Jay Sweet

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Jay Sweet
Personal information
Born (1975-08-11) 11 August 1975 (age 48)
Adelaide, South Australia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
1997 ZVVZ–Giant–AIS
1998–2001 BigMat–Auber 93
2002 Saturn Cycling Team
2003 MBK–Oktos–Saint-Quentin
Medal record
Representing Australia
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kula Lumpur Road Race

Jay Sweet (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Contents

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

1994
1st Stage 9 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1996
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG 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 Gold medal blank.svg 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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet". Cycling Tips, February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. Homfray, Reece (25 March 2015). "How Sweet is it to be back". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. "Jay Sweet". Cycling Archive. Retrieved 24 July 2015.