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Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 11 August 1975||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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1997 | ZVVZ–Giant–AIS | ||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | BigMat–Auber 93 | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Saturn Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
2003 | MBK–Oktos–Saint-Quentin | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 11 August 1975||||||||||||||
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
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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. [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.