{{short description|Australian cyclist (born 1992)}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Jay McCarthy | image = Grand départ 2017 076.jpg | caption = McCarthy in 2017 | fullname = Jay McCarthy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Puncheur | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2011–2012 | proteam1 = Team Jayco–AIS | proyears2 = 2013–2016 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SAX|2013}} | proyears3 = 2017–2020 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710|title=With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019|work={{UCI team code|BOH|2018}}|publisher=Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG|date=12 October 2018|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/team-preview-bora-hansgrohe/|title=2020 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe|first=Barry|last=Ryan|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=28 December 2019|access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = '''One-day races and Classics''' :Great Ocean Road Race (2018) | medaltemplates = }} '''Jay McCarthy''' (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist,<ref name="CyclingArchives">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=61619 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140414051403/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=61619 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 April 2014 |title=Jay McCarthy |access-date=11 May 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}}</ref> who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|BOH|2020}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2020/11/16/where-worldtour-aussies-are-heading-2021|title=Where the WorldTour Aussies are heading in 2021|work=Cycling Central|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|date=16 November 2020|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
==Career== He finished in 91st place in the 2014 Giro d'Italia. In 2015, McCarthy showed promise by reaping a third place in the overall classification of the Tour of Turkey thanks to good placings in the mountains.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/durasek-wins-tour-of-turkey-as-mas-pips-cavendish-in-on-final-stage-169572|title=Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Sports & Leisure network|date=3 May 2015|access-date=3 May 2015|author=Stephen Puddicombe}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España<ref name="Vuelta">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjYwNzQ= |title=Vuelta a España 2015 |access-date=21 August 2015 |work=Cycling Fever}}</ref> and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.<ref name="2016Giro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Startlist |title=99th Giro d'Italia Startlist |access-date=6 May 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref> In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the {{UCI team code|BOH|2017}} squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics.<ref name=bora>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bora-hansgrohe-finalise-2017-roster-with-mccarthy-pelucchi-and-saramotins-signings/ |title=Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings|date=14 October 2016 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=14 October 2016}}</ref> In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.<ref name="2017TDF">{{Cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |title=2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=28 June 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820093045/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2017_Startlist |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Major results== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2009 : 7th Road race, UCI Juniors World Championships ;2010 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st 20px Road race ::2nd Time trial : UCI Juniors Road World Championships ::2nd 15px Road race ::5th Time trial : 2nd Overall GP Général Patton ;2011 : 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 ::1st Stages 1 & 2 (TTT) ;2012 : 1st 20px Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza : 1st Stage 6 Tour de Bretagne : 1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir : 2nd GP Capodarco : 4th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 4 : 4th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi : 4th Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli : 5th Gran Premio di Poggiana ;2015 : 3rd Overall Tour of Turkey ;2016 : 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour of Croatia : 4th Overall Tour Down Under ::1st 20px|link=|alt= Young rider classification ::1st Stage 2 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2017 : 3rd Overall Tour Down Under : 9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race ;2018 : 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race : 1st Stage 3 Tour of the Basque Country : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;2019 : 8th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race ;2020 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race {{Div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | 91 |— | 88 |— |— | 62 |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |— | 94 |— |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España |— | 66 |— |— | 91 |— | DNF |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{cycling Archives|61619}} *{{ProCyclingStats|137562}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Jay}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Australian male cyclists Category:Sportspeople from Maryborough, Queensland Category:Cyclists at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Category:Sportsmen from Queensland Category:Australian expatriates in Germany Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen