Cantwell at the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Jonathan Cantwell |
Nickname | Jonny |
Born | 8 January 1982 |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter/Lead-out man |
Amateur team(s) | |
2004–2005 | Permac Brisot Bibanese |
2007 | Kahala La Grange |
Professional team(s) | |
2008 | Jittery Joe's |
2009–2011 | Fly V Australia |
2012–2013 | Team Saxo Bank |
2014 | Drapac Professional Cycling |
Jonathan Cantwell (born 8 January 1982) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI Professional Continental Team Drapac–Pat's Veg.
Cantwell has competed as a professional since 2008, having competed for the Jittery Joe's and Fly V Australia teams, before joining Team Saxo Bank for the 2012 season. Cantwell made his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Tour de France, where he was earmarked as a lead-out man for the team's sprinter, Juan José Haedo; Cantwell took his first top ten placing on stage 4, when he finished sixth on the stage.
Cantwell left Saxo–Tinkoff at the end of the 2013 season, and joined Drapac Professional Cycling for the 2014 season.