Carter Jones

{{short description|American racing cyclist}}

{{About|the American road racing cyclist|the American photographer|Carter Jones (photographer)}}

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{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Carter Jones

| image = Carter Jones defending the king of the mountains jersey at the 2013 Tour of California.jpg

| caption = Carter Jones, Tour of California 2012

| fullname = Carter Jones

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|02|27}}

| birth_place = Maplewood, New Jersey, United States

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 67 kg

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = All-rounder

| majorwins =

| proyears1 = 2010

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|JBC|2010}}

| proyears2 = 2011

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|BLS|2011}}

| proyears3 = 2012–2013

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BPC|2012}}

| proyears4 = 2014

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|OPT|2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/huff-jones-join-optum-kelly-benefit-strategies-in-2014|first=Pat|last=Malach|title=Huff, Jones join Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies in 2014|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=October 11, 2013|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}

| proyears5 = 2015–2016

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|TGA|2015}}

| medaltemplates =

}}

Carter Jones (born February 27, 1989) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He had a professional cycling career between 2010 and 2016 for various teams, including {{UCI team code|JBC|2010}}, {{UCI team code|BLS|2011}}, {{UCI team code|BPC|2013}}, {{UCI team code|OPT|2014}}, and {{UCI team code|TGA|2016}}.

On June 24, 2016, Jones announced the termination of his contract with {{UCI team code|TGA|2016}}, and his retirement from professional cycling, citing injuries sustained in accidents during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/carter-jones-announces-retirement-from-cycling/|title=Carter Jones announces retirement from cycling {{!}} Cyclingnews.com|access-date=2016-06-25}}

Jones resides in Boulder, Colorado.