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In profile: Shane Kelly and Stuart O'Grady
Thursday, 7 August, 2008
Stuart O'Grady drinks as he rides in the pack during the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Lavelanet and Narbonne, southern France. (AAP)
In Beijing, Shane Kelly and Stuart O'Grady will become the first Australian cyclists to compete at five Olympic games. Below is a list of the main highlights in their cycling careers.
Shane Kelly
DOB:7/1/72
* Four-time world champion
* In 1995, set the world record for the 1km time trial of
1:00.613. The record stood for five years.
* Olympic results:
1992: 1km time trial, silver
1996: 1km time trial, DNF
2000: 1km time trial, bronze
2004: 1km time trial 4th, keirin bronze, team sprint 4th.
Stuart O'Grady
DOB: 6/8/73
* Tour de France stage winner.
* In 1998, became only the second Australian after Phil Anderson
to wear the yellow jersey as Tour de France race leader
* Track world champion
* Last year became the first Australian to win Paris-Roubaix,
road cycling's famed "Hell of the North" one-day classic.
* Olympic results:
1992: teams pursuit silver
1996: points race bronze, teams pursuit bronze
2000: points race 10th, road race 77th
2004: madison gold (with Graeme Brown), road race 33rd
Source: AAP/SBS
Shane Kelly
DOB:7/1/72
* Four-time world champion
* In 1995, set the world record for the 1km time trial of
1:00.613. The record stood for five years.
* Olympic results:
1992: 1km time trial, silver
1996: 1km time trial, DNF
2000: 1km time trial, bronze
2004: 1km time trial 4th, keirin bronze, team sprint 4th.
Stuart O'Grady
DOB: 6/8/73
* Tour de France stage winner.
* In 1998, became only the second Australian after Phil Anderson
to wear the yellow jersey as Tour de France race leader
* Track world champion
* Last year became the first Australian to win Paris-Roubaix,
road cycling's famed "Hell of the North" one-day classic.
* Olympic results:
1992: teams pursuit silver
1996: points race bronze, teams pursuit bronze
2000: points race 10th, road race 77th
2004: madison gold (with Graeme Brown), road race 33rd
Source: AAP/SBS
