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Bradley McGee

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Bradley John McGee, known as Brad McGee, is an Australian racing cyclist born in Sydney on 24 February 1976 who succeeded on both the track and the road. As a pursuit rider he won five Olympic medals between 1996 and 2004: bronze in the individual and team pursuit at Atlanta, bronze in the individual pursuit at Sydney, and then silver in the individual pursuit and gold in the team pursuit at Athens, a total that equals the modern record for medals won by an Olympic cyclist. He also won the individual and team pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. On the road he wore the yellow jersey at the 2003 Tour de France and the pink jersey at the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the only Australian to lead both races, and he won stages of the Tour de France as a sprinter. He rode his fourth Olympics in 2008.

Facts
Birth Year
1976 1
Career Highlight
Won the team pursuit at the 2004 Athens Olympics, one of five Olympic medals, and led the 2003 Tour de France. 2
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Gold Medals
1 1
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Source Brad McGee (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC
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NOC Australia AUS
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1. Brad McGee (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, born
    Born 24 February 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales AUS
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Biography, 2004 team pursuit
    helped Australia to a gold medal in the team pursuit
  • Biography, medal total
    With five Olympic medals, Brad McGee has equaled the modern mark
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC Australia AUS
  • Plays: Cycling, Results, discipline
    Cycling Track
  • Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Results, 1996
    1996 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, Results, 2000
    2000 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Results, 2004
    2004 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Results, 2008
    2008 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Biography, 1998 Commonwealth Games
    In 1998, McGee won gold medals in the individual and team pursuit at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Biography, 2003 Tour de France
    In 2003 he held the maillot jaune at the Tour de France for four days
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2. Bradley McGee (Wikipedia)
Career, Olympics
Quote, Career, Olympics
He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit
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