Ben Watson (cyclist) explained

Benjamin Watson
MBE
Birth Name:Benjamin Michael Watson
Nickname:Benjamina Bond
Nationality:British
Birth Date:11 June 1989
Birth Place:Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Hometown:Manchester, England
Sport:Cycling
Club:Para-T
Coach:Andrew Pink
Medaltemplates:[1]

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

Watson has been part of the Great Britain Cycling Team since early 2017.

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]

At the 2023 world championships, Watson won the bronze medal in the C3 road race.[9]

Watson was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[10] He finished 5th in the C1-3 road race and 4th in the time trial.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships - Rio de Janeiro (Track). UCI.ch.
  2. Web site: Ben Watson Looks to Reach True Potential Ahead of Tokyo Paralympics. britishcycling.org.uk. 17 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Scratch - Rio de Janeiro - 25 Mar 2018. dataride.uci.ch. 17 December 2019.
  4. Web site: UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Maniago (Road). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124055056/https://dataride.uci.ch/Results/iframe/CompetitionResults/51986?disciplineId=8 . 2018-11-24 . 17 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Individual Time Trial - Emmen. dataride.uci.ch. 2019-12-17.
  6. Web site: Points: Benjamin Watson. britishcycling.org.uk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227014113/https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=64569&year=2019&d=4 . 2021-02-27 . 17 December 2019.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-13 . Para-cycling Road World Cup: Fin Graham wins time trial gold in Germany . 2024-10-07 . BBC Sport . en-gb.
  8. Web site: New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame. 31 December 2021. BBC Sport.
  9. Web site: 12 August 2023 . FINLAY GRAHAM WINS MEN'S C3 ROAD RACE AT PARA-CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AS GREAT BRITAIN MEDAL TALLY GROWS . 2024-10-07 . www.eurosport.com.
  10. Web site: ParalympicsGB cycling squad announced for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games . 2024-10-07 . British Cycling . en.
  11. News: 2024-09-07 . Watson taking positives away from Paris 2024 Paralympics . 2024-10-07 . Derbyshire Live . en-GB . 0307-1235.

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