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Shane Perkins (Russian: Шейн Перкинс; born 30 December 1986) is an Australian and Russian (since 17 August 2017) professional track cyclist.

Key Information

Biography

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Early life

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Perkins was born in Melbourne, the son of Daryl Perkins.[1] As a youngster, Perkins played cricket, football and basketball. He played basketball at a very high level aged 7 to 14, but did not enjoy it enough to continue. Perkins rode BMX for a short while and began cycling aged 13 in 1999 with his father, who had himself been a successful cyclist.[2]

His first cycling club was the Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club, and his first medal was won at the Victoria state championships at Northcote, it was a gold medal in the sprint event, where he beat friend and rival Michael Ford.[2] Within three months of taking up cycling, he had qualified to compete at the U15 Australian National Championships in Sydney, there he won two gold medals and broke two Australian records in the process. He went on to win 11 further National Championship titles between then and 2006, and broke another two Australian records.[3] He is an Australian Institute of Sport and Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

2004: Junior World championships

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In Los Angeles in 2004, Perkins became the sprint and keirin junior World Champion.[3] He tested positive for methamphetamine following the Keirin final on 29 July, his case was heard in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in November 2004. The Court took into account extenuating circumstances, accepting that Perkins had used a stimulant inadvertently. A Cycling Australia statement said: "In America Perkins purchased a nasal inhaler of the same brand he regularly uses in Australia without realising it contained a different active ingredient, namely methamphetamine, which is on the banned list," Perkins' suspension ran for six months, from 16 November 2004.[4]

Commonwealth Games

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Perkins was reselected to represent Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in his hometown, Melbourne. He won a bronze medal as part of Australia's team sprint squad, becoming the youngest ever Australian cyclist to win a Commonwealth Games medal.[3] He then went on to represent his country and claim the gold medal in the Men's individual sprint event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. His 2010 Commonwealth Games were not completely successful, however, as he was disqualified from the semifinal of the men's keirin.[5] Relegated to the 7-12 place race, he swore at the judges as he crossed the finishing line.[5] He later apologised and withdrew from the men's team sprint.[5] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was part of the team that won the bronze medal in the men's team sprint.[6]

London 2012

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Perkins qualified for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Perkins competed in the Men's Sprint, Men's Keirin, and Men's Team Sprint.[7] He was part of the Australian sprint team that finished 4th, finished 5th in the keirin but won the bronze medal in the individual sprint.[8]

Since 2015: Out of Australian team and acquirement of the Russian citizenship, first European medal

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Since 2015, Perkins was not considered to be a candidate to the Australian international team, in particular, he missed the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 15 February 2017, it was announced that Perkins was in the process of acquiring Russian citizenship with the goal to race for the Russian team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

In August 2017, Perkins was granted Russian citizenship.[9] At the national championships, Perkins won gold with the Moscow team.[citation needed] He then won bronze in the individual sprint event, losing in the semifinals to eventual champion Pavel Yakushevskiy. He beat Alexey Tkachev in the bronze medal match.[10] Perkins later also won gold in the keirin discipline.[11]

Perkins debuted at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He participated in the team sprint and keirin event. His team consisting of Pavel Yakushevskiy and Denis Dmitriev took the fourth place after losing the bronze medal race to the Dutch.[12] In the keirin event, Perkins won his first European silver medal, losing only to the German Maximilian Levy.[13]

Personal life

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In February 2008, tension was brewing between Perkins and his rival for Olympic selection, Ryan Bayley. Both were deemed by the judges to be riding improperly at the Australian National Track Championships. Bayley crashed when Perkins moved down on him during a race, burning a hole in the back of his skinsuit. The relationship between the two riders was given another dimension, when Perkins announced his engagement to Bayley's younger sister, Kristine Bayley.[14]

Perkins and Kristine Bayley had a son, Aidan, in October 2008.[15][16] They were married in November 2009.[17]

