Age, Biography and Wiki
Stuart O'Grady was born on 6 August, 1973 in Adelaide, Australia, is an Australian cyclist. Discover Stuart O'Grady's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
| Popular As |
Stuart O'Grady |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
6 August 1973 |
| Birthday |
6 August |
| Birthplace |
Adelaide, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous Cyclist with the age 50 years old group.
Stuart O'Grady Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Stuart O'Grady height is 1.76m and Weight 73 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.76m |
| Weight |
73 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Stuart O'Grady's Wife?
His wife is Anne-Marie O'Grady
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Anne-Marie O'Grady |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Seth O'Grady, Tayla O'Grady, Keira-Rose O'Grady |
Stuart O'Grady Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Stuart O'Grady worth at the age of 50 years old? Stuart O'Grady’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cyclist. He is from Australia. We have estimated Stuart O'Grady's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Cyclist |
Stuart O'Grady Social Network
Timeline
His father represented South Australia in road and track cycling, and his uncle, Robert Baird, is a former Australian cyclist who competed in the men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
As a student, he attended St Paul's College.
At this time, he started in track cycling and won a silver medal in the 4000m team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at age 18.
Stuart O'Grady (born 6 August 1973) is a retired Australian professional road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013.
In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won bronze medals in both the points race and team pursuit.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
He joined the professional team, which included English time trial specialist Chris Boardman.
O'Grady competed in the Tour de France from 1997 and contended for the points classification in the Tour de France known as the green jersey, finishing second in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005 races.
He wore the yellow jersey of general classification leader in 1998 and 2001.
However, Hincapie was removed from three of his 17 starts for his part in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, and O'Grady himself admitted having been assisted by illicit erythropoietin (EPO) use at least on the 1998 Tour de France (the Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk holds the absolute records of completed Tours de France, with 16 from 1970 to 1986).
In the 1998 Tour de France, a race for which he confirmed to doping himself with illicit and proscribed erythropoietin, he wore the yellow jersey for three days.
He also won his first stage.
He was Australian Cyclist of the Year and Australian Male Road Cyclist of the Year in 1998 and 2001.
In 1998 he finished second in the green jersey classification.
This team became known as Crédit Agricole from 1999.
On 6 July 2000, he pulled out of the Tour de France after breaking his collarbone in three places with 85 km to the finish, he still finished the stage.
In 2001 he wore the yellow jersey for six days.
In 2001, O'Grady had been in contention for the green jersey with Erik Zabel but he was defeated on the final day.
In 2001, he had a narrowing in the iliac artery.
Tests showed his right leg produced more power than his left.
After surgery in April 2002, he was again in contention in the 2002 Tour de France.
In 2003 and 2004 he was overshadowed in the green jersey competition by fellow Australian sprinters Baden Cooke (2003) and Robbie McEwen (2004).
A former track cyclist, O'Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
O'Grady still managed to win his second Tour de France stage, in 2004.
O'Grady moved to in 2004 to concentrate on races such as Paris–Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders.
After a start fraught with injuries and doping allegations in his team, he won two stages and the points classification in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.
He won a stage in the 2004 Tour de France and spent a few days in the green jersey.
He won the UCI Road World Cup race, HEW Cyclassics.
He topped his victories by winning an Olympic gold medal in the madison cycling with Graeme Brown.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games."
O'Grady is the current Race Director of the Tour Down Under.
Stuart O'Grady was born in Adelaide and grew up as a part of a cycling family.
In the 2005 Tour de France, O'Grady came second in the green jersey classification to Thor Hushovd of Norway, followed by Robbie McEwen.
Late in 2005, he signed a one-year contract with Bjarne Riis to ride on, now known as Saxo Bank, for 2006.
He broke several ribs in an early season race in Italy and a vertebra in the Tour de France.
O'Grady continued riding the Tour despite the pain, coming third in the final stage.
O'Grady also won Paris–Roubaix in 2007.
Early in 2007, O'Grady became the first Australian to win a major classic when he crossed the line first in Paris–Roubaix.
He had a puncture midway but recovered to rejoin the field before arriving alone in the Roubaix Velodrome.
With his participation in the 2013 Tour de France, he tied George Hincapie's record of 17 participations in the Tour de France.
