Ben Luckwell

Ben Luckwell
Personal information
Born (1966-03-30) 30 March 1966
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland team time trial

Benjamin Luckwell (born 30 March 1966) is a British former cyclist. Luckwell competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the team time trial, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. won three stages of the Milk Race Tour of Britain, and the sprints jersey in the Tour of Britain.

Career

Luckwell competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, alongside Phil Bateman, Harry Lodge and David Spencer.[1][2]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the team time trial, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, racing alongside Chris Boardman, Peter Longbottom and Wayne Randle.[3][4] Luckwell won three stages of the Milk Race Tour of Britain, including into Leicester in 1993. He was a member of Team Raleigh Banana that supported compatriot Chris Lillywhite to win the overall race classification that year.[5] He also won the sprints jersey in the Tour of Britain.[6]

His career on the domestic British racing scene had great longevity. He won the Severn Bridge road race in 1984 and 1985, and also finished in third place at the race in 2007.[7] In February 2008, at the age of 41 years-old, he became rider-manager of the newly-launched Sport Beans Willier team.[6] In 2011, he was still competing in Great Britain in British Cycling masters age-group races.[8] At the age of 48 years-old in 2014, he was still winning races in the Cotswold League.[9]

Personal life

He is a motorbike racing enthusiast.[6] He is from Thornbury, Gloucestershire and was also based in Whitchurch.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ben Luckwell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Road race team - Cycling British Results in Olympic Games". Olympiandatabase. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Former Olympian Ben Luckwell and ex-pro Grant Bayton head Ride 24/7 squad". Wiltsandglosstandard. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ Hood, Ed (14 June 2020). "Mark Walsham – "It still irks that I never won the National Road Champs"". Velo Veritas. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Bingham, Kieth (5 February 2008). "LUCKWELL'S SPORT BEANS TEAM EYE UP BRITAIN'S TOP RACES". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Severn Bridge takes its toll on riders". Wiltshire Times. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ^ "PREVIEW: 2011 MASTERS RR CHAMPS". British Cycling. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Luckwell shows his Olympic class to win in South Cerney". Wiltsglosstandard. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Luckwell makes winning debut for GWR". Wiltshire Times. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Cheltenham cycling heroes". Cheltenhamcyclimgfestival. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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