Robert Colville Crowe, OAM (born 19 November 1968) is an Australian Champion Cyclist who competed in the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and as

Kieran Modra Kieran John Modra (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Gla ...

's pilot in the

2004 Athens Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

. He also directs the popular indoor cycling engine-training school at Ridewiser in Melbourne, Australia.

Cycling career highlights

Highlights of Crowe's career include dual Australian Road Race Championship wins in the 1991 Australian Men's Road Race and 1991 Australian Men's Individual Time Trial, his participation in the men's team time trial at the

, and also his participation as an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. He piloted

in endurance events, most notably at the

2004 Athens Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. At the games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 event, in which he and Kieran Modra set a new World Record (4:21.451), and for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and then a bronze medal in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3 event. He was an

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

scholarship-holder training under road cycling coach

Heiko Salzwedel Heiko Salzwedel (16 April 1957 – 29 September 2021) was a German cycling coach and team manager. Coaching career Salzwedel was born in Schmalkalden. After moving from his native East Germany to Australia in 1990, he set up the Australian Ins ...

during the 2-year training lead-up program in 1991 and 1992 before the Barcelona Olympic Games.AIS Athletes at the Olympics
. Retrieved 22 January 2012. He was also part of the team

Giant–Australian Institute of Sport The Giant–Australian Institute of Sport Cycling Team () was an Australian professional cycling team sponsored by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and bicycle manufacturer Giant. Heiko Salzwedel and Brian Stephens were early direct ...

Major sporting and career achievements

*1989 Inaugural Winner Mt Buller ABOM Challenge (Amateur) *1990 Defending Winner Mt Buller ABOM Challenge (Professional) *1991 Selection: Barcelona Target Olympic Road Squad *1991 Winner Amateur International, Ken Marshall Tour of Austria *1991 Australian Men's Road Race Champion (Gembrook, Victoria) *1991 Australian Men's Individual Road Time-trial Champion (Bayles Victoria) *1992 Winner 'King of The Mountains' jersey, Tour de Taiwan *1992 Barcelona Olympic Cycling Team Time Trial (12th place after a flat tire while seeded second overall) *1993 Winner Darling Harbor Criterium, Commonwealth Bank Classic *1993 2nd Place Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic *1993 Victorian Institute of Sport ‘Athlete of the Month’ (subsequently Public Speaker & Athlete Mentor) *1994 Jayco Pro Cycling Team, Aust. *1994 General Classification 10th place overall Herald Sun Tour (2nd place, aggregate Sprint Jersey) *1995 Sportscover Pro Cycling Team, Aust. *1995 Winner 3 x Victorian Road Titles (1991, 1993, 1995) *1996–1998 Completion of bachelor's degree – App. Sci. Psychophysiology,

Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access ...

, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia *1999 Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athlete Advisor for Sydney Olympic Games (2000) *2000 Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), Anti-Drugs in Sport Speaker & Presenter *2000 Sports Expert Commentator, SKYNEWS TV Channel, Sydney Olympic Games *2002 World Masters M1 Criterium Champion (Docklands, Melbourne) *2003 Ridewiser Consultancy – Cycling Education Services (business commenced) *2004 Athens Paralympic Games Gold Medallist (pilot) with Kieran Modra in Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 event *2004 World Record 4000m Tandem Pursuit with

(4mins 21.451) *2005 Order of Australia Medal (recognition of contribution to sport) OAM *2006 St Kilda Cycling Club – Criterium Champion *2009 St Kilda Cycling Club – Criterium Champion *2010 Southern Masters Cycling Club – Mass Start Champion *2011 Ridewiser Pty Ltd (business re-structured as company) *2012 Assigned www.skcc.com.au official Club Pro Training Advisor for road cycling club activities VEEP9615

References

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