Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
| image = JTL Tour Of Britain 2011 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tiernan-Locke at the 2011 Tour of Britain
| fullname = Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
| nickname = JTL
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|26}}
| birth_place = Plymouth, Devon, England
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight =
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Puncheur
| amateuryears1 = 2003
| amateurteam1 = U.V. Aube
| amateuryears2 = 2004
| amateurteam2 = British U-23 National team
| amateuryears3 = 2004
| amateurteam3 = CC Étupes
| amateuryears4 = 2016
| amateurteam4 = Saint Piran
| proyears1 = 2009
| proteam1 = Plowman Craven-Madison
| proyears2 = 2010–2011
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RCS|2010}}
| proyears3 = 2012
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|EDR|2012}}
| proyears4 = 2013–2014
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2013}}
| majorwins = Stage races
:Tour Méditerranéen (2012)
}}
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (born 26 December 1984) is a British former professional road racing cyclist who last raced for UCI ProTeam Team Sky in 2013.{{cite news|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|title=Team Sky signs Tiernan-Locke for 2013|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535029/team-sky-signs-tiernan-locke-for-2013.html|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|access-date=4 October 2012|date=4 October 2012}} Tiernan-Locke's major breakthrough came from winning four stage races during the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, including the Tour of Britain, while riding for {{UCI team code|EDR|2012}}. In 2014, his 2012 Tour of Britain win was stripped following the identification of anomalies in his biological passport data from around the time of that race, and he was banned from competition until the end of 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tiernan-locke-retires-from-cycling|title=Tiernan-Locke retires from cycling|date=17 February 2017}}
Amateur career
Tiernan-Locke started mountain bike racing at the age of 15 before taking up road racing in 2003 when he was 18.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/routes/west/345919/south-devon-with-jonathan-tiernan-locke.html|title=South Devon with Jonathan Tiernan-Locke|first=Chris|last=Sidwells|work=Cycling World|date=3 October 2008|access-date=20 September 2011}} He progressed rapidly from 4th Category to 1st Category in a matter of months and for 2004 was offered the chance to ride for the French Amateur team U.V. Aube. Within 18 months he was selected for the British U23 National team, competing in the Under-23 road race at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Italy,{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/brits-in-the-under-23-world-road-race-1998-2007-92648 |title=Brits in the Under-23 World Road Race 1998-2007 |author= |date=23 September 2008 |website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=18 May 2018}} and joined the French team CC Étupes for 2005. His impact was immediate, with a win in GP de Rocheville, and podiums on all ten of his first ten races.
Months later his health deteriorated and he was diagnosed with Epstein–Barr virus. Forced to stop racing altogether, he spent the next three years studying for a degree in product design at the University of the West of England, but did not graduate. After recovering his health he started racing again in 2008 but his season was once more disrupted after he was knocked off his bike by a horse while competing in a Surrey League race and suffered injuries including a broken collarbone and nose.{{cite news|last=MacMichael|first=Simon|title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke video interview part 1: Sky's new signing looks back on outstanding 2012|url=http://road.cc/content/news/73756-jonathan-tiernan-locke-video-interview-part-1-skys-new-signing-looks-back|newspaper=road.cc|date=16 January 2013}} In 2009 he finally got the chance to return to the pro ranks with the Plowman Craven-Madison team, but once again misfortune struck as the team folded mid season and Jonathan returned to working in a bike shop.{{cite news|url=http://redkiteprayer.com/?p=7840|title=Tuesdays with Wilcockson : John Teirnan Locke|publisher=Red Kite Prayer|date=20 February 2012|access-date=20 February 2012}}
Professional career
=2011: Rapha Condor-Sharp=
In 2010 he was offered the opportunity to ride with {{UCI team code|RCS|2010}} for the 2011 season. He won the mountains classification and finished fifth in the general classification in the Tour of Britain.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/18/mark-cavendish-tour-of-britain|title=Mark Cavendish warms up for Worlds with Tour of Britain stage win|work=The Guardian|first=William|last=Fotheringham|date=18 September 2011|access-date=19 September 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/14966707.stm|title=Tour of Britain: Boom in gold after Cavendish win|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 September 2011|access-date=20 September 2011}}
=2012: Endura Racing=
File:JTL TOB (cropped).jpg. He was later stripped of the title over bio-passport irregularities]]
Tiernan-Locke moved to {{UCI team code|EDR|2012}} for the 2012 season. At the start of the year he won the Tour Méditerranéen,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2012/stage-4/results|title=Tiernan-Locke wins Tour Méditerranéen|date=12 February 2012|access-date=19 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}} and the Tour du Haut Var,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-cycliste-international-du-haut-var-2012/stage-2/results|title=Tiernan-Locke wins final Haut Var stage|date=19 February 2012|access-date=19 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}} with those results gaining him the lead of the UCI Europe Tour.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tiernan-locke-leads-uci-europe-tour|title=Tiernan-Locke leads UCI Europe Tour|date=28 February 2012|access-date=4 March 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}} Tiernan-Locke later placed second to {{UCI team code|MOV|2012}}'s Nairo Quintana in the Vuelta a Murcia.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-murcia-2012/stage-2-itt/results|title=Quintana secures overall Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia victory|date=4 March 2012|access-date=4 March 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}} He suffered a fractured collarbone at the Lincoln Grand Prix in May,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532806/tiernan-locke-out-with-fractured-collarbone.html|title=Tiernan-Locke out with fractured collarbone|first=Richard|last=Abraham|date=16 May 2012|access-date=29 July 2012|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited}} but returned to cycling at June's Route du Sud, finishing 22nd overall. In July he won the Tour Alsace overall as well as two stages during the event.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534120/tiernan-locke-wins-tour-alsace.html|title=Tiernan-Locke wins Tour Alsace|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|date=29 July 2012|access-date=29 July 2012|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited}} Tiernan-Locke led Endura at his home race, the Tour of Britain. He finished second on stage six, to Caerphilly mountain, to take the lead of the race. He held the lead until the end of the race, becoming the first British rider to win a British cycling tour since 1993.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19615568|title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke wins race|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=16 September 2012|access-date=16 September 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20120913-road-Tour-of-Britain-stage-8-0|title=Tiernan-Locke takes the overall win in the Tour of Britain|work=British Cycling|publisher=British Cycling Federation|date=16 September 2012|access-date=16 September 2012}}
Tiernan-Locke represented Great Britain at the road world championships finishing 19th. He further enhanced his reputation by staying in contention with the world class field until the final climb.{{cite web|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|title=British team for World Championships confirmed|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534768/british-team-for-world-championships-confirmed.html|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|access-date=16 September 2012|date=14 September 2012}}[http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20120923-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Report--Tiernan-Locke-Impresses-on-Worlds-Debut-0 Report: Tiernan Locke Impresses on Worlds Debut]. Britishcycling.org.uk (23 September 2012). Retrieved on 13 August 2013.
On 4 October 2012, it was announced that Tiernan-Locke would join UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|SKY|2013}} on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.
=2013–2014: Team Sky=
Tiernan-Locke withdrew from the road world championships on 29 September 2013 because of a potential discrepancy in his biological passport data.{{cite news|title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke: Team Sky cyclist in UCI inquiry|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24321502|access-date=2 October 2013}} He was suspended from racing for Team Sky or taking part in any training activities until he had faced an anti-doping hearing.{{cite news|title=Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke to face anti-doping hearing |work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/25415274|access-date=17 December 2013}} In July 2014, his ban was announced by the UCI, banning him until 31 December 2015 and stripping his 2012 Tour of Britain and World Championship results.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails2011.asp?id=MTAwODk&MenuId=MTYzMDQ&LangId=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140725155719/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails2011.asp?id=MTAwODk&MenuId=MTYzMDQ&LangId=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 July 2014|publisher=UCI|date=17 July 2014|title=UCI statement on Jonathan Tiernan-Locke}} Team Sky immediately terminated his contract.{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/124120-team-skys-jonathan-tiernan-locke-gets-2-year-ban-biological-passport|title=Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan Locke gets 2-year ban for biological passport irregularities|first=Tony|last=Farrelly|website=road.cc|date=17 July 2014}} In August 2014, UK Anti-Doping upheld the ban, accepting Tiernan-Locke's claim that he had indulged in binge drinking two days before the positive test but rejecting his contention that he had not rehydrated by the time of the test, given that he was tested on the eve of the 2012 World Championship road race, where he finished 19th.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/18/jonathan-tiernan-locke-two-year-ban-upheld |title=Former Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's two-year ban upheld |author= |date=18 August 2014 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=22 August 2014}} Tiernan-Locke subsequently expressed an interest in returning to professional cycling after the end of his ban.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/jonathan-tiernan-locke-respect-doping-sanction-141482 |title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke: "I have no respect for the doping sanction" |last1=Windsor |first1=Richard|date=27 October 2014 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=27 October 2014}}
=2016: return to competition=
