Jay Sweet

Jay Sweet
Personal information
Born	11 August 1975 (age 49); Adelaide, South Australia
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
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

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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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.

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Jay Sweet

Major results

References

External links

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