15 Facts About Jack Bobridge

Jack Bobridge was born on 13 July 1989 and is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2016.

Jack Bobridge admitted to using banned recreational drugs during his racing career, noting that he used cocaine in training leading up to major cycling events, including the Olympics.

Jack Bobridge left the team at the end of 2011, and joined GreenEDGE for the 2012 season.

Jack Bobridge won two gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, one in the men's team pursuit with Luke Davison, Alex Edmondson and Glenn O'Shea, where Australia set a new Games record in the final, and in the men's individual pursuit.

In November 2014 Jack Bobridge was announced as part of the Team Budget Forklifts line-up for 2015 alongside fellow members of the Australian endurance track squad Luke Davison, Glenn O'Shea, Scott Sunderland and Mitchel Mulhearn, riding a domestic programme with a focus on achieving success on the track at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jack Bobridge won the opening stage of the 2015 Tour Down Under.

Jack Bobridge lost the overall lead on stage three but finished the race with the King of the Mountains jersey.

On 31 January 2015 Jack Bobridge attempted to break the world hour record in Melbourne.

Jack Bobridge rode 51.3 kilometres falling short of the record of 51.852 kilometres.

In 2016, Jack Bobridge won his second Olympic silver medal, again in the men's team pursuit, this time with Alex Edmondson, Michael Hepburn, Sam Welsford and Callum Scotson.

Jack Bobridge's retirement was due to the effects of rheumatoid arthritis which he was first diagnosed with in 2010.

In September 2017, Jack Bobridge was charged with selling trafficable quantities of recreational drugs.

Jack Bobridge claimed that he took them ahead of some races, but that they would be out of his body by race day.

Jack Bobridge denied the charges brought against him that he trafficked ecstasy.

Jack Bobridge is eligible for parole after two years and six months.