Jack Bobridge
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| Full name | Jack Bobridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bobby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1989 Adelaide, Australia |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | GreenEDGE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Track Endurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2011 2012– |
Garmin-Transitions GreenEDGE |
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| Infobox last updated on 21 January 2012 |
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Jack Bobridge (born 13 July 1989 in Adelaide) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He came fourth as part of the Australian team pursuit at the 2008 Olympics, losing the bronze medal race to New Zealand. In May 2009, Bobridge signed with Garmin-Slipstream, with his contract starting on 1 January 2010 and had been contracted to race with the team until 2012. He left the team at the end of 2011, and joined GreenEDGE for the 2012 season.[1]
In September 2009 he won the under-23 time trial at the UCI Road World Championships.[2] In January 2011 he became the Australian National Road Race Champion with a daring solo breakaway. On 2 February 2011, he set a new world record for the track 4k individual pursuit.[3]
Bobridge was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[4]
[edit] Career highlights
- 2006
- 1st Team Pursuit, World Track Championships - Juniors
- 2007
- 1st Team Pursuit, World Track Championships - Juniors
- 1st Team Pursuit Australian National Track Championships
- 1st Madison, Australian National Track Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Murray River
- 2008
- 1st Team Pursuit, World Cup, Los Angeles
- 2009
- 1st U-23 World Time Trial Champion
- 1st National Individual Pursuit Champion
- 1st U-23 National Road Race Champion
- 1st U-23 National Time Trial Champion
- 1st Individual Pursuit, Oceania Championships
- 1st Team Pursuit, Oceania Championships
- 1st U-23 Rund um den Henninger
- 4th KOM Classification, Tour Down Under
- 2010
- 1st Men's Team Pursuit, World Track Championships
- 3rd Men's Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships
- 1st Stage 5, Eneco Tour of the Benelux
- 1st Men's individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 2011
- 1st
Australian National Road Race Championships - 1st Men's Team Pursuit, World Track Championships
- 1st Men's Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships
- 2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour
[edit] References
- ^ "Bobridge, Meyer brothers first Australian signings for GreenEdge". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 5 August 2011. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bobridge-meyer-brothers-first-australian-signings-for-greenedge. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Bobridge wins u23 world TT title
- ^ Bobridge breaks Boardman's record
- ^ AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games
[edit] External links
- Jack Bobridge profile at Cycling Archives
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