During 2018 Six Days of Berlin, his father Daryl Perkins who flew to watch him race was infected with Meningococcal meningitis, which could cause permanent disabilities or death. A GoFundMe fundraising campaign organized by Six Day Series exceeded target of 20,000 euros under support of German public. His father was treated in Germany for 6 weeks and then returned to Australia for further recovery. He was grateful of the reception and decided to race again in 2019 Six Days of Berlin.[18]

Major results

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2003
1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Juniors
1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Juniors
2004
1st Keirin, World Championships, Juniors
3rd Team Sprint, World Championships, Juniors
1st Sprint, World Championships, Juniors
2nd Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Juniors
1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Juniors
2006
3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles
3rd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships
2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships
3rd Team Sprint, Commonwealth Games
3rd Team Sprint, World Championships (with Ryan Bayley & Shane Kelly)
3rd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne (with Scott Sunderland & Joel Leonard)
2007
3rd Keirin, World Cup, Los Angeles
3rd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships (with Mark French & Joel Leonard)
2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships
1st Keirin, World Cup, Manchester
3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Manchester
2nd Sprint, Oceania Championships, Invercargill
3rd Keirin, Oceania Championships, Invercargill
2008
3rd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships (with Mark French & Shane Kelly)
2nd Sprint, World Cup, Manchester
1st Sprint, World Cup, Melbourne
2009
3rd Sprint, World Cup, Beijing
1st Keirin Oceania Championships AUS
1st Team Sprint Oceania Championships AUS
1st Keirin Australian Championships SA
1st Sprint Australian Championships SA
1st Team Sprint Australian Championships SA
1st Kilometre Time Trial Australian Championships SA
1st Austral Wheelrace VIC
2010
1st Sprint, Commonwealth Games
2011
1st Keirin, World Championships
2012
1st Team sprint, World Championships
2014
3rd Team sprint, Commonwealth Games
2017
1st Team sprint, Russian Track Cycling Championships
3rd Sprint, Russian Track Cycling Championships
1st Keirin, Russian Track Cycling Championships
2nd Keirin, European Championships

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Shane Perkins (born 30 December 1986) is an Australian former professional track cyclist who specialized in sprint events. He holds dual Australian-Russian nationality, having acquired Russian citizenship in 2017. He represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning bronze in the men's sprint, and achieved success in international competitions. Perkins competed at the highest levels of track cycling, earning recognition as an Olympic medallist and multiple-time champion in sprint disciplines. Following his retirement from competitive cycling, his career has included coaching and involvement in sports training and fitness. He remains a prominent figure in the cycling community through his contributions as a coach.

Early life

Family background and childhood

Shane Perkins was born on 30 December 1986 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is the son of Daryl Perkins, a former Australian track cyclist who competed in the tandem sprint event at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics alongside Ian Browne and achieved success as a national champion and Commonwealth Games medallist. Growing up in Melbourne, Perkins was involved in multiple sports during his early years, playing cricket, football, and basketball at high levels between the ages of 7 and 14. He also had a brief trial in BMX before focusing on track cycling. His father's cycling background provided an early connection to the sport within the family.

Entry into cycling

Shane Perkins began his track cycling career in 1999 at the age of 13, encouraged by his father Daryl Perkins, a former cyclist who coached him and served as an early inspiration. He joined the Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club shortly after taking up the sport. His rapid progress was evident in his first major achievement when he won the gold medal in the sprint at the Victorian state championships at Northcote, defeating Michael Ford. Within three months of starting cycling, Perkins qualified for the U15 Australian National Championships in Sydney, where he secured two gold medals and broke two Australian records. Continuing his success in the junior ranks, he won 11 additional Australian national junior titles between that event and 2006, while breaking two further Australian records. During this period, Perkins was a scholarship holder with both the Australian Institute of Sport and the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Junior cycling career

Early national successes

Shane Perkins quickly established himself as a dominant force in Australian junior track cycling through repeated successes at the national championships. He began accumulating titles in the sprint disciplines early in his junior career, demonstrating exceptional speed and tactical acumen. In 2003, he secured the junior national championships titles in both the 1 km time trial and the sprint. The following year, Perkins continued his strong domestic form by winning the junior sprint title at the Australian National Track Championships and taking silver in the 1 km time trial. These national victories solidified his reputation as one of Australia's premier junior sprinters and contributed to his qualification for the 2004 UCI Junior Track World Championships.

