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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley John McGee |
| Born | (1976-02-24) 24 February 1976 (age 48) Sydney |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999–2007 | Française des Jeux |
| 2008 | Team CSC |
| Managerial team | |
| 2009–2012 | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record | |
Bradley John McGee OAM (born 24 February 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently the head coach of the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS).[1] He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten. He lives in Sydney and in Nice, France.[citation needed]
His greatest success as a road cyclist has been winning the 2003 prologue of the Tour de France, and leading the race for three days in 2003. In 2004, he wore the leader's pink jersey of the Giro d'Italia for one day.[citation needed] In 2005, he wore the leader's golden jersey for four days in the Vuelta a España. He was the first Australian to lead the Tour of Spain, and the first to wear the leader's jersey of all three Grand Tours.[citation needed]
As a track cyclist and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder he met success in individual and team events. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record time of 3:58.233. He won a silver medal for the Olympic 4000m pursuit. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in his home town of Sydney, he set an Australian record of 4 minutes 19.25 seconds, and won a bronze medal for the pursuit. In Atlanta at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won two bronze medals, for the individual pursuit and the team pursuit.
At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team pursuit. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he defended his Commonwealth titles to win gold in both events. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won the individual pursuit.
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include:
Bradley McGee is today a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organisation.[3]
Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
Individual pursuit Teams pursuit
Individual pursuit Team pursuit Individual pursuit Team pursuit Elimination race Individual pursuit Scratch race Team pursuit Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships Individual pursuit Team pursuit
Individual pursuit Team pursuit Individual pursuit Team pursuit Individual pursuit – Quartu Sant'Elena, UCI Track World Cup Classics Individual pursuit Team pursuit Individual pursuit Team pursuit
Individual pursuit, Olympic Games Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
Team pursuit
Individual pursuit Individual pursuit – Manchester, UCI Track World Cup Classics
Individual pursuit – Manchester, UCI Track World Cup Classics Team pursuit – Los Angeles, UCI Track World Cup Classics Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
Points classification
after Stages 1–3
Overall Route du Sud
after Stages 1 & 3–4 Points classification
after Stages 1–4| Grand Tour | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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127 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France
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— | 83 | 109 | 133 | — | 105 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
