Craig MacLean

Craig MacLean ( born July 31, 1971 in Grantown -on-Spey ) is a Scottish racing cyclist.

Sporting career

Craig MacLean drove as a teenager, BMX, cycling the power on the track, he came at the age of 24 years. Previously, he had completed a course of study in Edinburgh in musical instruments. During his studies he attended as a spectator race in the local velodrome " Meadowbank Stadium ", joined a cycling club and got interested in track cycling.

MacLean quickly became the top performers of the British in the team sprint, but the beginning - in the era before the great success of the popular Chris Hoy - not yet had the high value as it is today in the UK. Especially in this discipline MacLean could win numerous titles and podiums throughout his career.

In the track world championships in Berlin in 1999 MacLean Team Sprint World Championship runner was ( with Hoy and Jason Queally ).

At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, the British team silver in the cast MacLean, Chris Hoy and Jason Queally won. The following year, the team finished ( with Jamie Staff instead of Queally ) won first place at the track World Championships 2001 in Copenhagen; In 2002 it was world champion in the same occupation. At the Olympic Games 2004 MacLean was handicapped by a protracted illness and was unable to start in the dash, the 1000m time trial, he finished seventh and in the team sprint for fifth place, where he played only the first round ( with Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff and Jason Queally ).

2006, the Scottish team was first in the cast MacLean, Ross Edgar and Hoy in the team sprint at the Commonwealth Games. Last MacLean in 2008 was twice British vice-champion in the sprint and keirin in.

Currently Craig MacLean paused with the competitive sports on the international level, as he prepares as a tandem pilot at the 2012 Paralympics in London.

Outside of sport

In 2007, the documentary film "Standing Start" MacLean turned over, which was presented " Edinburgh Film Festival " at. His portrait is also found in the Book of Heroes, Villains and Velodrome: Chris Hoy and Britain's Track Cycling Revolution by Richard Moore ( 2008)

2008 Craig MacLean said in an interview that he had suffered at the beginning of his career as a competitive athlete from bulimia.

2009 MacLean was included in the " British Cycling Hall of Fame". In his Scottish home town of Grantown -on-Spey a sports center is named after him.