Jay Vine

Jay Vine (born 16 November 1995) is an Australian professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[5][6]

Jay Vine
Vine at 2022 Étoile de Bessèges
Personal information
Full nameJay Vine
Born (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll Rounder
Professional teams
2019–2020Nero Bianchi[1][2]
2021–2022Alpecin–Fenix[3][4]
2023–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2022)

Stage races

Tour Down Under (2023)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2023)
Medal record
Men's Cycling Esports
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 New YorkMen's race

Career

In December 2020, Vine was initially announced to be joining UCI Continental team ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast for the 2021 season.[7] However, as a result of winning the 2020 Zwift Academy program, he earned a professional contract with Belgian UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.[3][4]

Vine made his Grand Tour debut in the 2021 Vuelta a España,[8] ultimately placing 73rd. He also featured in several breakaways, the most notable of which were on stages 12 and 14. On stage 12, he was the last remaining rider of a late breakaway attempt and was caught inside the final kilometre.[9] Two stages later, with 35 kilometres (22 mi) left, Vine dropped back to his team car, and as he was collecting something, he drifted into the side of the car and crashed. He suffered moderate road rash but was able to recover and place third on the summit finish to Pico Villuercas.[10][11] As a result of his performances during the Vuelta, Alpecin–Fenix extended his contract by two years.[12]

On 26 February 2022, Vine won the men's race at the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.[13][14][15]

In August 2022, Vine rode his second Grand Tour at the Vuelta. On stage six, which finished atop the climb of Pico Jano, Vine attacked from the GC group at around 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the finish. After catching and passing Mark Padun, the remaining lone breakaway rider, Vine held off the GC contenders to win the stage, taking his first win as a professional. He finished 15 and 16 seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel and Enric Mas, respectively.[16] Two days later, on the race's second mountaintop finish, Vine got into the break that contested the stage win. On the final climb of Collau Fancuaya, Vine dropped his breakaway companions to take his second stage win of the race. He also took the lead in the mountain classification in the process.[17]

Personal life

Vine and his wife Bre, fellow cyclist / full time manager support, live in Andorra.[8]

Major results
2019
1st Overall Tour of the Tropics
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
7th Road race, Oceania Road Championships
2020
1st Stage 1 Australian National Road Series
2nd Peaks Challenge Falls Creek
5th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2021
2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
2022 (2 pro wins)
1st UCI Esports World Championships
Vuelta a España
1st Stages 6 & 8
Held after Stages 8–17
1st Mountains classification, Étoile de Bessèges
2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
2nd Overall Tour of Norway
2023 (3)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour Down Under
Tour of Turkey
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 7
8th Overall Vuelta a Burgos

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 34
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 73 DNF DNF
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References
  1. Polkinghorne, David (5 August 2019). "Left to wither on the Canberra Vine, Jay shines". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Nero Continental Launches". Nero Bianchi. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "Jay Vine wins Zwift Academy joins Alpecin-Fenix for 2021". Special Broadcasting Service. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Neve Bradbury, Jay Vine win Zwift Academy finals". VeloNews. Outside Interactive, Inc. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "Jay Vine". UCI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. "Team - UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. "Vine and Lyons join new-look ARA-Sunshine Coast". Australian Cycling Insider. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "Jay Vine Selected To Ride 2021 Vuelta – Here's His Story By Bre Vine". Bicycling Australia. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. "Vine caught in final kilometre after late Vuelta attack". Special Broadcasting Service. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. Long, Jonny (29 August 2021). "Jay Vine's impressive first Grand Tour podium 'smeared with embarrassment' after crash with own team car". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. "'Get wrecked Jay': Aussie battles to third after crash at Vuelta". Special Broadcasting Service. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. "Vuelta heroics only the start for Aussie rising star Vine". Special Broadcasting Service. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  13. "Loes Adegeest and Jay Vine 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Champions". Zwift. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. "2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships: Adegeest and Vine power to rainbow stripes in Zwift's New York". UCI. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  15. "Jay Vine wins elite men's Esport World Championships". CyclingNews. Future plc. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  16. Davidson, Tom (25 August 2022). "Jay Vine prevails in rainy summit finish on Vuelta a España stage six". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  17. Ostanek, Daniel (27 August 2022). "Vine wins second mountaintop finish at Vuelta a España on stage 8 Colláu Fancuaya summit". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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