Robert-Jon McCarthy

Robert-Jon McCarthy (born 30 March 1994) is an Irish-Australian former road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the An Post–Chain Reaction, SEG Racing, JLT–Condor and Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes teams. He was born in Cork and moved to Australia with his family when he was 14, representing Australia in his early years as a professional before switching his sporting allegiance to Ireland in 2017.

Robert-Jon McCarthy

McCarthy in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Robert-Jon McCarthy
Born	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 31) Cork, Ireland
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2013	Bowden
Professional teams
2014	An Post–Chain Reaction
2015	SEG Racing
2017–2018	JLT–Condor
2019	Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes

McCarthy had two elite wins in 2014, taking the third stage at the Herald Sun Tour^[1] in February and the opening stage at Rás Tailteann in May.^[2] He was contracted to An Post–Chain Reaction when taking both victories but was representing the Australia U23 National Team for his win at the Herald Sun Tour.

He took another stage at the Irish race in 2018 riding for JLT–Condor. All three of his wins came in bunch sprints.^[3]

Major results

2014

1st Stage 1 Rás Tailteann

1st Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour

2018

1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann