Jeremy Hunt (cyclist)

Jeremy Hunt (born 12 March 1974) is a retired British road racing cyclist who raced for numerous years mainly a sprinter. Hunt was the British national road race champion in 1997 and in 2001.

Jeremy Hunt
Hunt (left) during the 2011 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Personal information
Full nameJeremy Hunt
Born (1974-03-12) 12 March 1974
Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter, Classics specialist[1]
Professional teams
1996–1999Banesto
2000–2002BigMat–Auber 93
2003MBK–Oktos–Saint-Quentin
2004–2007Mr. Bookmaker–Palmans–Collstrop
2008Crédit Agricole
2009–2010Cervélo TestTeam
2011–2012Team Sky
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (1997, 2001)
GP Ouest-France (2002)

Hunt was born in Canada and grew up in England, firstly in Bury before moving to Devon. His father had been an amateur racing cyclist, and as a teenager in Devon Hunt was coached by former Tour de France rider Colin Lewis. He pursued his career in northern France before turning professional.[1]

He made his professional cycling debut for Banesto in 1996, and rode there for 4 seasons, when in 2000 he began a 3-year stint at BigMat–Auber 93, taking a win against Mario Cipollini in a stage of the Tour Méditerranéen in his first season with the team.[1] He spent 1 season for MBK-Oktos until in 2004 he joined Mr. Bookmaker–Palmans–Collstrop. Hunt joined Crédit Agricole in 2008, following the demise of the MrBookmaker, now called Unibet.com. In 2009 he joined Cervélo TestTeam, where he made his Tour de France debut in 2010 at the age of 36, having previously turned down the opportunity of racing in the Tour whilst at Banesto in 1997. In October 2010, after the demise of the Cervélo team, he was announced as a member of Team Sky's 2011 line-up.[1]

Hunt was part of the Great Britain team that helped Mark Cavendish win the 2011 UCI World Road Race Championship.

He is now director sportif of Azerbaijani Continental team Synergy Baku Cycling Project. He is the half-brother of racing cyclist Joshua Hunt.[1]

Major results
1994
1st Stage 16 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1995
1st Stage 1 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1st GP Cristal Energie
1st Internatie Reningelst
1997
1st Road race, National Road Championships
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 3 & 9
1st Circuito de Getxo
1st Stage 3 Commonwealth Bank Classic
1st Stage 2 GP do Minho
1st Stage 1 Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja, Calahora
1st Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista a Aragón, Zaragoza
1998
Volta a Portugal
1st Stage 10 & 14
1st Trofeo Alcudia
2nd Circuito de Getxo
1999
1st Stage 2 Commonwealth Bank Classic
2000
1st Sea Otter Classic
1st Stage 9 Herald Sun Tour
1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen
2001
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 4 Circuit Franco-Belge
1st Stage 2 Tour de la Somme
4th Nokere Koerse
6th GP de Fourmies
7th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
10th Cholet-Pays de Loire
2002
1st GP Ouest-France
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Paris–Bourges
5th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
2003
1st Stage 2 Tour de Picardie
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2004
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Paris–Brussels
8th Nokere Koerse
9th Druivenkoers Overijse
10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
2005
1st Stage 2 Tour de Wallonie
8th E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2006
2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
3rd Nokere Koerse
6th Overall Tour de Picardie
6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
7th GP de Fourmies
9th Scheldeprijs
10th Cholet-Pays de Loire
2007
1st Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
2nd Paris–Brussels
4th Schaal Sels-Merksem
7th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2008
1st Stage 2 Tour de Langkawi
3rd Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
2009
1st Stage 4 Post Danmark Rundt
2nd National Criterium Championships
3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
5th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland
10th Gent–Wevelgem
2010
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2011
1st East Yorkshire Classic
6th Overall Tour of Qatar
2012
5th Road race, National Road Championships

References
  1. Birnie, Lionel (22 December 2010). "Jeremy Hunt interview – On the hunt again". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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