Troy Brosnan

Troy Brosnan
Personal information
Full name Troy Brosnan
Born (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993[1]
Adelaide, South Australia
Team information
Current team Specialized Racing
Discipline Downhill mountain bike
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Mountain bike racing
World Championships
2010 Junior downhill
2011 Junior downhill
2014 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 a four-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 an 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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Troy Brosnan - rider profile". cycling.org.au. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Troy Brosnan". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Oceania Continental Champs '11 at Mt Major, VIC". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. ↑ "2014 UCI World Cup round 3 at Fort William". rootsandrain.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Hill claims Méribel downhill World Cup - Simmonds and Bryceland round out podium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  6. ↑ "Gee Atherton wins downhill world championships in Hafjell - Bryceland finishes second despite breaking his foot". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  7. ↑ "Results and Overall Standings: World Cup DH Val di Sole - Finals". pinkbike.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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