Graeme Obree

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graeme Obree
Occupation	Sport Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1965(1965-09-11)
Age	59
Birthplace	Nuneaton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Graeme Obree Biography

Graeme Obree is one of the most popular and richest Sport Cyclist who was born on September 11, 1965 in Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom. Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965) is known as the Flying Scotsman is the Scottish sporting cyclist. He broke the record for the world’s hour in the months of July 1993 and April 1994. He was also the world’s champion in individual pursuit in 1993 and 1995. He was famous for his unique riding postures and also for his Old Faithful bicycle he built that was made of parts from an old washing machine. He was a member of a professional team within France but was dismissed prior to starting his very first race. He also raced in the men’s solo race in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

On July 17, 1993 Obree established a record-breaking 51.596 miles surpassing Moser’s record of 51.151 kilometers by 445 metres.

Obree’s brother, Gordon, died in a car crash in October 1994, and Graeme Obree again slid in and out of depression. In 2001 he was found unconscious at Bellsland Farm in Kilmaurs, 12 km from his Ayrshire home. The Obree family horse was stabled there, and he was discovered by a woman checking a barn. He had tried to hang himself. His wife, Anne, said he had been diagnosed as having severe bipolar disorder three years earlier.

He rode 52.713 kilometres, a distance beaten on 2 September 1994 by the Spanish Tour de France winner, Miguel Induráin.

Obree’s triumph lasted only an entire week. On the 23rd of July 1993 The British Olympic champion, Chris Boardman beat Obree’s record by 674 metreswhile riding 52.270 kilometers in Bordeaux during the day off in the Tour de France. The bike he rode was carbon monocoque frames with carbon wheels and triathlon handlebar. Their rivalry intensified and a few months later Obree defeated Boardman off the top spot in his world championship race to claim the title for himself.

Graeme Obree Net Worth

Graeme Obree is one of the richest Sport Cyclist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graeme Obree 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Obree is a bipolar patient. He tried suicide as a teenager by gazing himself. The father rescued him who was late from work. In the 90s, he was a victim of an excessive dose of aspirin and was which was flushed out by water from an evaporation Puddle. He suffered from personality issues He also smelt the gas that to weld bicycles and was pursuing PS492 to pay fees to college.

Obree was the world’s individual pursuit winner in the year 1993 as well as 1995. Obree broke the British 10-mile time-trial record back in 1993. He also was the winner of the RTTC 50-mile title the in the same year (a record time of 1h 39m 1s) and also took home the 25-mile title in 1996. In 1997, he joined forces with his coach Joe Beer and clocked 18m 36s in a 10 mile time trial (V718 Hull) and then the next day took home the British Cycling Federation 25-mile championship in the process of the preparation for an hour-long record attempt, which was later discarded.

Obree attacked Moser’s record, on 16 July 1993, at the Vikingskipet velodrome in Norway. He failed by nearly a kilometre. He had booked the track for 24 hours and decided to come back the next day. The writer Nicholas Roe said:

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Graeme Obree height 5 ft 11 in Graeme weight 73 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Graeme Obree Dating?

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He published his autobiography in 2003 titled The Flying Scotsman. He said: “It started with the psychologist saying it would do me good and ended up as my life story.” A film based on the book premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2006, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Boyd. In November 2006 Metro-Goldwyn Mayer bought world distribution rights and the film was released in the US on 29 December 2006; it was given a UK release on 29 June 2007. The DVD was released in the UK on 5 November 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Graeme Ranked on the list of most popular Sport Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Graeme Obree celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.

In December 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame while in March 2010, he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

Why was Graeme Obree stripped of his title?

Losing the record His bike had a carbon monocoque frame, carbon wheels, and a triathlon handlebar. Their rivalry grew: a few months later Obree knocked Boardman out of the world championship pursuit to take the title himself.

Is The Flying Scotsman a true story?

“The Flying Scotsman” is the true story of Graeme Obree, a Scottish amateur cyclist who broke the World Hour Record (for distance covered) in 1994.

Is Graeme Obree still married?

While Obree has only now made it public, he said he had come out to his family ( he is now divorced from his wife ) shortly after discussing the truth about his sexuality with a psychologist in 2005.

What was Graeme Obree Old Faithful bicycle made from?

Professional cycling is a serious (and costly) business. So how did a homemade bicycle, fashioned from scrap metal and washing machine bearings , come to break the World Hour Record in 1993? Old Faithful is on display in our Sporting Scotland gallery on Level 6.

Why was the superman position banned in cycling?

So, cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has decided to enforce a ban on the ‘supertuck’ cycling position in the pro peloton because they say it is dangerous for the rider and riders nearby.