Welcome to Brett Aitken's coaching website! On the bike, Brett is an Olympic Gold medalist in one of the toughest and craziest endurance events - The Madison - and a Team Pursuit World Champion and WR holder as well as Olympic Silver & Bronze Medallist with over four decades of experience in the sport. On the road he competed for Professional Team Palmans Ideal and won the inaugural Sprint Jersey at the Tour Down Under. He has competed at the highest level of cycling, representing Australia in multiple Olympic Games, World Championships, and Commonwealth Games winning at every level.
Off the bike, Brett is a renowned coach having worked as a National Men's Track Endurance Coach for Australia at World Championships and Commonwealth Games and steered the South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI) successes for Cycling for over the last decade. SASI has been the standout State Institute driving Cycling in Australia during this time with numerous World Champions, Olympians and Professionals graduating from this elite program. His successes were recently acknowledged as the 2025 SASI Coach of the Year.
As a client of Brett's coaching services, you will have access to his world-class expertise and support. He will work with you to develop a customised coaching program that fits your schedule, preferences, and lifestyle, and provide ongoing guidance and feedback to help you achieve your goals.
Even with Brett's extensive on bike and coaching experience, Brett has attained the highest Level 3 Accredited Coaching Experience in the World completing this at the UCI World Centre of Cycling in Aigle, Switzerland in 2019 making him one of the only active Level 3 Coaches in Australia who gained accreditation at the UCI.
Most recently Brett was named Coach of the Year at the South Australian Institute of Sport for 2025.
His coaching knowledge is broad across many levels of sport and is World Class in his knowledge of aerodynamic positioning, technical delivery and physical preparation for preparing and peaking athletes aiming to achieve their most lofty goals.
Against all odds, Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory overcame heartbreak and adversity to deliver one of the most emotional and inspiring performances of the 2000 Olympic Games. Their domination of the Madison Track Cycling event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics left fans in awe, as they defied the odds and proved that anything is possible with passion and determination. Watch this video to see highlights of his Olympic Gold Medal winning performance.