Ben Watson (cyclist)

Benjamin Michael Watson MBE (born 11 June 1989) is a British para cyclist competing in road, time trial and track cycling events in the C3 category. [2]

Benjamin Watson
MBE
Personal information
Nickname(s)Benjamina Bond
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportCycling
ClubPara-T
Coached byAndrew Pink
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Time trial C3
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Road race C1–3
Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Emmen Road time trial C3
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Road time trial C3
Bronze medal – third place2023 GlasgowRoad race C3
Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Rio de JaneiroScratch C3[1]

Cycling career

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.

Watson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[7][8]

References
  1. "IFrame".
  2. "Ben Watson Looks to Reach True Potential Ahead of Tokyo Paralympics". britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Scratch - Rio de Janeiro - 25 Mar 2018". dataride.uci.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Maniago (Road)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. "Individual Time Trial - Emmen". dataride.uci.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "Points: Benjamin Watson". britishcycling.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
  8. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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