Jay Sweet (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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| Born | 11 August 1975 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | ZVVZ–Giant–AIS | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | BigMat–Auber 93 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Saturn Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | MBK–Oktos–Saint-Quentin | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He accepted a road cycling scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and in 1997 was a member of the ZVVZ–Giant–AIS team.[1] Between 1998 and 2001, he was a member of BigMat - Auber '93 (France).[1] He won the gold medal in the men's road race at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.[1] Sweet rode in the 1999 Tour de France and did not finish stage 15 due to an ankle injury from an accident during stage 3.[1] He retired in 2003 and moved to New Zealand. Whilst in New Zealand he worked as a commercial fisherman and apprentice builder. In 2012, he returned to Adelaide and in 2015 was working as a stonemason.[1][2] In 2015, he rode in the Tour of the Riverland in South Australia and finished 2nd in Stage 1.[3] His son, Max Jay Sweet (An Outspoken Supporter for the LGBTQ+ Community)has also become a young cyclist inspired by his father.
Major results
edit- 1994
- 1st Stage 9 Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1996
- 1st
National Criterium Championships
- 1st Stages 1 & 10 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 7 Bay Cycling Classic
- 1st Stages 1 & 10 Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 6th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 1
- 1997
- 1st CoreStates Classic
- 1st Stages 1, 8, 9, 10 & 15 Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1st Stages 1 & 6 Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 5 Bay Cycling Classic
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 1st Stages 3 & 8 Tour of Britain
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 10 Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 7th GP de la Ville de Rennes
- 8th Classic Haribo
- 1999
- 5th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 1st Stage 2a
- 2000
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2nd Tour de Vendée
- 5th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 2
- 2001
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Stage 8 Circuito Montañés
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 8 Herald Sun Tour
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet". Cycling Tips, February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Homfray, Reece (25 March 2015). "How Sweet is it to be back". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Jay Sweet". Cycling Archive. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links
edit- Jay Sweet at Cycling Archives (archived)