Brendan Johnston has cemented himself as the most consistenly high performing mountain biker in mountain bike, gravel and road races all around Australia in recent times. He joined the Giant Australia Off-Road Team roster in 2018 and has dominated the Aus off-road scene winning the triple crown of Port to Port, Reef to Reef and Cape to Cape marathon events. Brendan chooses the Anthem Advanced Pro 29 for his XC & Marathon races.
In 2023 Brendan was selected to compete in the LifeTime Gran Prix Series where he won the final round and finsihed 7th overall. With unfinished business, Brendan is headed back over in 2024 to fight for that podium finish.
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Team | Giant Australia Off-Road Team |
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Location | Canberra, ACT |
Occupation | Electrician |
Favourite food | Anything my wife Sue creates for me |
Favourite drink | Strawberry milkshake, skim milk, plenty of icecream and don't you dare bring it out in anything other than the metal cup |
Favourite music | INXS |
Favourite movies | Bond |
Favourite quote | "The long way is the short way" - Me |
Training ride | Any loop through the Brindabella ranges here in Canberra with a good crew |
Career Highlights | 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool 2020 1st Tweed Tour 2020 1st Overall National Road Series 2020 4x National XCM Championships 2015/16/17/19 19 straight Marathon wins over 2015/16/17 National XCM Series Winner 2016/17 2nd XCO National Championships 2015 2x National XCO Round Wins 2017 1st Cape to Cape 2017 (3/4 stage wins) 1st Port to Port 2017 (4 stage wins) |