Stuart O'Grady OAM (born 6 August 1973 in Adelaide), nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam Orica-GreenEDGE, who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics. O'Grady also won Paris–Roubaix in 2007.
O'Grady has ridden the Tour de France since 1998 and contended for the points classification in the Tour de France, finishing second in the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005 races. He wore the yellow jersey of general classification leader in 1998 and 2001.
In 2005, he was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'.
Read more about Stuart O'Grady: Biography, Personal Life, Palmarès (Results)
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