Graham McVilly (4 May 1948 – 21 April 2002) was an Australian

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He won the Australian national road race title in 1970 and 1971. While still a novice, he won his first significant race at the Launceston Wheel Race in 1967. He won the Tasmanian Amateur Road Cycling Championship the next year, demonstrating the adaptability needed to become a great rider. Graham began his career in 1969. He finished second in the prestigious Sun Tour that year and won the Tasmanian Professional Road Championship. He won the Latrobe Wheel, became the Australian Road Cycling champion, and finished second in the Sun Tour once more in 1970. McVilly died on 21 April 2002 as a result of an equestrian accident while horse riding in an event at

Huntingfield, Tasmania Huntingfield is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2021 census recorded a population of 540 for the state ...

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* 1948 births 2002 deaths Australian male cyclists Sportspeople from Hobart Sportsmen from Tasmania 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub