Timothy Jones (cyclist)

Timothy David Jones (born 1 August 1975 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean former professional road racing cyclist. He raced in Europe for ten years, riding for Amore & Vita–ForzArcore, Mobilvetta Design–Rossin, Mercury, Domina Vacanze–Elitron and Tenax–Nobili Rubinetterie professional cycling teams.

Timothy Jones

Timothy Jones in 2004
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Jones
Born	(1975-08-01) 1 August 1975 Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1997–1999	Amore & Vita–ForzArcore
2000–2002	Mobilvetta Design–Rossin
2002	Mercury Cycling Team
2003	Amore & Vita–Beretta
2003–2004	Domina Vacanze–Elitron
2005	Tenax–Nobili Rubinetterie
2006–2007	Amore & Vita–McDonald's

His most notable victories are stage 3 of the 2003 Settimana Ciclista Lombarda, Tour of Slovenia (1999), Giro del Capo (1998) in South Africa and the 2001 Giro dell'Etna in Italy where he beat Davide Rebellin and Ivan Basso. He is the first Zimbabwean to compete in a Grand Tour, finishing 73rd in the 2001 Giro d'Italia. Jones brother, Nathan represented Zimbabwe at the 1991 Cycling Junior World Championships that were held in Colorado. His youngest brother Adam is a notable publisher and editor of Wealth Magazine in Botswana. He is also the brother-in-law of Italian cyclists Antonio and Ivan Fanellii.

In the late 1990s Jones tested positive for elevated levels of hematocrit.