2004 UCI Junior Track World Championships and doping incident

Shane Perkins won gold medals in the sprint and keirin events, along with a bronze in the team sprint, at the 2004 UCI Junior Track World Championships held in Los Angeles. He tested positive for methamphetamine, a banned stimulant, following the keirin final. The positive test resulted from inadvertent use of a nasal inhaler purchased in the United States. The inhaler was of the same brand Perkins regularly used in Australia, but it contained methamphetamine as the active ingredient, unlike the Australian version. A subsequent test two days later, after his sprint win, returned negative. The Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the case and accepted the extenuating circumstances, ruling that the ingestion was inadvertent. Perkins received a six-month suspension starting 16 November 2004, and he forfeited his junior world title in the keirin.

Elite career representing Australia

Rise in senior sprint events

Perkins rose to prominence in senior track cycling as a pure sprint rider, specializing in the individual sprint, keirin, and team sprint disciplines while representing Australia. Building on his junior foundation in sprint events, he became a key member of the national high-performance sprint program. He was affiliated with Team Jayco and later Team Jayco-AIS, the primary Australian track cycling program sponsored by Jayco in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport, from 2009 to 2014 according to official UCI records. This period represented his main phase of development and competition as an elite-level sprinter within the Australian system before later changes in representation.

Commonwealth Games performances

Shane Perkins represented Australia in track cycling at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, 2010, and 2014, earning one gold and two bronze medals across sprint events. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint. Perkins achieved his greatest Commonwealth success at the 2010 Delhi Games, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual sprint after defeating teammate Scott Sunderland in the final. Earlier in the competition, he was disqualified from the keirin gold medal ride-off after being cited for dangerous riding in the semi-final and responded with an angry two-fingered salute toward officials. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint.

Olympic and UCI World Championship results

Shane Perkins achieved notable success in sprint events at the Olympic Games and UCI Track Cycling World Championships while representing Australia. His sole Olympic appearance came at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the bronze medal in the men's individual sprint. In the same Games, he placed fourth in the men's team sprint and fifth in the men's keirin. Perkins also secured several medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He earned a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2006 edition in Bordeaux. At the 2010 World Championships in Ballerup, he won the silver medal in the men's sprint, finishing behind Grégory Baugé in the final. He claimed his first individual world title with gold in the keirin at the 2011 World Championships in Apeldoorn, defeating Chris Hoy in the final after advancing through the repechage and round two. In 2012, he contributed to Australia's gold medal in the men's team sprint at the World Championships in Melbourne, winning by a narrow margin against France. These achievements in 2011 and 2012 highlighted the peak of his international career in track sprinting.

Transition to representing Russia

Loss of Australian selection and citizenship change

Following his non-selection for Australian national team squads beginning in 2015, Shane Perkins missed out on competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This exclusion marked the end of his representation of Australia in international competitions. In February 2017, Perkins publicly announced his intention to acquire Russian citizenship, stating that the move was aimed at enabling him to compete for Russia at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He cited the opportunity to continue his elite sprint career on the international stage as the primary motivation for the change. On 17 August 2017, Perkins was officially granted Russian citizenship, completing the process that allowed him to switch allegiance from Australia to Russia. This citizenship change formally ended his eligibility to represent Australia in cycling events.

