Jay Sweet
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. 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 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 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 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 Circuit Franco-Belge 2nd Tour de Vendée 5th Overall Tour de Normandie 1st Stage 2 2001 1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour of Rhodes 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 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