes in gravel, road and mountain bike racing. He has won the national cross-country marathon championships six times, as well as three rounds of the UCI Gravel World Series and the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic on the road.
Johnston started his career in junior mountain biking, where he saw success at the national level. However, his career was interrupted in 2009 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He recovered and returned to competition in 2011.
Major results Gravel
2023 Belgian Waffle Ride 1st Utah 2nd Kansas 4th California 2nd Big Sugar Gravel 2024 1st National Championships UCI World Series 1st Seven Race 2nd RADL GRVL 4th SBT GRVL 5th Big Sugar Gravel 5th Belgian Waffle Ride California 2025 UCI World Series 1st Gravelista (2024) 1st The Devils Cardigan 1st Salty Lizard 1st RADL GRVL 3rd National Championships 5th Unbound Gravel 200 5th Sea Otter Classic
Road
2013 5th Road race, National Under-23 Championships 2017 1st Overall 1st Stage 1 2019 3rd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic 2020 1st Overall National Road Series 1st Overall 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic 2023 3rd Road race, National Championships 2024 2nd Hayman Classic
Mountain bike
2015 National Championships 1st Cross-country marathon 2nd Cross-country 2016 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships 2017 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships 2018 2nd Cross-country marathon, National Championships 2019 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships 2022 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships 2023 National Championships 3rd Cross-country marathon 3rd Cross-country short track 2024 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
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