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]
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| Birth name | Benjamin Michael Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Benjamina Bond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1989 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Para-T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrew Pink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cycling career
editWatson 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]
References
edit- ^ "UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships - Rio de Janeiro (Track)". UCI.ch.
- ^ a b "Ben Watson Looks to Reach True Potential Ahead of Tokyo Paralympics". britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Scratch - Rio de Janeiro - 25 Mar 2018". dataride.uci.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Maniago (Road)". Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Individual Time Trial - Emmen". dataride.uci.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Points: Benjamin Watson". britishcycling.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Para-cycling Road World Cup: Fin Graham wins time trial gold in Germany". BBC Sport. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
- ^ "FINLAY GRAHAM WINS MEN'S C3 ROAD RACE AT PARA-CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AS GREAT BRITAIN MEDAL TALLY GROWS". www.eurosport.com. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB cycling squad announced for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Watson taking positives away from Paris 2024 Paralympics". Derbyshire Live. 7 September 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 October 2024.