Troy Brosnan

Troy Brosnan
Personal information
Full nameTroy Brosnan
Born (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 31)[1]
Adelaide, South Australia
Team information
Current teamCanyon Factory Downhill Team
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Junior downhill
Gold medal – first place 2011 Junior downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2016 Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2019 Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Downhill

Troy Brosnan (born 13 July 1993 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing. As a junior, he was twice world champion, once Oceanian champion, and once Australian national champion in the downhill.[2] In the elite category he has twice been third overall in the world cup and is an eight-time Australian champion.[2]

Career

Brosnan was junior downhill world champion in 2010 and 2011.[2] He won the overall junior world cup in 2010 and 2011 and was Australian national downhill champion in 2011.[1] He was junior continental champion of Oceania in 2011.[3]

Brosnan has competed in the elite category since 2012. He was third overall in the downhill world cup in 2014 and won the third round of the series in Fort William, Scotland.[4][5] He won the bronze medal in the downhill at the 2014 world championships in Hafjell, Norway.[6] He was again third overall in the world cup series in 2015.[7] Once again, he was third overall in the 2016 Downhill World Cup Series. In 2017 he won the fourth round of the 2017 Downhill World Cup in Vallnord, Andorra, and currently sits second in the overall series after the fifth round.

He won the first round of the 2021 Downhill World Cup season in Léogang, Austria.

Brosnan was Australian national downhill champion in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Troy Brosnan - rider profile". cycling.org.au. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Troy Brosnan". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Oceania Continental Champs '11 at Mt Major, VIC". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2014 UCI World Cup round 3 at Fort William". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Hill claims Méribel downhill World Cup - Simmonds and Bryceland round out podium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Gee Atherton wins downhill world championships in Hafjell - Bryceland finishes second despite breaking his foot". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Results and Overall Standings: World Cup DH Val di Sole - Finals". pinkbike.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.


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