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 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:
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
- Official website
- Australian Cycling Federation Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 June 2005)
- Graeme Brown at trap-friis.dk
- Graeme Brown at UCI
- Graeme Brown at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Graeme Brown at ProCyclingStats
- Graeme Brown at Cycling Quotient
- Graeme Brown at CycleBase
- Graeme Brown at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Graeme Brown at Olympedia
