IAM
BRENDAN JOHNSTON
Brendan Johnston is a multi-disciplined cyclist, competing at the highest levels of road, MTB, and gravel. Having grown up on the South coast of NSW Australia, Brendan now calls Canberra home, even though he splits his time between Australia and the USA.
Cycling has been a life-long passion for Brendan, starting as a young boy following his father and sister on the road, and later on a mountain bike. His success in bike racing started early, and began representing Australia in his teens. Life took a turn when he was 17, however, when he was diagnosed with cancer. It took a few years to recover, but Brendan never lost the love for the sport and was determined to come back stronger than ever. In 2013, he “Everested” a local climb and raised over $20k for the hospital where he received his cancer treatment.
Since then, he has found success at the national and international level. Currently Brendan has set his focus on Gravel racing. In 2023 he entered the LifeTime Grand Prix and found himself in 7th place overall
Off the bike, he enjoys motorsports. But his real passion is going for rides with his 4 year old daughter, Maeve.
Nationality: Australian
Hometown: Canberra, Australia
Type of Rider: MTB, Gravel, Road
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
6x Australian Marathon Mountain Bike Champion
2024 Australian National Gravel Champion
Winner – SEVEN UCI Gravel World Series
5th – BWR California
2022 Australian National Gravel Champion
3rd – 2022 Australian Elite Road championships
Winner – 2020 272km Melbourne to Warnambool Classic
4x BWR podium
Winner – BWR Utah 2023
7th overall – Lifetime GP 2023
3rd – The Rad 2023
2nd – Big Sugar (1st LTGP) 2023
5th – Sea Otter Classic 2024
15th (7th LTGP) – Unbound 2024
12k+
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