21 Facts About Jonathan Tiernan-Locke

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was born on 26 December 1984 and is a British former professional road racing cyclist who last raced for UCI ProTeam Team Sky in 2013.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke started mountain bike racing at the age of 15 before taking up road racing in 2003 when he was 18.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's impact was immediate, with a win in GP de Rocheville, and podiums on all ten of his first ten races.

In 2009 he finally got the chance to return to the pro ranks with the Plowman Craven-Madison team, but misfortune struck as the team folded mid season and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke returned to working in a bike shop.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke won the mountains classification and finished fifth in the general classification in the Tour of Britain.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke later placed second to Movistar Team's Nairo Quintana in the Vuelta a Murcia.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke led Endura at his home race, the Tour of Britain.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke finished second on stage six, to Caerphilly mountain, to take the lead of the race.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke held the lead until the end of the race, becoming the first British rider to win a British cycling tour since 1993.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke represented Great Britain at the road world championships finishing 19th.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke further enhanced his reputation by staying in contention with the world class field until the final climb.

On 4 October 2012, it was announced that Jonathan Tiernan-Locke would join UCI ProTeam Team Sky on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke withdrew from the road world championships on 29 September 2013 because of a potential discrepancy in his biological passport data.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was suspended from racing for Team Sky or taking part in any training activities until he had faced an anti-doping hearing.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke subsequently expressed an interest in returning to professional cycling after the end of his ban.

In January 2016, following the end of his ban, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke indicated that he would return to racing as an independent, rather than with a team.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke 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.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke later confirmed that he would ride for the Saint Piran team, which he had co-founded.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke finished second on his return to racing in the Primavera Road Race in February 2016, and subsequently won the Modbury Spring Road Race in March.

On 24 April 2015 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was arrested and charged for drunk driving.

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was sentenced at a magistrates court to a 17-month driving ban.