Josh Charlton
Charlton, Apeldoorn, European Junior Track Championships, 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 February 2003 Sherburn, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | Fensham Howes-Mas Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Team Inspired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | Saint Piran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Charlton (born 20 February 2003) is a British track and road cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Saint Piran.[1]
Career
He competed at his debut elite Track World Championships in October 2024.[2] He is a former world record holder in Individual Pursuit, becoming the third man ever to drop from the 4min mark, and the second at the sea level.
In 2025 at the 2025 British Cycling National Track Championships, Charlton won his second national title.[3] He competed for Great Britain at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belgium, winning the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit.[4]
Major results
Road
- 2021
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2023
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2025
- 1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann
Track
- 2021
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Joshua Giddings)
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Madison (with Josh Tarling)
- 2022
- 1st Elimination, National Championships
- 2023
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
- 2024
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 2nd Individual pursuit
World Records
| Date | Time | Meet | Event | Location |
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| 18 October 2024 | 3:59.304 | UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individual Pursuit | Ballerup, Denmark |
See also
References
- ^ "SAINT PIRAN". UCI. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "11 Olympic medallists to represent Great Britain at Tissot UCI Track World Championships". British Cycling. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). British Cycling. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Charlton wins GB's first European gold in Belgium". BBC Sport. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Josh Charlton.
- Josh Charlton at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Josh Charlton at ProCyclingStats