Stuart O'Grady OAM
Stuart O’Grady OAM (born 6 August 1973) is a retired Australian professional road and track bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013.
A former two times World Champion on the track, O’Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men’s Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He rode in 6 Olympic Games, from Barcelona in 1992 through until The London Games in 2012, winning four medals in total. O’Grady also won Paris–Roubaix in 2007.
Stuart O’Grady competed in the Tour de France 17 times, his first was in 1997 and contended for the points classification in the Tour de France known as the green jersey, finishing second in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005 races. He wore the yellow jersey of general classification leader for 9 days total in 1998 and 2001.
Achievements:
6 x Olympic Games
17 x Tour de France
17 x Paris Roubaix
3 x Commonwealth Games
2 x World Champion
Major Results
1992
2nd 4000m Team Pursuit - Summer Olympics
1993
1st Team Pursuit - Track World Championships
1994
1st Team Pursuit - Commonwealth Games
1st 10 Miles Scratch - Commonwealth Games
2nd Points Race - Commonwealth Games
3rd Individual Pursuit - Commonwealth Games
1995
1st Team Pursuit - Track World Championships
1996
1st Stage 3 - Vuelta a Murcia
3rd 4000m Team Pursuit - Summer Olympics
3rd Points Race - Summer Olympics
1997
1st Stages 1, 6 & 8 - Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 5 - Bayern - Rundfahrt
1st Points Classification - Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
7th - Gent–Wevelgem
1998
1st Overall - PruTour Tour of Britain
1st Stages 2 & 7 - PruTour Tour of Britain
1st Stage 14 - Tour de France
Held maillot jaune for 3 days from Stages 4–6
1st Stage 2 - Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stage 5 - Tour du Poitou-Charentes
2nd - GP Haribo
2nd Individual Time Trial - Commonwealth Games
1999
1st Overall - Tour Down Under
1st Stages 3 & 5 - Tour Down Under
1st - Haribo Classic
1st - Stage 5 Prutour
2000
1st Stage 3 - GP du Midi-Libre
2001
1st Overall - Tour Down Under
1st - Gouden Pijl Emmen
1st - Stage 5 - Tour de France
Held maillot jaune from Stages 3–6 & 8–9
2002
1st Road Race - Commonwealth Games
1st Team Pursuit - Commonwealth Games
2003
1st Australia National Road Race Championships
1st Stages 6 & 8 - Tour de Langkawi
1st Overall Centenaire Classification - Tour de France
3rd Overall - Danmark Rundt
3rd - Tour of Flanders
3rd - Paris Tours
2004
1st Madison - Summer Olympics
1st - HEW Cyclassics
1st Stages 5 & 7 - Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1st - GP de Villers-Cotterets
1st Stage 5 - Tour de France
1st Stage 1 - Post Danmark Rundt
1st - Wiener Radfest
3rd - Milan San Remo
2005
2nd Overall - Volta ao Algarve
3rd Overall - Tour Down Under
4th - Milan–San Remo
6th - Rund um Köln
10th - Gent–Wevelgem
2006
1st Stage 1 - Vuelta a España
2nd Overall - Tour of Denmark
1st Points classification - Tour of Denmark
2nd - Züri-Metzgete
3rd - Paris Tours
2007
1st - Paris Roubaix
3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
4th Milano–Torino
5th Milan–San Remo
5th Overall, Tour of California
5th Omloop Het Volk
9th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
10th Tour of Flanders
2008
1st Overall - Herald Sun Tour
1st Stages 2 & 5 - Herald Sun Tour
5th - Paris Roubaix
8th - Gent Wevelgem
2009
2nd Overall - Tour Down Under
2010
7th - Mumbai Cyclothon
10th Overall - Tour of Qatar
2011
1st Stage 1 - Vuelta a España
8th - Paris Tours
9th - E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke
10th - Milan San Remo
2012
1st Stage 1 - Tirreno–Adriatico
6th Road Race - London Olympics
2013
1st Stage 4 - Tour de France