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
NicknameBenjamina 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
2020 Tokyo Time trial C3
2020 Tokyo Road race C1–3
Road World Championships
2019 Emmen Road time trial C3
2018 Maniago Road time trial C3
2023 GlasgowRoad race C3
Track World Championships
2018 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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