Scott Matthew McPhee, (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian cyclist, who piloted

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 ...

in tandem cycling. He won a gold medal with Modra at the 2012 London Paralympics.

Personal

McPhee was born in

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on 2 January 1992. , he lives in the Adelaide suburb of

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where he is a student at the

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working on a Bachelor of Law. He attended West Lakes Shore Primary School and completed high school at Prince Alfred College.

Cycling

In 2010, McPhee competed in the Rendition Homes Teams Series as a member of the

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team. He won the Green Sprinters Jersey in the same event in 2011 riding for Team Bike Station Watermark and again in 2013 riding for Team Mcniell Logistics. McPhee served as sighted pilot for visually impaired athlete

in tandem racing. At the 2011 Paracycling Track World Championships in

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the pair won the 4 km tandem pursuit in world record time. Throughout the year the pair had numerous results in Europe on the track and road including a bronze in the Segovia,

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World cup road time trial. He also piloted for Modra at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Copenhagen however as favourites for the road time trial the pair returned home early when Kieran suffered a broken collarbone in a training accident prior to the event. McPhee partnered with

Bryce Lindores Bryce Lindores (born 12 September 1986) is an Australian Paralympic tandem cyclist. Personal Lindores was born on the Gold Coast and attended Somerset College. He played rugby, tennis and touch football when he was young. He became blind si ...

at the 2012 Paracycling Track World Championships. Modra had suffered severe injuries in late 2011 preventing him from competing at the titles; McPhee was asked to aid by piloting Lindores whose regular pilot was unavailable for the competition. The pair won the 4 km tandem pursuit defending back to back titles for Scott and securing Bryce's first title. Leading into the 2012 London Paralympics, McPhee was an integral part of Modra's rehabilitation back onto the bike in a bid to have him ready to compete. At the Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 4 km Tandem Pursuit with Modra and secured a new world record time for the event. Following the Games Scott retired from tandem cycling and returned to able bodied single bike racing. In 2013 Scott rode for Euride Racing in the Australian National Road Series. Scott has raced for Cycling Team Tomacc based in Poperinge, Belgium for the 2014/2015 seasons.

Recognition

McPhee was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McPhee, Scott 1992 births Living people Australian male cyclists Paralympic sighted guides Paralympic cyclists of Australia Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Cyclists from Adelaide South Australian Sports Institute alumni