27 Facts About Simon Gerrans

Simon Gerrans can be heard commentating road cycling for ASO and SBS.

Simon Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria.

Simon Gerrans took up cycling after injuring his knee and speaking with his neighbour, former Yellow Jersey holder Phil Anderson whom he credits with introducing him to the sport.

Simon Gerrans turned professional in 2005, staying with AG2R Prevoyance, and participated in his first Tour de France in the same year.

Simon Gerrans underwent surgery at a hospital in Nice following a heavy fall in the GP d'Ouverture la Marseillaise in February, 2006.

Simon Gerrans resumed training three weeks later and went on to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Simon Gerrans won stage 15 of the Tour de France, the high point of his career so far, after being in the four-man breakaway for most of the day.

Simon Gerrans signed with Team Sky for season 2010 and made the Team Sky selection for the 2010 Tour de France.

Simon Gerrans was involved in a large crash on Stage 8 of the race resulting in a broken arm and his withdrawal from the race.

Shortly after that victory, it was announced that Simon Gerrans would join GreenEDGE for the team's inaugural season in 2012.

Simon Gerrans secured the victory on stage 5, where his second-place finish allowed him to take the ochre jersey ahead of Valverde, who won the stage.

Later in the season, Simon Gerrans took second place at the Clasica de San Sebastian, dominating the chase group sprint as the lone escapee Luis Leon Sanchez crossed the line seven seconds before him.

In September, Simon Gerrans took his third victory in a 2012 UCI World Tour race by being victorious in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec.

Simon Gerrans countered an attack by BMC Racing Team's Greg Van Avermaet with 3.5 kilometres to race.

Simon Gerrans enjoyed a third-place finish in the Amstel Gold Race.

Simon Gerrans began the Tour of the Basque Country well taking out the first stage honours.

Simon Gerrans earned plaudits during stage 6 by holding back at the stage finish, allowing his teammate Daryl Impey to take the yellow jersey from him and become its first South African wearer.

Simon Gerrans prevailed on the first stage in the process and gained the leader's jersey thanks to time bonuses at intermediate sprints and stage finishes.

Cavendish wanted to get a clear run to the line, but Simon Gerrans did not yield because the Frenchman Bryan Coquard was to his left.

Simon Gerrans is the first cyclist to take two victories in the Canadian World Tour event.

Two days later, Simon Gerrans realised another first: he became the first rider to win the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec and Montreal back-to-back in the same year as he won the sprint in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal.

Simon Gerrans participated to the Giro d'Italia and crashed again on the rainy twelfth stage, forcing him to abandon.

Simon Gerrans started the year well by winning two stages of an Australian World Tour race, the Tour Down Under.

Simon Gerrans broke his collarbone on Stage 12 of the Tour de France.

Simon Gerrans endured a winless 2017, and was not selected for any of the Grand Tours.

Simon Gerrans subsequently revealed that he had been considering retirement before being personally approached by Porte after the Tour de France to join BMC.

Simon Gerrans was selected for the 2018 Tour de France, his 12th participation in the race.