Brendan Johnston
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1991 Moruya, New South Wales, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Giant Australia Off Road Team[1] |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2019 | CCS Cycling[2] |
| 2019 | Stitch and Dart |
| 2020–2024 | Team CCS Canberra |
| Professional team | |
| Giant Australia Off Road Team | |
Brendan Johnston (born 25 November 1991) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who primarily competes in gravel, road and mountain bike racing.[3] He has won the national cross-country marathon championships six times, as well as three rounds of the UCI Gravel World Series and the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic on the road.[1]
Johnston started his career in junior mountain biking, where he saw success at the national level. However, his career was interrupted in 2009 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He recovered and returned to competition in 2011.[4]
Major results
Gravel
- 2023
- Belgian Waffle Ride
- 1st Utah
- 2nd Kansas
- 4th California
- 2nd Big Sugar Gravel
- 2024
- 1st National Championships
- UCI World Series
- 1st Seven Race
- 2nd RADL GRVL
- 4th SBT GRVL
- 5th Big Sugar Gravel
- 5th Belgian Waffle Ride California
- 2025
- UCI World Series
- 1st Gravelista (2024)
- 1st The Devils Cardigan
- 1st Salty Lizard
- 1st RADL GRVL
- 3rd National Championships
- 5th Unbound Gravel 200
- 5th Sea Otter Classic
Road
- 2013
- 5th Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 2017
- 1st Overall National Capital Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- 2019
- 3rd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
- 2020
- 1st Overall National Road Series
- 1st Overall Tweed Tour
- 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
- 2023
- 3rd Road race, National Championships
- 2024
- 2nd Hayman Classic
Mountain bike
- 2015
- National Championships
- 1st Cross-country marathon
- 2nd Cross-country
- 2016
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2017
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2019
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2022
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
- 2023
- National Championships
- 3rd Cross-country marathon
- 3rd Cross-country short track
- 2024
- 1st Cross-country marathon, National Championships
References
- ^ a b "Brendan Johnston". giant-bicycles.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Brendan Johnston". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Giuliani, Simone (28 May 2025). "'Unbound decides' – Australia's Brendan Johnston prepared but pragmatic ahead of Kansas gravel showdown". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Trekky defies big teams to claim NRS overall win". sbs.com.au. 6 December 2020.