Cyclist Stephen Pate jailed

steve · May 5, 2003

Cyclist Stephen Pate jailed - theage.com.au

Former world champion cyclist Stephen Pate has been jailed for beating his wife and smashing up the family home.

Pate, 39, pleaded guilty in the County Court to 11 charges after assaulting his wife twice in November last year and twice more in February this year.

Judge John Barnett said the gravity of Pate's offences was as much due to the ongoing fear he had instilled in his wife and children as the damage and injuries he caused.

He jailed the former world champion cyclist for 20 months with a minimum of eight months.

The court was told Pate returned to the family's suburban East Bentleigh home on November 2 last year soon after he had been arrested and bailed over an earlier domestic violence incident.

The second time, Pate pulled a knife on his wife, held it to her throat and threatened her when she tried to call police.

Pate breached intervention orders again when he returned twice more to the home in February this year, the second time on the morning he was due to appear in court.

Pate was described in court as "the Don Bradman" of Australian cycling who suffered enormous disappointment when he was left out of the Sydney 2000 Olympics cycling team due to a coaching squabble.

When the squad went on to win gold, Pate drowned his sorrows in alcohol and began arguing with his wife over the family finances.

His troubles were compounded when he fell from a roof while working as a carpenter, causing multiple fractures to his wrist and chipping his vertebra.

Pate was a dominant figure in track cycling in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the world professional sprint championships in 1988.

He has already served three-and-a-half-months in jail.
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Vo2 · May 6, 2003

Smashing up the family home, eh?

steve · May 6, 2003

Originally posted by Vo2
Smashing up the family home, eh?
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He sounds abit hot headed hey!

GearGrinder · May 6, 2003

maybe thats why he was not chosen

maghi · May 7, 2003

where are u

rickt · Sep 1, 2003

I have known Mr Pate since he was a junior, he has always been a hot headed idiot and basically a pig of a man. My wife saw him for he first time only recently (6 years ago) and her instant appraisal, after seeing his eyes, was that he was "evil." This was several years before the recent court case.

velvet_glove · Sep 15, 2003

Can you say 'roid rage' ?

How many drug bans did he cop ? I can remember at least one. Good riddance. 'Don Bradman of cycling' ?!?!?

Clearly his solicitor hasnt heard of Danny Clark. Bye, bye Steve, u wont be missed

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