Ben Watson (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Benjamin Michael Watson 11 June 1989 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Home town | Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Club | Para-T |
| Coached by | Andrew Pink |
Medal record | |
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Benjamin Michael Watson (born 11 June 1989) is a British para cyclist competing in road, time trial and track cycling events in the C3 category.[2]
Cycling career
[edit | edit source]Watson has been part of the Great Britain Cycling Team since early 2017.[2]
In 2018 Watson finished second at the UCI World Para-cycling Track Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[3] In the World Road Championships C3 individual time trial he has won bronze both in the 2018 and 2019.[4][5] Watson won the C3 road race in Yorkshire 2019, which was the first time a para-cycling race took place alongside the UCI Road World Championships.[6]
In 2021 Watson became Paralympic double Champion when he won the Gold Medal in the C3 Men's Time Trial, and the men's C1-3 road race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
At the 2022 world championships, Watson won the bronze medal in the time trial, behind gold medal winner Finlay Graham.[7]
Watson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[8][9]
At the 2023 world championships, Watson won the bronze medal in the C3 road race.[10]
Watson was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[11] He finished 5th in the C1-3 road race and 4th in the time trial.[12]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ben Watson at British Cycling
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- 1989 births
- English male cyclists
- British male cyclists
- UCI Para-cycling World Champions
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stockport
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 21st-century English sportsmen