{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1979)}} {{for|the footballer|Graeme Brown (footballer)}} {{for|the journalist|Graeme Brown (journalist)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Graeme Brown | image = Graeme Brown, Cyclist, jjron, 2.01.10.jpg | caption = Brown at the 2010 [[Bay Classic Series]] | full_name = Graeme Allen Brown | nickname = Brownie | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|9}} | birth_place = [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia | height = 1.80 m | weight = 76 kg | currentteam = Retired | disciplines = {{unbulleted list|Road|Track}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Sprinter | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = Randwick Botany Cycling Club | proyears1 = 2002–2005 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BRD|2002}} | proyears2 = 2006–2014 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RAB|2006}} | proyears3 = 2015–2016 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DPC|2015}} | majorwins = | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalCountry| {{flagu|Australia}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|4000m Team Pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Madison]]}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 4000m Team Pursuit}} {{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | Scratch Race}} }} '''Graeme Allen Brown''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 9 April 1979 in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]]) is an Australian former professional [[cycle sport|cyclist]],<ref name=PCS>{{cite web|title=Brown at Procyclingstats.com|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Graeme_Brown|website=Procyclingstats.com|access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the {{UCI team code|BRD|2005}}, {{UCI team code|RAB|2014}} and {{UCI team code|DPC|2016}} teams.
A former [[Australian Institute of Sport]] scholarship holder,<ref>[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics AIS Athletes at the Olympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=An interview with Graeme Brown |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/an-interview-with-graeme-brown/ |website=CyclingNews.com |date=29 November 2005 |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
As a [[track cycling|track cyclist]] he won a [[gold medal]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] as a member of the [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Team Pursuit Men|team pursuit]] (with [[Bradley McGee]], [[Brett Lancaster]], and [[Luke Roberts (cyclist)|Luke Roberts]]) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with [[Stuart O'Grady]] for the [[Madison (cycling)|Madison]] event at the [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]] he won two gold medals: for the [[Team pursuit]], and the [[Scratch Race (cycling)|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.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23171965-11088,00.html Herald Sun: Cyclist Mark French back in the thick of the action]. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208094627/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23171965-11088,00.html|date=2008-02-08}}</ref><ref name="equigen" /> 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]].<ref name="equigen">{{Cite web |date=2004-06-18 |title=Australian cycling rocked by drugs claims |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australian-cycling-rocked-by-drugs-claims-732715.html |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> On testing, some of the syringes were also found to contain the EquiGen hormone.<ref name="equigen" /> French's lifetime ban was ultimately overturned on appeal, and Brown himself was never charged with any offense.
==Personal life== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=July 2023}} Brown hails from [[Menai, New South Wales|Menai]], an outer suburb of Sydney. He has three sons and a daughter. Recently{{when|date=July 2023}} married Brooke Colton.
