Kelland O'Brien

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Kelland O'Brien
OAM
O'Brien in 2022
Personal information
Full nameKelland O'Brien
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange–Jayco
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017Jayco–John West–VIS
2020St Kilda Cycling Club
Professional teams
2018–2019ACA–Ride Sunshine Coast
2022–Team BikeExchange–Jayco
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2024)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

Kelland O'Brien OAM (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.

Biography

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O'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

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Road

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2019
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
10th Halle–Ingooigem
2020
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2021
National Championships
2nd Road Race
3rd Time trial
2022
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2023
1st Criterium, National Championships
9th Rund um Köln
2024
National Championships
3rd Road race
4th Time trial
8th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2025
3rd Time trial, National Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2022
Giro d'Italia —
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

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2015
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Madison (with Rohan Wight)
3rd Individual pursuit
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
1st Team pursuit
3rd Points race
National Championships
1st Points race
1st Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
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
1st Points race
2nd Omnium
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

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  1. ^ "Team BikeExchange–Jayco". UCI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kelland O'Brien". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Kelland O'Brien". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Start list". Tissot Timing. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
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