Jonathan Cantwell

Jonathan Cantwell

Jonathan Cantwell at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2012
To person
Date of birth	January 8, 1982
date of death	November 6, 2018
nation	Australia
discipline	Street
Driver type	sprinter
End of career	2014
Team (s)
2008 2009–2010 2011 2012–2013 2014	Jittery Joe’s Fly V Australia V Australia Team Saxo-Tinkoff Drapac Professional Cycling
Last updated: November 7, 2018

Jonathan Cantwell (born January 8, 1982 in Brisbane - † November 6, 2018 ) was an Australian cyclist who was considered a sprint specialist during his active time.

Career

Cantwell has won numerous races on the Australian and US cycling calendar since 2007. He also won two stages of the Herald Sun Tour in 2009 and was Australian Criteria Champion in 2011 .

For the 2012 season Cantwell moved to the Danish ProTeam Saxo Bank . There he was supposed to support Juan José Haedo as a sprint driver. For this team he won two stages of the Tour de Taiwan in 2012 and competed in the Tour de France in 2012 , which he finished 137th in the overall standings.

In 2014 Jonathan finished his cycling career, but was still active as a triathlete . In 2017 he developed testicular cancer and died the following year at the age of 36.

successes

2009

• two stage Herald Sun Tour

2011

• Australian champion - criterion

2012

• two stages Tour de Taiwan

Web links

Commons : Jonathan Cantwell  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Jonathan Cantwell in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Jonathan Cantwell in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Former national cycling champion Jonathan Cantwell dies aged 36. In: news.com.au. November 7, 2018, accessed November 7, 2018 . 
2. ^ Cantwell fights through injuries at the Tour of California. cyclingnews.com, May 16, 2013, accessed February 12, 2017 . 
3. ^ Cantwell joins Saxo Bank. eurosport.com, November 8, 2011, accessed February 12, 2017 .