Patrick Jonker

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]

Patrick Jonker

2004 Tour Down Under winner Jonker celebrates
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Jonker
Born	(1969-05-25) 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)