Robert (Bob) Spears
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Australia’s very first world champion, Robert ‘Bob’ Spears won sprint gold at the 1920 Antwerp Track World Championships which he followed up with consecutive silver medals in 1921 and 1922.
Spears began cycling in Dubbo, New South Wales, and won his first race at 14. He started riding seriously in 1910 and had a professional career that started in 1913 and spanned more than 15 years.
Kate Bates
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Track world champion, dual Olympian on the road and track, Commonwealth Games track gold medallist, road national champion, road World Cup winner.
Sydney’s Kate Bates boasts a list of achievements and accolades worthy of a team of riders. For this she has been inducted into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame.
Scott McGrory
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Twelve years is a long time between Olympic Games, but Scott McGrory ensured that it was worth the wait.
The Walwa native joined the Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, and won a memorable bronze as a teenager at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games in the team pursuit. 12 years after his first Olympic Games appearance, Scott was given the opportunity to compete again and claimed a stunning gold medal victory in the first ever Madison event at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games with fellow inductee Brett Aitken.
Mike Turtur AO
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When viewed in isolation, Mike Turtur’s achievements and contributions to cycling, whether on or off the bike, are outstanding. Together, they are the reason for his induction into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame.
An Adelaide native, Turtur represented Australia at the 1984 Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games, winning a total of five medals.
Glen Jacobs
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A pioneer in the design of mountain bike trails across the world, Queensland’s Glen Jacobs will be inducted into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame in 2018.
Jacobs' love of mountain biking began at the age of 10, when he began exploring the rainforest and building trails in Cairns, in Far North Queensland.
Danny Clark
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With a racing career that spanned nearly five decades, Tasmania's Danny Clark’s achievements are now recognised with a place in the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame.
Clark began cycling in 1964 on a borrowed bike at the age of thirteen in George Town. Six years later, Clark was representing Australia at the British Commonwealth Games and achieved a podium finish.
One of his greatest achievements came two years later at the 1972 Munich Olympics when he won the silver medal in the ‘kilo’ (1000m time trial).
Michelle Ferris
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Australia’s first female Olympic medallist in track sprint, Michelle Ferris will become the fourth female track cyclist to be inducted into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame.
Hailing from the Victorian town of Warrnambool, Ferris discovered her love of cycling in high school after being given the opportunity to take part in a charity ride for the local hospital.
Ferris’ breakthrough came in 1992 at the inaugural junior national women’s championships where she clocked times faster than two women aiming for Barcelona Olympic Games selection.