Bradley McGee

{{Infobox cyclist

| image = Bradley Mc Gee - TDR 2012.jpg

| fullname = Bradley John McGee

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|02|24}}

| birth_place = Sydney

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 72 kg

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road and track

| role = Directeur sportif

| ridertype = Time trialist

| proyears1 = 1999–2007

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|1999}}

| proyears2 = 2008

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|CSC|2008a}}

| manageyears1 = 2009–2012

| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|SAX|2011}}

| majorwins = Grand Tours

: Tour de France

:: 2 individual stages (2002, 2003)

: Giro d'Italia

:: 1 individual stage (2004)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Bradley John McGee {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 24 February 1976) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently the head coach of the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS).{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/porte-secures-white-jersey-and-likely-top-eight-finish|title = Porte secures white jersey and likely top-eight finish|date = 29 May 2010}} He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten. He lives in Sydney and in Nice, France.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

Career

His greatest success as a road cyclist has been winning the 2003 prologue of the Tour de France, and leading the race for three days in 2003. In 2004, he wore the leader's pink jersey of the Giro d'Italia for one day.{{cn|date=April 2024}} In 2005, he wore the leader's golden jersey for four days in the Vuelta a España. He was the first Australian to lead the Tour of Spain, and the first to wear the leader's jersey of all three Grand Tours.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

File:Brad McGee 2005 TdF Stage 20 St Etienne ITT.jpg during the Stage 20 individual time trial of the 2005 Tour de France.]]

As a track cyclist and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder he met success in individual and team events. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit (with Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record time of 3:58.233. He won a silver medal for the Olympic 4000m pursuit. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in his home town of Sydney, he set an Australian record of 4 minutes 19.25 seconds, and won a bronze medal for the pursuit. In Atlanta at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won two bronze medals, for the individual pursuit and the team pursuit.

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, he won gold medals in the individual and team pursuit. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games he defended his Commonwealth titles to win gold in both events. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won the individual pursuit.

He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include:

1993 Australian Male Cyclist of the year
1994 NSW junior male cyclist of the year
1995 NSW cyclist of the year
2002 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year
2017 Sport Australia Hall of Fame athlete inductee{{cite web|title=Cycling champion Brad McGee pedals into Hall of Fame|url=https://sahof.org.au/cycling-champion-brad-mcgee-pedals-into-hall-of-fame/|website=Sport Australia Hall of Fame website|date=10 October 2017 |access-date=27 September 2020}}

Bradley McGee is today a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organisation.[http://www.peace-sport.org/ Peace and Sport]