Jack Bobridge jailed for drug dealing: The former professional cyclist is pictured above after his Australian title win in 2016. He would retire at the end of that season and the following year was caught supplying drugs in Perth where he had moved from Adelaide.
Jack Bobridge has been sentenced to 4½ years after being convicted of drug dealing. He will be eligible for parole 2½ years into his sentence.
It emerged in court that he was convicted of dealing ecstasy on the basis of evidence given by a street dealer he had sold 301 ecstasy pills to.
That man, former racing cyclist Alex McGregor, was sentenced
to a shorter period in jail because he gave evidence against Bobridge.
McGregor got 18 months, part of which was suspended; the
sentence reduced by 40 per cent due to the information he supplied about
Bobridge.
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McGregor was caught selling drugs to undercover police
officers targeting dealing in pubs and clubs in Perth.
The four criminal charges Bobridge faced related to
selling pills to McGregor from March to August, 2017. He had retired the
previous year.
The court heard that Bobridge told the police he had taken
recreational drugs through the years he was a pro cyclist.
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One of the batches of drugs Jack Bobridge sold contained 146 pills. The 29-year-old retired early from cycling due to rheumatoid arthritis.
Just 12 months before his arrest he was part of the
Australian team that won silver in the team pursuit at the Rio Olympics.
From Adelaide, at the time of his arrest he had moved to Perth and had opened a gym there.
Bobridge was riding with WorldTour team Trek-Segafredo when he stopped cycling at the end of 2016.
He had been a pro bike rider since 2008. He began with the Australia Institute of Sport.
Later he rode for WorldTour squads Team Garmin, Belkin-Pro Cycling and Blanco-Pro Cycling.
Bobridge was Australian national road champion twice in his career; 2011 and 2016.
As an U23 rider he won the TT at the World Road Championships in 2009; a win that marked him out as a word class rising star.
He is also the former individual pursuit world record
holder. Bobridge clocked 4:10.534 at the Australian national track
championships back in 2011.
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