 Brown at the 2020 Flèche Wallonne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Grace Brown |
| Nickname | |
| Born | 7 July 1992[3] Camperdown, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | FDJ–Suez |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015–2016 | St Kilda Cycling Club |
| 2016 | Route 33[4] |
| 2017–2018 | Holden Team Gusto Racing[5] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018 | Wiggle High5 |
| 2019–2021 | Mitchelton–Scott[6][7] |
| 2022– | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
| |
Medal record | |
Grace Brown (born 7 July 1992) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam FDJ–Suez.[8] Brown competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She just missed out on a medal in the women’s time trial, finishing fourth. She also competed in the women's road race where she came 47th.[9][10]
Brown started cycling in 2015 after previously being involved in running.[11][12] She started 2018 riding for Holden Team Gusto Racing. She then joined British UCI team Wiggle High5 for the latter part of 2018 season after being selected as the recipient of the Amy Gillett Cycling Scholarship.[13][14] Her first race for Wiggle High5 was the Tour of California, a UCI Women's World Tour event, that was held in mid-May.[15]
Brown joined the Mitchelton–Scott team at the start of the 2019 season.[11] She had a good start to the 2019 season winning the Australian National Time Trial Championships and a stage at the Tour Down Under.[16] She achieved her first major victory in Europe in the autumn of 2020 winning Brabantse Pijl in a solo breakaway.[17] She was awarded AusCycling's Female Road Cyclist of the Year award for 2020.[18]
Brown started the 2021 season in Australia with second places in both the road race and time trial at the National Championships.[19][20]
Brown had strong results in the 2021 Spring classics. She achieved her first victory in the Women's World Tour at Brugge-De Panne.[21] She was also second at Nokere Koerse and third at the Tour of Flanders.[22] She was selected in the Australian team to compete in the road race and time trial at the Tokyo Olympics.[23] She finished fourth in the time trial.[24]
In August 2021 Brown signed a two year contract with French Women's WorldTeam FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope.[25] She ended the 2021 season early to have shoulder surgery.[26]
Time trial
Time trial, National Road Championships Time trial
after Stage 4 & 5 Time trial
Overall Tour Down Under
Points classification
Overall Bretagne Ladies Tour
Time trial, National Road Championships
