Craig MacLean

Craig MacLean is the sort of athlete I love to champion precisely because his discipline rarely gets its due. A Scot from Grantown-on-Spey, he raced for Great Britain at the Sydney and Athens Olympics, taking team sprint silver in 2000, and he carries an MBE for his trouble. Track cycling demands an almost brutal fusion of explosive power and refined technique, and reaching the world's podium in it is no small feat. I admire the quiet, grinding commitment behind that medal far more than any flashier sport's headlines. MacLean is one of those unsung specialists whose excellence deserves a brighter spotlight.

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Name (English)

Craig MacLean

Name (Japanese)

クレイグ・マクリーン

Reading

くれいぐ・まくりーん

Born

July 31, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Grantown-on-Spey, United Kingdom

Height

174 cm

Occupation

track cyclist / sport cyclist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

• Xhttps://x.com/craigmaclean5
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig%20MacLean
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1138593

Tags

• track cyclist
• sport cyclist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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