Jonathan Tiernan-Locke

Jonathan Tiernan - Locke ( born December 26, 1984 in Plymouth ) is a British road racing cyclist.

Jonathan Tiernan - Locke began his career in 2009 with Team Plowman Craven -Madison after he was successful even at some national races before. As of 2010, drove Tiernan - Locke for the UK Continental Team Rapha Condor Sharp. In his first year there he with the victory on the fifth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás his first success was in a race of the international calendar. In 2011 he won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Leon for themselves. In 2012, he joined the team Endura Racing and made there his final breakthrough with overall victories in the Tour Méditerranéen, the Tour du Haut- Var, the Tour Alsace and the Tour of Britain. In addition there were five stage wins.

According to these results it was committed for the 2013 season of Team Sky, but was unable to repeat his previous performance. After September 2013, the International Cycling Union UCI at Tiernan - Locke an explanation for suspicious values ​​in his biological passport demanded his team no longer put up with him. In December, the UCI told the British Association to open against Tiernan - Locke a disciplinary hearing for doping, since this represents a doping violation after evaluation of the biological passport. Tiernan - Locke denied any violation.

Achievements

  • FBD Insurance Rás stage a
  • A stage in the Vuelta a León
  • Two stages and Appreciation Tour Méditerranéen
  • A stage and General Classification Tour du Haut -Var
  • Two stages and General Classification Tour Alsace
  • General Classification Tour of Britain

Team

  • 2009 Plowman Craven -Madison
  • 2010 Rapha Condor Sharp
  • 2011 Rapha Condor Sharp
  • 2012 Endura Racing
  • 2013 Sky Procycling
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