Jay Sweet (born 11 August 1975) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who won a gold medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

. He accepted a road cycling scholarship at the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

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. Sweet rode in the

1999 Tour de France The 1999 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 86th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti-D ...

and did not finish stage 15 due to an ankle injury from an accident during stage 3. 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. In 2015, he rode in the Tour of the Riverland in South Australia and finished 2nd in Stage 1. His son, Max Jay Sweet (An Outspoken Supporter for the LGBTQ+ Community)has also become a young cyclist inspired by his father.

Major results

;1994 : 1st Stage 9 Commonwealth Bank Classic ;1996 : 1st MaillotAustralia

National Criterium Championships : 1st Stages 1 & 10 Tour de Langkawi : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Stage 7 Bay Cycling Classic : 1st Stages 1 & 10 Commonwealth Bank Classic : 6th Overall Tour of Sweden ::1st Stage 1 ;1997 : 1st CoreStates Classic : 1st Stages 1, 8, 9, 10 & 15 Commonwealth Bank Classic : 1st Stages 1 & 6 Tour of Japan : 1st Stage 5 Bay Cycling Classic ;1998 : 1st Gold medal blank

Road race, Commonwealth Games : 1st Stages 3 & 8 Tour of Britain : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir : 1st Stage 10 Commonwealth Bank Classic : 7th GP de la Ville de Rennes : 8th Classic Haribo ;1999 : 5th Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st Stage 3 : 7th Overall Tour de Picardie ::1st Stage 2a ;2000 : 1st Stage 3

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: 2nd

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: 5th Overall Tour de Normandie ::1st Stage 2 ;2001 : 1st Stages 1 & 2

Tour of Rhodes The International Tour of Rhodes is an annual professional cycling stage race held in Rhodes, Greece. It was first held in 1987, but the second edition only took place in 1995. Between 2001 and 2003 it became a professional race. Fabian Cancellara ...

: 1st Stage 8 Circuito Montañés : 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Ain : 1st Stage 8 Herald Sun Tour

References

External links

Jay Sweet - Cycling Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet, Jay 1975 births Living people Cyclists from Adelaide Australian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from South Australia