Where Are They Now? Scott McGrory

July 31, 2012

For a long time now I've wanted to do a "Where Are They Now" piece with Scott McGrory. He's an incredibly down to earth guy who's doing a remarkable job on the other side of his professional cycling career. Fox TV have beat us to it and they tell one of his stories better than we ever could. If there's five minutes you can spare today, I highly recommend giving this a watch...

Many of you new to cycling (or to Australian cycling history) may know Scott best for his OzCycling, podcasts on the Subaru Cycling Show, and Fox TV interviews. He’s got a good rapport with most of the riders and knows the intricacies of the sport so he’s able to get the best out of them on camera. Scott also does commentary work in everything from local events to what we’re seeing at the Olympics. And when he’s not busy doing these gigs, he coaches our future stars on the track at the Victorian Institute of Sport. I won’t go through Scott’s cycling palmares as the video above takes us through one of the highlights - his Madison Gold Medal with Brett Aitken at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Inspirational to say the least.

I’ll also let you in on a little secret: Scott’s dropped 10kg, he’s back on the bike and looking like he does in the headline photo. Watch out Bendigo!

John

What a genuinely lovely interview with a truly genuine man! More power to you, Mr. McGrory.
http://twitter.com/TeeDee8 Tee

I thought he was great in combo with Phil Ligget for the mens RR. I really didn’t notice the coverage being so bad here in Oz as other countries are saying, and I reckon Scott get’s a lot of credit for that. Good work!
http://twitter.com/TeeDee8 Tee

I thought he was great in combo with Phil Ligget for the mens RR. I really didn’t notice the coverage being so bad here in Oz as other countries are saying, and I reckon Scott get’s a lot of credit for that. Good work!
BikeventsBruce

I’ve been in the fortunate position to have Scott come to the SHCCC to commentate; he even came to Mansfield for a fund raiser for one of our local kids who wanted to ride in Europe. He’s a genuine, approachable, knowledgeable gentleman. I can’t speak highly enough of him. (Well, apart from him barracking for Carlton!) I really hope I can get him back to the SHCCC again in 2013 as he certainly adds to the weekend. He’s a bloody beauty!
(As it happens, I was at the Dunc Grey Velodrome in 2000 for his gold medal win too! It was a sensational win.)
http://www.happyfamilies.com.au/ Justin Coulson

Inspirational. Thank you so much for posting this, and thank you to Scott for being willing to put it out there.
Big Dragon

For those of you who are not blessed with children, wait until you have them, and you will get an understanding of how difficult that would have been for those two guys. Just a fantastic story and testament to what you can do with a strong will. Well done.
- ben
  
  A friend of my wife’s has a daughter with Rett syndrome, and it is heartbreaking!
http://twitter.com/TonyReeckman Tony Reeckman

I really enjoyed this CT.Thanks for posting the video.I love learning about the person behind the sporting identity and I really enjoy the “Where are they Now” stories.
http://twitter.com/TonyReeckman Tony Reeckman

I really enjoyed this CT.Thanks for posting the video.I love learning about the person behind the sporting identity and I really enjoy the “Where are they Now” stories.
Martin J Barrry

Wow! I love this series too. On so many levels Scott McGrory is an absolute legend!
Andrew Aumuller

I still remember racing on the road and track with Scott when we were both in our mid to late teens. He was a superstar with Nerang-Gold Coast and I was a nobody in Wynnum Redlands. Nice story, brings back a lot of fond memories!
Andrew Aumuller

I still remember racing on the road and track with Scott when we were both in our mid to late teens. He was a superstar with Nerang-Gold Coast and I was a nobody in Wynnum Redlands. Nice story, brings back a lot of fond memories!
http://whatspossible.com.au/ Scott Barrow

Outstanding. Thank you.
Gus

Fantastic story that I recall from 2000, but had too soon forgotten the detail. Absolutely inspiring. Thanks for posting for those of us who don’t have Foxtel.
Scott McGrory

Hey thanks everyone for the kind words! And thanks to you Wade for including me in the series. There are so many good stories out there that those that are relatively new Cycling would not know. Understanding the history will only increase the respect, and therefore recognition of out new stars.
Enjoy the rest of the Olympics and I’ll do my best to keep up with the lofty commentary standards of Mr Phil Liggett.
- guest
  
  Thanks for posting this great story CT and Scott. Very inspiring.
  Scott’s commentary is always engaging and he uses his knowledge of the sport to great effect. He engages the audience with a quiet and sincere enthusiasm and a wealth of relevant detail and information. A great asset to cycling on TV in AUS. Good luck Scott with your commentary as well as a return to the bike!
Korufc

Shows what a champion person he is, with or without a gold medal.
Enjoy your time with your precious little ones.

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