Ross Cullen (cyclist)
Ross Cullen at 2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 28, 2001 Preston, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Elite Men | ||||||||||||||
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Ross Cullen (born 28 March 2001) is a British BMX racing cyclist. The 2019 Junior European Champion and a former age-group junior World Champion, he has represented Great Britain at the senior level in multiple elite competitions.[1]
Early and personal life
He is from Preston, Lancashire and is the son of parents Paul and Sally. He has an older sister, Ella. He started BMX racing at the age of six years-old at his local BMX Track in Preston and became a member of the Preston Pirates. He attended St Michael's C of E School in Chorley.[2][3][4]
Career
He finished fourth in his age-group at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Copenhagen, before winning his first junior title the following year in Birmingham. He later became part of British Cycling’s development programme. He won the junior world championships for a second time in Rotterdam in 2015.[4]
He was chosen as flag bearer for the Great Britain team at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.[5][6] In 2019, he won the British junior title in Glasgow and became the European junior champion at the European BMX Championships in Latvia, in consecutive weeks, before moving to the senior level the following year.[7][8]
He was named as a travelling reserve behind eventual silver medalist Kye Whyte, for the British team at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021 in Tokyo.[2][9] He was the victor at the 2022 National BMX Racing Series in Birmingham in August 2022.[10] He raced in the elite men’s competition at the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[11]
He won his first senior medal with a silver in the Brisbane leg of the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup.[12] He was selected as part of the British men’s elite team for the 2024 UEC BMX Racing European Continental Championships and the 2024 World Championships, held in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in May 2024.[13][14] He was named as a travelling reserve again behind Whyte at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.[15][16]
In June 2025, he recorded a win in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in the Netherlands, finishing ahead of Cameron Wood of the United States by nearly five hundredths of a second.[17]
References
- ^ "Ross Cullen". British Cycling. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Gleaves, Sean (July 31, 2024). "The Lancashire athletes representing Team GB during the Paris 2024 Olympics". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Hayes, Annie (October 27, 2021). "The 5 Exercises That Ross Cullen, a Pro BMX Racer, Couldn't Live Without". Men's Health. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Big Interview: BMX racer Ross Cullen". Lancashire Evening Post. September 7, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Youth Olympics: BMX rider Ross Cullen chosen as Team GB's flag-bearer for opening ceremony". BBC Sport. October 6, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Youth Olympics: Will the new Tom Daley emerge in Buenos Aires 2018?". BBC Sport. October 5, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Le Roux, Adam (March 11, 2020). "Preston BMX racer Ross Cullen has eyes on the biggest prizes". lep.co.uk. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "CULLEN STORMS TO EUROPEAN TITLE AS MARTIN AND FEATHERSTONE CELEBRATE BMX PODIUMS". British Cycling. July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Salmon, Craig (July 30, 2021). "Preston BMX ace Ross Cullen watches his GB team-mates win gold and silver in Tokyo". LEP. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "CULLEN AND HUTT FIRE TO DOUBLE VICTORIES IN ROUNDS 9 AND 10 OF BMX RACING NATIONAL SERIES". British Cycling. August 16, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Olympic BMX champions Beth Shriever and Charlotte Worthington named in British squad for Worlds". BBC Sport. July 13, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "BRITAIN'S BEST BMX RACERS SELECTED FOR 2024 UCI BMX RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". Britishcycling.org. May 7, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Shriever leads British squad for BMX Worlds". BBC Sport. May 7, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "BMX RACING SQUAD SELECTED FOR FINAL OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION EVENT". British Cycling. May 29, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Davidson, Tom (July 24, 2024). "'I'm definitely pushing over 2,500 watts' - Meet the most powerful cyclists in the GB Olympics squad". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ McEvoy, Milly (September 12, 2024). "Fire burning bright for Cullen after second Games as reserve". Ealing Times. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "GB's Cullen and Shriever collect World Cup wins". BBC Sport. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.