Jason McCartney (cyclist)
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jason McCartney |
Born | United States | September 3, 1973
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber |
Professional teams | |
1999–2000 | NutraFig |
2001–2002 | Jelly Belly |
2003–2004 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2005–2007 | Discovery Channel |
2008–2009 | Team CSC |
2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
2012 | UnitedHealthcare[1] |
2013 | Bissell |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a España, 1 stage Tour de Georgia, 3x King of the Mountains |
Jason McCartney (born September 3, 1973 in Honolulu) is an American former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1999 and 2013 for seven different teams. His 2004 Tour de Georgia stage win led to his being named the "North American rider of the year" by VeloNews Magazine. He represented the USA Olympic team in the road racing event in 2004 and 2008. Jason is also a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School. He lives in Coralville, Iowa.
Major results
[edit]- 2001
- 1st Overall stage Gateway Cup
- 2002
- 1st 1 stage International Tour d'Toona
- 1st 1 stage Tour of Kansas City
- 1st Wapello to Burlington Road Race
- 2003
- 1st Overall and 2 stages Joe Martin Memorial Stage Race
- 1st Snake Alley Criterium
- 1st Stage 1 Gateway Cup
- 1st Stage 4 Gateway Cup
- 2004
- 1st King of the Mountains Classification Tour de Georgia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st U.S. Olympic Trials Road Race
- 1st King of the Mountains Competition T-Mobile International of San Francisco
- 1st Overall Tri-Peaks Challenge
- 1st Snake Alley Criterium
- 2005
- 1st King of the Mountains Classification Barclay's Global Investor Grand Prix of San Francisco
- 3rd Barclay's Global Investor Grand Prix of San Francisco
- 2006
- 1st King of the Mountains Classification Tour de Georgia
- 2007
- 1st, Stage 14 Vuelta a España
- 3rd Overall Tour of California
- 2008
- 1st King of the Mountains Classification Tour de Georgia
- 2009
- 1st King of the Mountains Classification, Tour of California
- 2012
- 1st Stage 6 Volta a Portugal
References
[edit]- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (September 23, 2011). "McCartney and Deignan join UnitedHealthcare in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jason McCartney.
- Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team: Biography
- Jason McCartney at ProCyclingStats
- Jason McCartney at Cycling Archives (archive)
- National Outdoor Leadership School's The Leader Online: The Young and the Adventurous