Jay McCarthy

Jay McCarthy

McCarthy at the 2013 Grand Prix de Denain
Personal information
Full name Jay McCarthy
Born (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team Tinkoff
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2011–2012 Team Jayco-AIS
2013–2016 Saxo–Tinkoff
Infobox last updated on
15 October 2016

Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist,[1] who currently rides for Tinkoff.[2] 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.[3] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[4] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[5] In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the Bora–Argon 18 squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics.[6]

Career achievements

Major results

2012
1st Overall Tour of Wellington
1st Stage 2
1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir
2015
3rd Overall Tour of Turkey
2016
4th Overall Tour Down Under
1st Stage 2
1st Young rider classification
5th National Road Race Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 91 - 88
Yellow jersey Tour - - -
red jersey Vuelta - 66 -

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

  1. ↑ "Jay McCarthy". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tinkoff-Saxo (TCS) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Stephen Puddicombe (3 May 2015). "Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings". cyclingnews.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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