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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley John McGee |
| Born | (1976-02-24)24 February 1976 (age 49) 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 McGeeOAM (born 24 February 1976) is an Australian former professionalracing cyclist. He is currently the head coach of theNew South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS).[1] He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten. He lives in Sydney and inNice, France.[citation needed]
His greatest success as a road cyclist has been winning the 2003 prologue of theTour de France, and leading the race for three days in 2003. In 2004, he wore the leader's pink jersey of theGiro d'Italia for one day.[citation needed] In 2005, he wore the leader's golden jersey for four days in theVuelta a España. He was the first Australian to lead theTour of Spain, and the first to wear the leader's jersey of all threeGrand Tours.[citation needed]
As a track cyclist andAustralian Institute of Sport scholarship holder he met success in individual and team events. He won agold medal at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of theteam pursuit (withGraeme Brown,Brett Lancaster, andLuke Roberts) in world record time of 3:58.233. He won asilver medal for theOlympic 4000m pursuit. At the2000 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. InAtlanta at the1996 Summer Olympics he won twobronze medals, for the individual pursuit and the team pursuit.
At the1994 Commonwealth Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team pursuit. At the1998 Commonwealth Games he defended his Commonwealth titles to win gold in both events. At the2002 Commonwealth Games he won the individual pursuit.
He was awarded theOrder 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 byPeace and Sport, aMonaco-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 ChampionshipsIndividual pursuit,Commonwealth GamesIndividual pursuit – Manchester,UCI Track World Cup Classics
Individual pursuit – Manchester,UCI Track World Cup ClassicsTeam pursuit – Los Angeles,UCI Track World Cup ClassicsTeam pursuit,UCI Track World ChampionshipsTime trial, National Junior Road Championships
Points classification
after Stages 1–3
OverallRoute 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 | 127 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | DNF |
 Tour de France | — | 83 | 109 | 133 | — | 105 | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
