Kelland O'Brien explained
| Kelland O'Brien |
| Fullname: | Kelland O'Brien |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Weight: | 79 kg |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2017 |
| Amateurteam1: | Jayco–John West–VIS |
| Amateuryears2: | 2020 |
| Amateurteam2: | St Kilda Cycling Club |
| Proyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Proyears2: | 2022– |
| Majorwins: |
- Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2024) |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Kelland O'Brien (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[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
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
Road
- 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 MayenneGrand Tour general classification results timeline
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Track
- 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 GamesNotes and References
- Web site: Team BikeExchange–Jayco. UCI. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113202555/https://www.uci.org/team-details/17185. 13 January 2022.
- Web site: Kelland O'Brien . 12 April 2017 . Cycling Archives.
- Web site: Kelland O'Brien. 2021-12-31. Australian Olympic Committee. en-AU.
- Web site: Start list . 11 April 2017 . Tissot Timing.
- Web site: Matildas and Kerr Australia's fan favourites at AIS awards. Australian Sports Commission website. 12 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010347/https://www.ausport.gov.au/news/ais_news/story_666457_matildas_and_kerr_australias_fan_favourites_at_ais_awards. 13 December 2017. dead.
