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No. 85 - Brett Lancaster

Team: Cervélo TestTeam
DOB: 11/15/1979
Nationality: AUS
Residence(s): ??
Height: 6'1'' | Weight: 172
Pro Since: 2002
Speciality: Track, Sprinting
Personal Website
Past Pro Teams: Cervélo TestTeam (2009), Team Milram (2006-2008), Ceramica Panaria-Navigare (2003?2005)
 

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Career Highlights

2008 1st Prologue Deutschland tour
2005 1st Prologue Giro d'Italia - 2nd Paris-Camembert Lepetit
2004 Gold Medal Summer Olympics Team Pursuit - 1st Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi
2003 1st Team Pursuit World Titles - 2nd Prologue Tour of Rhodes - 2nd Australian Madison Title

Interesting Facts

Brett, who hails from Australia, started cycle racing at the age of 14. He spent four years riding for Ceramica Panaria-Navigare before moving to Team Milram in July 2006, and in he's joined the highly anticipated Cervélo TestTeam. His greatest successes as a road cyclist has been placing 1st in the 2005 Prologue of the Giro d'Italia, and thus wearing the race leader's pink jersey (maglia rosa). He set a time of 1min20sec for the 1150m race against the clock, the shortest prologue in the 88 year history of the event. He's also won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the team pursuit. He goal for the 2009 season is to be the best lead-out man in the world and win prologues.