| Place Of Birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Residence | Jamieson, Victoria, Australia and France |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Club | AG2r Prevoyance, France |
| Recent Results | Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under (South Australia, 16-Jan-2006)
1st Overall in the Road Race (16:36.54)
Herald Sun Tour (Victoria, Australia, 16-Oct-2005)
1st Overall in the Road Race (15:52.01) |
Commonwealth
Games History | has not competed |
Olympic
Games History | has not competed |
| Injuries | Simon had a heavy fall in the GP d'Ouverture la Marseillaise in France in February, 2006. He had surgery in a Nice hospital where a pin was inserted into his shattered left collarbone and a screw put into his broken right shoulder. He also had stitches in his head. He resumed training three weeks after the accident. |
| Other | Simon has used some gruelling training techniques to reach the position he is in today. A few years ago, he taped lead weights to his wheels and climbed Mount Buller and Mount Hotham - two of Victoria, Australia's highest mountains - a couple of times a day to strengthen himself up.
He credits Australian Tour de France legend, Phil Anderson, as having taught him how to become a successful road racer.
He had a successful Tour de France in 2005 and finished third in Stage 17. He finished 126th overall in the Tour de France. |