Rhys Britton (born 13 May 1999) is a British and Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team EvoPro Racing.[1][2][3]

Rhys Britton
Britton in 2021
Personal information
Born (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 24)
Pontypridd, Wales
Team information
Current teamEvoPro Racing
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018100% Me
2019Wales Racing Academy
2019–2020Team Inspired
2021GB Cycling Senior Academy
Professional team
2022–EvoPro Racing
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Scratch
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich Team pursuit

Career edit

He represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he competed in the men's road race.[4]

Britton became a five times British champion after winning the Points Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and 2020 British National Track Championships and the Scratch Championship in 2020.[5] He had previously won both the team pursuit title and Madison title. At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team pursuit title.[6]

Major results edit

Road edit

2017
1st   Points classification, Junior Tour of Wales
7th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
1st Stage 3
9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores

Track edit

2016
1st   Madison, UEC European Junior Championships (with Matt Walls)
2017
1st   Madison, National Junior Championships (with Jake Stewart)
UEC European Junior Championships
2nd   Team pursuit
3rd   Individual pursuit
3rd   Madison (with Jake Stewart)
3rd   Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
2018
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Ethan Vernon)
2nd Points race
2nd Scratch
2019
National Championships
1st   Madison (with Fred Wright)
1st   Points race
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
2020
National Championships
1st   Points race
1st   Scratch
2nd Team pursuit
2021
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st   Madison (with Will Tidball)
2nd   Team pursuit
UCI Champions League
2nd Scratch, Panevėžys
3rd Scratch, Mallorca
3rd   Scratch, UCI World Championships
3rd   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2022
1st   Team pursuit, National Championships
UCI Nations Cup
1st Scratch, Milton
2nd Madison, Milton (with Ethan Hayter)
2nd Team pursuit, Glasgow
3rd   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2023
1st   Omnium, National Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Jakarta
2024
1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Team". evoproracing.com. EvoPro Racing. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rhys Britton". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Rhys Britton". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Rhys Britton". Gold Coast 2018 – XXI Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  6. ^ "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

External links edit