Kelland O'Brien (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[1][2] O'Brien qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and was part of the Men's team pursuit where he and his team secured an Olympic Gold Medal. The team also set a new Olympic & World record in their First Round Qualifying race with a time of 3:40.730 on 6 August 2024.
![]() O'Brien in 2022 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Kelland O'Brien |
Born | Melbourne, Australia | 22 May 1998
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team BikeExchange–Jayco |
Discipline |
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Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2017 | Jayco–John West–VIS |
2020 | St Kilda Cycling Club |
Professional teams | |
2018–2019 | ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast |
2022– | Team BikeExchange–Jayco |
Major wins | |
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Biography
editO'Brien grew up in Kew, Victoria, Australia. He started in BMX but then switched to mountain bike. O'Brien also did quite a bit of road cycling before concentrating on the track. He represented Australia at the 2015 Junior World Championships and his performances allowed him to get a Madison gold and Team Pursuit bronze.[3]
O'Brien rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] In December 2017, he was awarded Australian Institute of Sport Emerging Athlete of the Year.[5]
Major results
editRoad
edit- 2019
- 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 10th Halle–Ingooigem
- 2020
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road Race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2022
- 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 2023
- 1st Criterium, National Road Championships
- 9th Rund um Köln
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
editGrand Tour | 2022 |
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Giro d'Italia | — |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Track
edit- 2015
- UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st Omnium, National Junior Championships
- 2016
- 3rd Madison, UCI World Junior Championships (with Cameron Scott)
- 2017
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2018
- 1st Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- Oceania Championships
- National Championships
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Burlin
- 3rd Madison, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (with Leigh Howard)
- 2nd Six Days of London (with Leigh Howard)
- 2019
- Oceania Championships
- National Championships
- 1st Madison (with Leigh Howard)
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Brisbane
- 2nd Madison, Hong Kong (with Sam Welsford)
- 2020
- Oceania Championships
- 1st Madison (with Sam Welsford)
- 2nd Scratch
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Sam Welsford)
- 2021
- 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Cameron Meyer)
- 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2023
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Graeme Frislie)
- 2024
- 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
References
edit- ^ "Team BikeExchange–Jayco". UCI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Kelland O'Brien". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Kelland O'Brien". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Start list". Tissot Timing. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Matildas and Kerr Australia's fan favourites at AIS awards". Australian Sports Commission website. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
External links
edit- Kelland O'Brien at UCI
- Kelland O'Brien at Cycling Archives
- Kelland O'Brien at ProCyclingStats
- Kelland O'Brien at Cycling Quotient
- Kelland O'Brien at CycleBase