Jay McCarthy
Australian cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist,[3] who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.[4]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Jay McCarthy |
Born | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | 8 September 1992
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Puncheur |
Professional teams | |
2011–2012 | Team Jayco–AIS |
2013–2016 | Saxo–Tinkoff |
2017–2020 | Bora–Hansgrohe[1][2] |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics |
Career
He finished in 91st place in the 2014 Giro d'Italia. In 2015, McCarthy showed promise by reaping a third place in the overall classification of the Tour of Turkey thanks to good placings in the mountains.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[6] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[7] In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the Bora–Hansgrohe squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics.[8] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[9]
Major results
- 2009
- 7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2010
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- UCI Juniors Road World Championships
- 2nd Overall GP Général Patton
- 2011
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 (TTT)
- 2012
- 1st
Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Bretagne
- 1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd GP Capodarco
- 4th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 4th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
- 5th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 2015
- 3rd Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2016
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour of Croatia
- 4th Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under
- 9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2018
- 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
- 2019
- 8th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2020
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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91 | — | 88 | — | — | 62 | — |
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— | — | — | 94 | — | — | — |
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— | 66 | — | — | 91 | — | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
External links
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