William Bjergfelt (born 4 December 1978) is a British cyclist who competes in road and track events. In para-cycling, he has won a medal in the Track and UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. He rode for the UCI Continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling.[1]
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| Born | 4 December 1978 Portishead, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editWilliam Bjergfelt was born in Portishead, Somerset, England on 4 December 1978.
Career
editPrior to turning to para-cycling, Bjergfelt was active in able-bodied cycling, first in elite mountain bike racing, before switching to road racing.[2] This ended in 2015 when he was injured in a head-on collision that shattered his right leg in to 25 pieces. This leg was constructed using three titanium plates.[3]
At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bjergfelt won the silver medal in Men's Scratch Race C5, finishing behind Alistair Donohoe.[4] In 2021, he became the first para-cyclist to compete in the Tour of Britain.[5][3] After a two-year hiatus, Bjergfelt returned to para-cycling and won his first road race in the World Cup, which took place in the Ostend round.[6] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the gold medal in the road race.[7]
References
edit- ^ "SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Will Bjergfelt". Britich Cycling. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (11 September 2021). "Bjergfelt makes history by becoming first Para athlete to compete in Tour of Britain". InsideTheGames.
- ^ "2019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships – Day 4 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist makes Tour of Britain history". BBC. 9 September 2021.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist's sacrifices pay off in 'fantastic' first World Cup gold". BBC. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist hopes world title win helps Paralympic selection". BBC. 18 August 2023.