- Brett Lancaster
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ridername = Brett Lancaster
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image_caption = Lancaster in January 2007
fullname = Brett Lancaster
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|15
country = AUS
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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proyears = 2003–2005
2006
proteams = Ceramica Panaria-Navigare
Team Milram
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updated = 12 April 2008Brett Lancaster (born 15 November 1979 in
Shepparton, Victoria ) is a professionalracing cyclist from Australia, who started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding forCeramica Panaria-Navigare before moving toTeam Milram in July 2006.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. Brett Lancaster is the first member of the Italian registered team,Ceramiche Panaria , to ever claim the maglia rosa.He won a
gold medal at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens as a member of the team pursuit (withGraeme Brown ,Bradley McGee , andLuke Roberts ) in world record breaking time of 3:58.233.He was awarded the
Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.Career highlights
;1995:2nd Road Time Trial U17 Australian Titles:2nd Ind Pursuit U17 Australian Titles:2nd Teams Pursuit U17 Australian Titles;1996:1st Criterium U19 Australian Titles;1997:1st Teams Pursuit World Jnr Titles:1st Ind Pursuit U19 Australian Titles:1st Time Trial U19 Australian Titles:1st Road Time Trial U19 Australian Titles:2nd Criterium U19 Australian Titles:2nd Teams Pursuit U19 Australian Titles:2nd Olympic Sprint U19 Australian Titles;1998:1st Teams Pursuit
1998 Commonwealth Games :1st Teams Pursuit Track World Cup;1999:1st Teams Pursuit Track World Cup:1st Teams Pursuit Track World Cup:2nd Teams Pursuit World Titles:2nd Ind Pursuit Australian Titles;2000:2nd Ind Pursuit Australian Titles:2nd Teams Pursuit Australian Titles;2001:2nd Teams Pursuit Australian Titles;2002:1st Teams Pursuit World Titles;2003:1st Team Pursuit World Titles :2nd Prologue Tour of Rhodes:2nd Australian Madison Title (with L Roberts);2004:1st2004 Summer Olympics Team Pursuit:1st Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi:2nd Stage 2 Volta a Portugal;2005:1st PrologueGiro d'Italia :2nd Paris-Camembert Lepetit;2008:1st Prologue Deutschland tourExternal links
* [http://www.cycling.org.au/Content/NavigationMenu/H_P_/Rider_Profiles/Male_Riders/Brett_Lancaster.htm Australian Cycling Federation Profile]
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NAME= Lancaster, Brett
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH=1979-11-15
PLACE OF BIRTH=Shepparton, Victoria , Australia
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