Competitions and results under Russian flag

After being granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin in August 2017, Shane Perkins began competing under the Russian flag in track cycling events. This followed his announcement earlier in the year of his intention to switch allegiance to pursue further Olympic opportunities. Perkins made his debut for Russia at the 2017 Russian National Track Championships in Moscow, where he won gold in the team sprint and keirin, and earned bronze in the sprint. These performances helped establish his position within the Russian track program and secured federation support for his continued training and racing. Later that year, he represented Russia at the 2017 UEC European Track Championships in Berlin, achieving a silver medal in the keirin event. From 2017 onward, Perkins was affiliated with Gazprom-RusVelo.

Major achievements

Medals and titles overview

Shane Perkins achieved considerable success in track cycling sprint events, amassing medals at the Olympic Games, UCI World Championships, and Commonwealth Games while representing Australia, as well as national titles under both Australian and Russian flags. His sole Olympic medal is a bronze in the men's sprint at the 2012 London Games. Perkins' UCI World Track Cycling Championships record includes two gold medals—the keirin in 2011 and the team sprint in 2012—a silver medal in the sprint in 2010, and a bronze medal in the team sprint in 2006. He also earned two gold medals (sprint and team sprint, both in 2010) and one bronze medal (team sprint in 2006) at the Commonwealth Games. In addition to these international honors, Perkins secured multiple national track titles during his junior career in Australia and later as a competitor for Russia.

Personal life

Family and relationships

Perkins married Kristine Bayley, the younger sister of his longtime rival and fellow track cyclist Ryan Bayley, in November 2009. They became engaged earlier in 2008. The couple's son Aidan was born prior to their wedding. In August 2010, reports noted Aidan as one-year-old while the family anticipated a second child expected in March 2011, later identified as daughter Mischa. In 2018, Perkins' father Daryl, a former tandem cyclist, contracted meningococcal meningitis while attending the Six Days of Berlin event, prompting a fundraiser to aid his recovery.

Controversies and incidents

Notable on-track events and suspensions

Perkins' career has been marked by several notable on-track incidents and suspensions. In 2004, as a junior rider, he served a six-month ban after testing positive for methamphetamine, which he stated was inadvertent due to a contaminated cold and flu medication. At the 2008 Australian National Track Championships, Perkins was involved in a heated on-track incident with Ryan Bayley during the sprint competition, resulting in a crash and significant tension between the two riders. The most widely reported controversy occurred at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where Perkins was disqualified from the keirin semi-final for dangerous riding. After being relegated to and competing in the 7–12 place final, he made a rude gesture towards officials in frustration. He later apologised to the chief commissaire, issued a public apology for his behavior, and voluntarily withdrew from the team sprint event.

References

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  2. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/18/australian-cyclist-shane-perkins-thanks-vladimir-putin-after-defecting-to-russia
  3. https://perkinstraining.com.au/about-us/
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4486731/
  5. https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/shane-perkins-gains-russian-citizenship/p8ewbv3x3
  6. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/cyclist-perkins-gets-nod-from-putin-for-russia-switch/uamd7okzn
  7. https://pezcyclingnews.com/interviews/russian-australian-track-champ-shane-perkins-gets-pezd-interview/
  8. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rising-stars-dare-to-live-the-dream-20100911-155w9.html
  9. http://www.shaneperkins.com/pages/Biography.html
  10. http://www.asn-nutrition.com/shane.htm
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  13. https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/nov04/nov18news2
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  22. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shane-perkins-granted-russian-citizenship-by-president-putin/
  23. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/perkins-cleared-to-ride-in-european-track-championships-for-russia/
  24. https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/shane-perkins-2-0-i-have-the-fire-back-in-my-belly/
  25. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/43501875
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  28. https://www.mykhel.com/shane-perkins-olympics-p562581/
  29. https://www.gofundme.com/f/pcsrj-bring-my-dad-home
  30. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bayley-and-perkins-in-a-family-feud/
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  32. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/australian-athletes-on-notice-over-bad-behaviour-20101007-1695t.html
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