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McCarthy at the 2013 Grand Prix de Denain
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Jay McCarthy |
| Born |
8 September 1992 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2011–2012 | Team Jayco-AIS |
| 2013–2016 | Saxo–Tinkoff |
| 2017– | Bora–Hansgrohe |
Jay McCarthy (born 8 September 1992) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for Bora–Hansgrohe. 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. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España and the 2016 Giro d'Italia. In October 2016 he was announced as a member of the Bora–Hansgrohe squad for 2017, with a focus on short stage races and punchy one day classics.