Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cyclin ...
,
who most recently rode for
UCI WorldTeam
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...
.
Career
He finished in 91st place in the
2014 Giro d'Italia
The 2014 Giro d'Italia was the 97th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races.
The race started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a team time trial and concluded in Trieste, on 1 June, with a flat stage. A total of 198 r ...
. In 2015, McCarthy showed promise by reaping a third place in the overall classification of the
Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classificat ...
thanks to good placings in the mountains.
He was named in the start list for the
2015 Vuelta a España
The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra, and was the 22nd race in ...
and the
2016 Giro d'Italia.
In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and
punchy one day classics.
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the
2017 Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs- ...
.
Major results
;2009
: 7th Road race,
UCI Juniors World Championships
;2010
: National Junior Road Championships
::1st
Road race
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* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
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* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
::2nd
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: UCI Juniors Road World Championships
::2nd

Road race
::5th Time trial
;2011
: 3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 4th Overall
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
::1st Stages 1 & 2 (
TTT)
;2012
: 1st

Overall
Tour of Wellington
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 2
: 1st
Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza
The Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza (also known as Trofeo PIVA) is a professional cycling race held annually in the Province of Vicenza, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005 in category 1.2U, meaning it is reserved for U23 ...
: 1st Stage 6
Tour de Bretagne
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: 1st Prologue
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independent ...
: 2nd
GP Capodarco
The GP Capodarco is a European bicycle race held in Capodarco, a city ward of Fermo, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.2
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing ...
: 4th Overall
Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo is a cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of UCI Europe Tour, as a category 2.ncup race, in 2011 and 2012, meaning it was part of the UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup After a four-year hiatus, the race was organise ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 4
: 4th
Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
The Trofeo Alcide Degasperi is a one-day cycling race held annually in Italy. It was part of UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Intern ...
: 4th
Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli
: 5th
Gran Premio di Poggiana
The Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana is a professional one day cycling race held annually in Poggiana, Italy. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2011 in category 1.2U.
Winners
References
Cycle races in Italy
UCI ...
;2015
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Bisiklet Turu) is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey since 1963.
In 2005 the race became part of the UCI Europe Tour, UCI race classificat ...
;2016
: 1st Stage 5 (
TTT)
Tour of Croatia
: 4th Overall
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...
::1st Young rider classification
::1st Stage 2
: 5th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
;2017
: 3rd Overall
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...
: 9th
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along ...
;2018
: 1st
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along ...
: 1st Stage 3
Tour of the Basque Country
The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races th ...
: 2nd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 8th
Grand Prix Pino Cerami
Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Hainaut, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami, after whom the race is named, is a former Belg ...
;2019
: 8th
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along ...
;2020
: 5th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
, National Road Championships
: 6th
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along ...
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
People from Maryborough, Queensland
Cyclists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics