Patrick Jonker (born 25 May 1969) is a retired Australian road bicycle racer from Dutch and German ancestry. He was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004. Jonker represented Australia twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996.[1] He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2] The highlights of his career include wins in the 1997 Route du Sud, the 1999 Grand Prix de Wallonie and ending his career with a high profile victory in the 2004 Tour Down Under.[3] In 2012, he denied any involvement in doping practices at U.S. Postal Service during his stint in the team in the 2000 season following the Lance Armstrong doping affair. He stated that the seven titles in the Tour de France that Armstrong won should be voided since the doping tests were unreliable at that time in his opinion.[4]
 2004 Tour Down Under winner Jonker celebrates | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Jonker |
| Born | 25 May 1969 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1992 | Varta–Elk–Nö (stagiaire) |
| 1993–1994 | Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer |
| 1995–1996 | ONCE |
| 1997–1999 | Rabobank |
| 2000 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2001–2002 | BigMat–Auber 93 |
| 2003 | Van Hemert Groep Cycling |
| 2004 | UniSA–Australia |
| Major wins | |
| Tour Down Under (2004) Route du Sud (1997) | |
Major results
edit- 1991
- 3rd Overall GP Tell
- 1993
- 1st Stage 5 Milk Race
- 3rd Overall Teleflex Tour
- 8th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1994
- 4th Overall Route du Sud
- 5th Road race, Dutch National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1995
- 2nd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 3rd Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 1996
- 2nd Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 1st Stage 4
- 5th Classique des Alpes
- 8th Time trial, Summer Olympics
- 9th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
- 1997
- 1st
Overall Route du Sud - 2nd Overall Regio-Tour
- 4th Tour du Haut Var
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, Dutch National Road Championships - 4th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 9th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 10th Overall Euskal Bizikleta
- 1999
- 1st Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2nd Overall Route du Sud
- 4th Road race, Dutch National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour of Britain
- 8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2001
- 2nd Overall Tour du Limousin
- 3rd GP Ouest-France
- 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 7th Overall Tour Down Under
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 2002
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under
- 10th GP Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2003
- 3rd Road race, Australian National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2004
- 1st Overall Tour Down Under
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 44 | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
DNF | — | 12 | 62 | 34 | 97 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 73 | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Jonker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tour Down Under". Les Sports Info. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Kumi Taguch (14 October 2012). "Lance Armstrong's team mate 'never saw any doping'". ABC News Australia. 2012 ABC. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links
edit- Patrick Jonker at Cycling Archives
- Patrick Jonker at ProCyclingStats
- Patrick Jonker at CycleBase
- Patrick Jonker at Olympedia
- Patrick Jonker at the Australian Olympic Committee
