Graeme Brown

Brown at the 2010 Bay Classic Series
Personal information
Full name	Graeme Allen Brown
Nickname	Brownie
Born	(1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 44) Darwin, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur team
Randwick Botany Cycling Club
Professional teams
2002–2005	Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo
2006–2014	Rabobank
2015–2016	Drapac Professional Cycling
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4000m Team Pursuit 2004 Athens Madison Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 4000m Team Pursuit 2002 Manchester Scratch Race

Graeme Allen Brown OAM (born 9 April 1979 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an Australian former professional cyclist,^[1] who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the Ceramica Panaria–Navigare, Belkin Pro Cycling and Drapac Professional Cycling teams.

A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder,^[2] 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.^[3]

As a track cyclist he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Bradley McGee, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with Stuart O'Grady for the Madison event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won two gold medals: for the Team pursuit, and the 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.^[4][5] 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.^[5] On testing, some of the syringes were also found to contain the EquiGen hormone.^[5] French's lifetime ban was ultimately overturned on appeal, and Brown himself was never charged with any offense.

Personal life

Brown hails from Menai, an outer suburb of Sydney. He has three sons and a daughter. Recently^[when?] married Brooke Colton.

Career achievements

Major results

Sources:^[1][6]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro d'Italia	DNF	DNF	—	—	DNF	DNF	DNF	—	130	DNF	DNF	—
Tour de France	Did not contest during career
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

Awards and honours

Brown was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.^[7]