Sunday July 28, 2024
St Kilda Cycling Club celebrates Grace Brown’s Olympic Gold Medal triumph
St Kilda Cycling Club members are celebrating today after club member and two-time Olympian Grace Brown won the gold medal in the women’s Time Trial at the Paris Olympics overnight.
Grace demonstrated extraordinary skill and determination in a race marked by treacherous conditions, executing her race plan to perfection and clinching an emphatic victory.
“We are immensely proud of Grace’s flawless performance,” said Tom Reynolds, President of the St Kilda Cycling Club.
“This gold medal has been a long-term goal for Grace. Her dedication and resilience in such challenging conditions exemplify the spirit of our club and the wider Australian cycling community. Grace’s success is a testament to her intelligence, work ethic and indefatigable spirit.
“There are a lot of tired St Kilda members today – they stayed up late to cheer Grace on, and some may have started celebrating in the early hours.”
Grace announced in June that she plans to retire at the end of the year, capping off her illustrious career (and the best year of her professional career) on the highest note possible. She has achieved the ultimate dream of going out on top, with an Olympic gold medal as the crowning jewel of her career.
This year she has also won the National Road Championships TT, the individual time trial stage of the Tour de Bretagne Femmes, and the famed Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes.
Grace was a late starter to the cycling world after spending her early athletic years as a runner. Grace took up the sport in August 2015 when she joined the St Kilda Cycling Club for its well-known support of developing female athletes, on the recommendation of friends.
She quickly progressed from a beginner rider to national-level racing novice in 2018 with the Holden Team Gusto Racing, and then joined British UCI team Wiggle High5.
In 2019 she joined the Mitchelton-Scott team and in 2020 won AusCycling’s Female Road Cyclist of the Year. She currently rides for UCI women’s team WorldTeam FDJ-Suez.
While Grace has conquered the world stage, club members eagerly look forward to seeing a post-retirement Grace Brown join our Wednesday fast ride. The ride departs from Luna Park at 5.45am sharp all year and gold medal or not, we leave on time!
-ENDS-
Media contact:
Tom Reynolds
President
St Kilda Cycling Club
0409 964 549
About St Kilda Cycling Club
St Kilda Cycling Club, founded in 1999, is Australia’s biggest cycling club. About 50 per cent of its members are female – the highest percentage in Australian cycling.
The club offers a supportive community for riders of all levels, from first timers to current (and future) Olympic gold medallists. It prides itself on fostering a vibrant and inclusive cycling culture, with a focus on both competitive and recreational riding, including road, track, gravel and mountain biking.
It has nurtured many current and former national and world champions including Olympians, Paralympians and World Tour riders.