Brendan Johnston

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Brendan Johnston
Personal information
Born (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 33)
Moruya, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
Current teamGiant Australia Off Road Team [1]
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019CCS Cycling [2]
2019Stitch and Dart
2020–2024Team 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]

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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 MaillotAustralia.PNG 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  [ fr ]
1st Stage 1
2019
3rd Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
2020
1st Overall National Road Series
1st Overall Tweed Tour  [ fr ]
1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
2023
3rd Road race, National Championships
2024
2nd Hayman Classic

Mountain bike

2015
National Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon
2nd Cross-country
2016
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon, National Championships
2017
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon, National Championships
2018
2nd Cross-country marathon, National Championships
2019
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon, National Championships
2022
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon, National Championships
2023
National Championships
3rd Cross-country marathon
3rd Cross-country short track
2024
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Cross-country marathon, National Championships

References

  1. 1 2 "Brendan Johnston". giant-bicycles.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. "Brendan Johnston". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. 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.
  4. "Trekky defies big teams to claim NRS overall win". sbs.com.au. 6 December 2020.