Jack Carthy

Jack Carthy (born 8 August 1996 in Haworth, West Yorkshire, England) is a mountain bike trials cyclist who competes in the 26-inch category.[2][4] He is the reigning UCI elite world champion and UCI World Cup champion.

Jack Carthy
Personal information
Full nameJack Carthy
Born (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996[1]
Haworth, United Kingdom[2]
Team information
Current teamCrewkerz Bikes[3]
DisciplineTrials
Rider type26-inch trials
Major wins
UCI World Championships
26-inch trials (2016)

UCI World Cup

26-inch trials (2014, 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's mountain bike trials
World Championships
2013 Pietermaritzburg Junior trials, 26"
2014 Lillehammer Junior trials, 26"
2016 Val di Sole Trials, 26"
2017 Chengdu Trials, 26"
2012 Saalfelden Junior trials, 26"
2015 Vallnord Trials, 26"
European Championships
2013 Bern Junior trials, 26"
2014 Walbrzych Junior trials, 26"
2015 Chies d'Alpago Trials, 26"

Career

Carthy began competing on the elite UCI Trials World Cup in 2012. He finished third in his first World Cup event in Aalter, Belgium aged just 15.[5] He won the overall Elite World Cup title in 2014 while still a junior, winning 3 of the 5 rounds. He successfully defended his World Cup title in 2015 and 2016 and is thus the reigning UCI World Cup champion.[3][6]

Carthy was junior UCI world champion in 2013 and 2014 and junior European champion in 2014.[3] In the Elite category in 2015 he was European champion and finished second in the UCI World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra.[7][8]

In 2016 Carthy won the 2016 UCI World Championship in the elite 26-inch category in Val di Sole, Italy.[3] He was the first British rider to win a UCI Elite Trials World Championship in any category. He retained his title in 2017, winning at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in China.[9]

Major events timeline
UCI Trials World Cup
Men Elite - 26" 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Antwerp, BEL 1 1 1 1 1
Albertville, FRA 2 1 3
Les Menuires, FRA 1 5
Vocklabruck, AUT 1 1 1 1
Aalter, BEL 6
Krakow, POL 2 1 7
Moutier, FRA 1
Meribel, FRA 1
Pra Loup, FRA 1
Berlin,DE -
Salzburg, AUT 1
Val di Sole, ITA 7 1
Il Ciocco, ITA 1
Overall Position 1 1 2 1
UCI Trials World Championships
Event 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Elite Men - 26"
Junior Men


References
  1. "UCI Trials World Cup – Vöcklabruck, Austria" (PDF). trialsworldcup.at. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "About Jack Carthy". jackcarthytrials.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "Team Member Jack Carthy". enter-bike.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. "Mountain Bike - Jack Carthy". the-sports.org. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. "UCI Trials World Cup Aalter: Result and Standings". extreme.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. "The UCI Trials World Cup Chronicle". uci.ch. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. "UEC Trials European Championships 23. - 26.07.2015" (PDF). uec.ch. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. "Haworth bike trials ace Jack Carthy riding high among world's elite". keighleynews.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. "Britain's Carthy and Coleborn win medals at UCI Urban Cycling World Championships". britishcycling.org.uk. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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