Glenn O'Shea (born 14 June 1989, Swan Hill) is an Australian track cyclist who won the Omnium at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also a member of the Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[1]
 O'Shea during the Glasgow event of the 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics season. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1989 Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2013 | Garmin–Sharp (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Jayco–AIS |
| 2013–2014 | An Post–Chain Reaction |
| 2015 | Team Budget Forklifts |
| 2016 | ONE Pro Cycling |
Medal record | |
O'Shea briefly quit cycling as an under-23 in 2010 after contracting a severe case of glandular fever. However, after a representing the Australia in team pursuit and omnium in both the Worlds and the Olympics in 2012, he joined the An Post–Chain Reaction continental cycling team for 2013. A third place at Ronde de l'Oise, in which he celebrated a stage win and wore the leader's jersey led to interest from Garmin–Sharp for whom he rode in the 2013 World Ports Classic. He started the 2013 Tour of Britain as lead-out man for Steele Von Hoff.[2]
He remained with An Post–Chain Reaction into 2014. In 2014, he won gold in the men's team pursuit (in a new Games record) and silver in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3][4] In November 2014 O'Shea was announced as part of the Team Budget Forklifts line-up for 2015 alongside fellow members of the Australian endurance track squad Luke Davison, Jack Bobridge, Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] O'Shea signed for ONE Pro Cycling for 2016.
Major results
editTrack
edit- 2007
- World Junior Championships
- 1st
Omnium
- 1st
- 2nd Madison
- 1st
- Oceania Championships
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Scratch
- 1st
National Madison Championships
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Kilo
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 2008
- National Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 3rd Points race
- 1st
- UIV Cup U23
- 1st Amsterdam
- 1st Munich
- 1st Points race World Cup – Melbourne
- 2009
- National Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 1st
- World Cup – Beijing
- 1st Madison
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2010
- 1st
- 2011
- National Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Madison
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- World Cup – Astana
- 1st Madison
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Six Days of Zurich
- 2012
- World Championships
- 1st
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Omnium World Cup – Beijing
- 1st Six Days of Ghent
- 2nd Olympic Games Team pursuit
- 2013
- World Championships
- 1st
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 2014
- National Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 2nd Scratch
- 1st
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2015
- World Championships
Road racing
edit- 2008
- 4th Grafton–Inverell
- 6th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2011
- 5th Overall Canberra Tour
- 1st Stage 4
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st Stage 2
- 6th Ronde van Limburg
- 2014
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Ronde van Midden-Nederland
References
edit- ^ "Glenn O'Shea Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Cycling Weekly, O'Shea finds his way into Garmin, Thursday September 2013
- ^ "Cycling Track 4000m Team Pursuit - Men Glasgow 2014". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Cycling Track Scratch Race - Men Glasgow 2014". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Bobridge back on the track with Team Budget Forklifts". cyclingnews.com. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Track World Championships Day 4: Gaviria secures gold in men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
edit- Cycling Australia Profile
- London Olympics Profile Archived 17 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Glenn O'Shea at Cycling Archives (archived)