==Career achievements== [[File:Graeme Brown 2.jpg|thumb|Brown at the 2009 Tour Down Under]]
===Major results=== Sources:<ref name=PCS/><ref>{{cite web|title=Graeme Brown |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=569 |website=FirstCycling.com |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;1996 : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Sprint, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Junior Track Championships]] ;1997 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[UCI Junior Track World Championships]] : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Team pursuit, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Junior Track Championships]] ;1998 : 1st Stage 8 Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic ;1999 : [[1999 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]] ::1st Team pursuit, Frisco ::1st Team pursuit, Cali : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Points race, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Track Championships]] : 1st Team pursuit, Oceania International Grand Prix ;2000 : [[2000 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]], Cali ::1st Madison ::2nd Team pursuit : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Team pursuit, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Track Championships]] ;2001 : 1st Stage 1 [[2001 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] : 1st Stage 6 [[Giro delle Regioni]] : 1st Stage 6 [[Tour of Japan]] : 6th [[Circuito del Porto]] ;2002 : 1st Points race, [[2002 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]], Moscow : [[Cycling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ::1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] Team pursuit ::1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] Scratch : [[2002 Tour de Langkawi|Tour de Langkawi]] ::1st Stages 6 & 10 ;2003 : 1st [[File:Jersey rainbow.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Madison, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Track Championships]] (with [[Mark Renshaw]]) : [[2003 Tour de Langkawi|Tour de Langkawi]] ::1st [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st Stages 5 & 7 : 1st Points classification Perth Criterium Series : 1st Stage 6 [[2003 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] ;2004 : [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] ::1st [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ::1st [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison|Madison]] (with [[Stuart O'Grady]]) ;2005 : [[2005 Tour de Langkawi|Tour de Langkawi]] ::1st [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 5, 7, 9 & 10 : 2nd [[Coppa Bernocchi]] : 3rd [[Giro della Romagna]] ;2006 : 1st [[Tour de Rijke]] : [[2006 Deutschland Tour|Deutschland Tour]] ::1st Stages 4 & 8 : 3rd [[Delta Profronde|Ronde van Midden-Zeeland]] : 5th [[Classic Haribo]] : 5th [[2006 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 5th [[Profronde van Fryslan|Noord-Nederland Tour]] : 8th [[International Grand Prix Doha]] ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 [[2007 Tour of California|Tour of California]] : 1st Stage 3 [[2007 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]] : 1st Stage 2 [[2007 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]] : 2nd Overall [[Niedersachsen Rundfahrt]] : 2nd [[Ronde van het Groene Hart]] : 2nd [[Rund um Köln]] : 2nd [[Tour de Rijke]] : 4th [[Delta Profronde|Ronde van Midden-Zeeland]] : 5th [[2007 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] ;2008 : 1st [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Cala Millor-Cala Bona]] : 1st Stage 1 [[2008 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]] : 1st Stage 3 [[2008 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] : 2nd [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Mallorca]] : 3rd [[2008 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] ;2009 : 1st [[Nokere Koerse]] : 1st [[Omloop van het Houtland]] : 1st Stage 3 [[2009 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] : [[2009 Vuelta a Murcia|Vuelta a Murcia]] ::1st Stages 1 & 5 : 2nd [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Cala Millor]] : 2nd [[2009 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] : 2nd [[Ronde van het Groene Hart]] : 2nd [[Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic|Dutch Food Valley Classic]] : 5th [[Profronde van Fryslan|Batavus Prorace]] ;2010 : 1st Stage 1 [[Bay Classic Series]] : 1st Stage 8 [[Tour of Austria]] : 3rd Overall [[Delta Tour Zeeland]] : 3rd [[2010 Clásica de Almería|Clásica de Almería]] : 4th [[Ronde van het Groene Hart]] : 5th [[Rund um Köln]] ;2011 : 3rd [[Nokere Koerse]] : 10th Overall [[Delta Tour Zeeland]] ;2012 : 6th [[Bredene Koksijde Classic|Handzame Classic]] ;2013 : 4th [[Omloop van het Houtland]] ;2015 : 8th Road race, [[Oceania Cycling Championships|Oceania Road Championships]] {{div col end}}
====Grand Tour general classification results timeline====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | [[2002 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] | [[2003 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] |— |— | [[2006 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] | [[2007 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] | [[2008 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] |— | [[2010 Giro d'Italia|130]] | [[2011 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] | [[2012 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] |colspan=12 {{n/a|Did not contest during career}} |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | [[2013 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}
===Awards and honours=== Brown was awarded the [[Order of Australia]] Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-01-26/stolle-miller-mark-waugh-named-in-honours-list/626016|title=Stolle, Miller, Mark Waugh named in honours list|work=[[ABC News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=26 January 2005|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{official website|http://www.graemebrown.com}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050617090016/http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/H_P_/Rider_Profiles/Male_Riders/graeme_brown.htm |date=17 June 2005 |title=Australian Cycling Federation Profile }} *{{Sports links}}
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