Paul Crake

{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1976)}}

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| birth_place = Canberra, Australia

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Paul Crake (born 6 December 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. Prior to turning to road cycling in 2003, Crake was a successful mountain runner and stairclimbing champion. Crake is a five-time winner of the Empire State Building Run-up, the current record holder in 9 minutes and 33 seconds and the only athlete having run under 10 minutes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004143/http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/HighPerformance/RiderProfiles/MaleRiders/Paul_Crake.htm Paul Crake][http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_specialevents_runup_previous.cfm Empire State Building : Official Internet Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102185933/http://esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_specialevents_runup_previous.cfm |date=2 January 2010 }}

In November 2006, Crake underwent surgery in New Zealand for spinal injuries received in a bicycle crash.http://www.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=8653 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}