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.
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Career HighlightWon the team pursuit at the 2004 Athens Olympics, one of five Olympic medals, and led the 2003 Tour de France. 2 Medals or Titles Band Connections
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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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Career, OlympicsQuote, 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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