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'''Jay Sweet''' (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional [[road bicycle racing|racing cyclist]] who won a gold medal at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]]. He accepted a road cycling scholarship at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and in 1997 was a member of the [[Giant-Australian Institute of Sport|ZVVZ - Giant - AIS]] team. Between 1998 and 2001, he was a member of [[Auber 93|BigMat - Auber '93 (France)]]. He won the gold medal in the Men's Road Race at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games]]. <ref name=tips/> 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. <ref name=tips>{{cite web|title=Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet|url=http://cyclingtips.com.au/2011/02/where-are-they-now-jay-sweet/|website=Cycling Tips, February 2011|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref> He retired in 2003 and moved to [[New Zealand]]. <ref name=tips/>. In 2015, he rode in the Tour of the Riverland in [[South Australia]] and finished 2nd in Stage 1.<ref name=archive>{{cite web|title=Jay Sweet|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6850|website=Cycling Archive|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref> |
'''Jay Sweet''' (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional [[road bicycle racing|racing cyclist]] who won a gold medal at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]]. He accepted a road cycling scholarship at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] and in 1997 was a member of the [[Giant-Australian Institute of Sport|ZVVZ - Giant - AIS]] team. Between 1998 and 2001, he was a member of [[Auber 93|BigMat - Auber '93 (France)]]. He won the gold medal in the Men's Road Race at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games]]. <ref name=tips/> 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. <ref name=tips>{{cite web|title=Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet|url=http://cyclingtips.com.au/2011/02/where-are-they-now-jay-sweet/|website=Cycling Tips, February 2011|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref> He retired in 2003 and moved to [[New Zealand]]. Whilst in New Zealand he worked as a commercial fisherman, apprentice builder. In 2012, he returned to Adelaide and in 2015 was working as a stonemason.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Homfray|first1=Reece|title=How Sweet is it to be back|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/the-coffee-ride-63-with-reece-homfray/story-fngr0c3d-1227277613708|accessdate=24 July 2015|work=Adelaide Now|date=25 March 2015}}</ref> <ref name=tips/>. In 2015, he rode in the Tour of the Riverland in [[South Australia]] and finished 2nd in Stage 1.<ref name=archive>{{cite web|title=Jay Sweet|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6850|website=Cycling Archive|accessdate=24 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| Born | 11 August 1975 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | ZVVZ - Giant - AIS (Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | BigMat - Auber '93 (France) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Saturn Cycling Team (United States of America) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | MBK - Oktos (France) | ||||||||||||||
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Jay Sweet (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He accepted a road cycling scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and in 1997 was a member of the ZVVZ - Giant - AIS team. Between 1998 and 2001, he was a member of BigMat - Auber '93 (France). 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, apprentice builder. In 2012, he returned to Adelaide and in 2015 was working as a stonemason.[2] [1]. In 2015, he rode in the Tour of the Riverland in South Australia and finished 2nd in Stage 1.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "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.