Glenn O'Shea

Glenn O'Shea (born 14 June 1989, Swan Hill) is an Australian track cyclist who won the Omnium at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was also a member of the Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.^[1]

Born (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 36)
Swan Hill, Victoria

Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight76 kg (168 lb)

DisciplineRoad and track

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Glenn O'Shea

O'Shea during the Glasgow event of the 2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics season.
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 36) Swan Hill, Victoria
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2009	Australian Institute of Sport
2013	Garmin–Sharp (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010–2012	Jayco–AIS
2013–2014	An Post–Chain Reaction
2015	Team Budget Forklifts
2016	ONE Pro Cycling
Major wins
Track World Championships Omnium (2012) Team pursuit (2013)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2012 Melbourne Omnium 2013 Minsk Team Pursuit 2014 Cali Team Pursuit 2012 Melbourne Team Pursuit 2015 Yvelines Omnium 2013 Minsk Omnium 2016 London Omnium Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team Pursuit 2014 Glasgow Scratch Race

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O'Shea briefly quit cycling as an under-23 in 2010 after contracting a severe case of glandular fever. However, after a representing the Australia in team pursuit and omnium in both the Worlds and the Olympics in 2012, he joined the An Post–Chain Reaction continental cycling team for 2013. A third place at Ronde de l'Oise, in which he celebrated a stage win and wore the leader's jersey led to interest from Garmin–Sharp for whom he rode in the 2013 World Ports Classic. He started the 2013 Tour of Britain as lead-out man for Steele Von Hoff.^[2]

He remained with An Post–Chain Reaction into 2014. In 2014, he won gold in the men's team pursuit (in a new Games record) and silver in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[3][4] In November 2014 O'Shea was announced as part of the Team Budget Forklifts line-up for 2015 alongside fellow members of the Australian endurance track squad Luke Davison, Jack Bobridge, Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5] O'Shea signed for ONE Pro Cycling for 2016.