In January 2016, following the end of his ban, Tiernan-Locke indicated that he would return to racing as an independent, rather than with a team.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/jonathan-tiernan-locke-to-return-to-racing-in-february-as-doping-ban-expires-205736 |title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke to return to racing in February as doping ban expires |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=6 January 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=6 March 2016}} He subsequently expressed dissatisfaction with being awarded a second-category racing licence for his return to competition, after having raced with an elite-level licence from 2003 until his ban.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/jonathan-tiernan-locke-unhappy-after-being-given-second-category-race-licence-209157 |title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke unhappy after being given second category race licence |last1=Wynn |first1=Nigel |date=28 January 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=6 March 2016}} Tiernan-Locke later confirmed that he would ride for the Saint Piran team, which he had co-founded.{{cite web |url=http://sport.bt.com/more-sport-hub/more-sport/jonathan-tiernan-locke-hoping-for-chance-to-clear-name-as-he-nears-comeback-S11364041973384 |title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke hoping for chance to clear name as he nears comeback |author= |date=22 February 2016 |website=BT Sport |access-date=6 March 2016}} He finished second on his return to racing in the Primavera Road Race in February 2016,{{cite web |url=http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/CYCLING-Jonathon-Tiernan-Locke-second-Liam/story-28823995-detail/story.html |title=CYCLING: Jonathon Tiernan-Locke second to Liam Bromiley in Devon rider's Primavera comeback |last1=Thomas |first1=David |date=28 February 2016 |website=Torquay Herald Express |access-date=6 March 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and subsequently won the Modbury Spring Road Race in March.{{cite news|url=https://www.velouk.net/2016/03/15/result-mens-modbury-spring-road-race/|title=Result: Mens Modbury Spring Road Race|publisher=VeloUK|date=15 March 2016|access-date=26 March 2016}} In April 2016, he told Cycling Weekly that "I'm realistic that it's a hobby these days, I'm getting by on 10 hours a week training. Realistically, I'm riding at a good level and I'm happy with that".{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/jonathan-tiernan-locke-cyclings-just-hobby-now-221300|title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke: 'Cycling's just a hobby now'|first=Chris|last=Marshall-Bell|work=Cycling Weekly|date=15 April 2016|access-date=15 April 2016}}
Major results
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;2005
: 1st GP de Rocheville
: 3rd Des Boucles Catalanes
;2008
: 1st 20px Overall Totnes–Vire
::1st Stage 3
;2009
: 6th Severn Bridge Road Race{{cite web |url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Marcin-edges-home-thrilling-finish/story-11294873-detail/story.html |title=Marcin edges home in a thrilling finish |author= |date=4 March 2009 |website=Bristol Post |access-date=8 March 2016 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
;2010
: 5th Overall FBD Insurance Ras
:: 1st Stage 5
;2011
: 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
::1st 20px Mountains classification{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-ciclista-a-leon-2011/stage-5/results |title=Goos wins Vuelta Ciclista a Leon|date=6 August 2011 |work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|access-date=23 April 2014}}
::1st Stage 4
: 1st Ryedale Grand Prix{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/69512/Ryedale-Grand-Prix |title=Ryedale Grand Prix |author= |date=5 June 2011 |website=British Cycling |access-date=26 July 2015}}
: 2nd Jock Wadley Memorial{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/bialoblocki-wins-fastest-ever-jock-wadley-memorial-53295 |title=Bialoblocki wins 'fastest ever' Jock Wadley Memorial |last1=Bull |first1=Nick |date=17 March 2016 |website=Cycling News |access-date=9 October 2016}}
: 4th Overall Tour de Korea
: 5th Overall Tour of Britain
::1st 20px Mountains classification
: 8th Overall Tour of South Africa
: 8th East Yorkshire Classic{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/hunt-triumphs-at-east-yorkshire-classic-49854 |title=Hunt triumphs at East Yorkshire Classic |last1=Hunt |first1=Andy |date=1 August 2011 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=9 October 2016}}
;2012
: 1st 20px Overall Tour Alsace
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st 20px Mountains classification
::1st Stages 2 & 4
: 1st 20px Overall Tour Méditerranéen
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stages 1 & 4
: 1st 20px Overall Tour du Haut Var
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 2
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: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Britain
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: 2nd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
: 3rd Overall UCI Europe Tour
: 6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
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Personal life
On 24 April 2015 Tiernan-Locke was arrested and charged for drunk driving. Analysis of a blood sample found 204 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. He was sentenced at a magistrates court to a 17-month driving ban.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/jonathan-tiernan-locke-handed-drink-driving-ban-181323|title=Jonathan Tiernan-Locke handed driving ban|first=Stuart|last=Clarke|work=Cycling Weekly|date=8 July 2015|access-date=18 April 2016}}
References
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External links
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