Grace Brown (cyclist)

Grace Brown (born 7 July 1992) is an Australian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[8]

Grace Brown
Personal information
Full nameGrace Brown
Nickname
Born (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992[3]
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2015–2016St Kilda Cycling Club
2016Route 33[4]
2017–2018Holden Team Gusto Racing[5]
Professional teams
2018Wiggle High5
2019–Mitchelton–Scott[6][7]

Career

Brown started cycling in 2015 after previously being involved in running.[9][10] She started 2018 riding for Holden Team Gusto Racing. She then joined British UCI team Wiggle High5 for the latter part of 2018 season after being selected as the recipient of the Amy Gillett Cycling Scholarship.[11][12] Her first race for Wiggle High5 was the Tour of California, a UCI Women's World Tour event, that was held in mid-May.[13]

Brown joined the Mitchelton–Scott team at the start of the 2019 season.[9] She had a good start to the 2019 season winning the Australian National Time Trial Championships and a stage at the Tour Down Under.[14] She achieved her first major victory in Europe in the autumn of 2020 winning Brabantse Pijl in a solo breakaway.[15]

Major results
2018
Oceania Continental Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
4th Time trial
5th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
2019
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 3 Women's Tour Down Under
2020
1st Brabantse Pijl
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Time Trial, UCI Road World Championships

References
  1. "Meet The Team". Holden Team Gusto. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Malseed, Shannon (28 July 2017). "WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM BLOG: SHANNON MALSEED – THE INSIDE SCOOP". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. Grace Brown at Cycling Archives accessed 14 January 2018
  4. Vella-Wright, Jarrah (23 July 2016). "GRACE BROWN TRANSITIONS FROM RUNNING TO CYCLING". Cycling Victoria. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. "Brown's star on the rise in the Subaru NRS". Cycle Sport News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. "Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. Weislo, Laura (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. "Team BikeExchange". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. "New rider - Who is Grace Brown?". Mitchelton-SCOTT GreenEDGE Cycling. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. Been, José (13 October 2020). "Grace Brown, Aussie aggressor: 'I am not afraid to fail while trying'". CyclingTips. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. "NRS TEAM PROFILE: HOLDEN TEAM GUSTO". Ride Media. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. Giuliani, Simone (19 April 2018). "Brown awarded Amy Gillett scholarship, Wiggle High5 provides development spot". Ella CyclingTips. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. "Wiggle High5 welcomes 2018 Amy Gillett scholarship winner Grace Brown". Wiggle High5. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  14. "Grace Brown re-signs with Mitchelton-Scott for 2020". CyclingNews. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. "Grace Brown wins Brabantse Pijl Dames 2020". CyclingNews. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.


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