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Jay Sweet
Personal information
Born (1975-08-11) 11 August 1975 (age 49)
Adelaide, South Australia
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1997ZVVZ - Giant - AIS
1998–2001BigMat - Auber '93
2002Saturn Cycling Team
2003MBK - Oktos
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kula Lumpur Road Race

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Where Are They Now? Jay Sweet". Cycling Tips, February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ Homfray, Reece (25 March 2015). "How Sweet is it to be back". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Jay Sweet". Cycling Archive. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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