Sam Harrison (cyclist) explained

Sam Harrison
Fullname:Samuel James Harrison
Nickname:Sam
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Risca,[1] Wales
Discipline:Road, Track, Cyclo-cross, MTB
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:?
Amateurteam1:Cwmcarn Paragon
Amateuryears2:2006–2010
Amateurteam2:Planet-X
Amateuryears3:2011–2013
Amateurteam3:100% ME
Proyears1:2014–2015
Proyears2:2016–

Samuel James Harrison (born 24 June 1992)[2] is a Welsh racing cyclist. He has twice won medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in 2011,[3] and 2013.

Cycling career

Harrison is from Risca, Newport. He tried cycling after hearing his friends saying that Newport Velodrome was fun, and at the age of 13[4] he was soon racing with the local club, Cwmcarn Paragon. He was selected to be a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2008.[5]

Harrison was nominated for the BBC's Young Sports Personality award in 2008, after winning three titles in the youth competition of the British National Track Championships.[6] In February 2009, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[7] He also won two medals at the Under-23 European Track Championships.

2011 saw Harrison break-through at a senior level. He won his first competition at the UCI Track World Cup event in Beijing, winning the omnium.[8] The first appearance for Harrison at the UCI World Track Championships came in 2011, in which he won a bronze medal as part of the Team Pursuit. He was selected in the final after regular starter Ed Clancy fell ill. Harrison also finished 11th in the omnium.

Harrison was left out of the Team GB squad for the 2012 World Championships[9] and 2012 Olympic Games[10] after more experienced riders returned to the team. He won the under-23 title at the British National Time Trial Championships. 2013 saw Harrison return to the British squad for the World Championships, in which he formed part of the silver medal winning Team Pursuit team.[11] Harrison signed for the team for the 2014 season.[12]

Harrison represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014.[13]

He was named as a member of the team for the 2016 season.[14]

Major results

2009
  • 1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
  • UEC European Junior Track Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 3rd Madison
  • 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
    2010
  • UCI Junior Track World Championships
  • 2nd Omnium
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • National Track Championships
  • 2nd Madison
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
  • 7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
    2011
  • 1st Omnium – Beijing, UCI Track World Cup
  • National Track Championships
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Kilo
  • 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
    2012
  • 1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
    2013
  • 1st Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch race
  • 2nd Points race
  • 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
    2014
  • 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships
    2016
  • 3rd Omnium – Glasgow, UCI Track World Cup

    Personal life

    Harrison attended Coleg Gwent at Crosskeys. Six of Harrison's bicycles were stolen from his family home in June 2009. They were valued at approximately £12,000 and included a bright pink Planet-X team issue bike unavailable in the shops.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sam Harrison. Cycling Archives. 21 February 2013.
    2. Web site: Switch Revealed – Sam Harrison. https://archive.today/20130419194906/http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/revealed/?story=yspoty-samh. dead. 19 April 2013. BBC. 28 November 2008.
    3. News: Cycling: World Championship bronze for Sam Harrison. 21 February 2013. Wales Online. 23 March 2011.
    4. Web site: 10 Questions with Sam Harrison. https://archive.today/20090615123235/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/WCU/wc/20090219_10quest_samharrison.asp. dead. 15 June 2009. British Cycling. 19 February 2009.
    5. Web site: A Minute with: Sam Harrison. Cycling Weekly.
    6. News: Cycle champion's £12k bike theft. BBC News. 13 June 2009.
    7. Web site: Student gears up for future success – Coleg Gwent. Fforwm. 11 February 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20090615123341/http://www.fforwm.ac.uk/6092.html. 15 June 2009. dmy-all.
    8. Web site: Cycling: Sam Harrison strikes World Cup gold. 23 January 2011.
    9. News: Williams. Ollie. Laura Trott takes giant leap towards London 2012. 21 February 2013. BBC Sport.
    10. Web site: Benson. Daniel. Great Britain's team pursuit coach already thinking about 2016 Olympics. 5 August 2012. Cycling News. 21 February 2013.
    11. Web site: Cycling: Becky James and Sam Harrison celebrate World medals. 20 February 2013. Wales Online. 21 February 2013.
    12. Web site: NFTO Pro Cycling – Sam Harrison. NFTO Pro Cycling. 5 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106020628/http://www.nftopro.com/DEV01/?page_id=107. 6 November 2013. dmy-all.
    13. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow. Wales Online. 9 July 2014.
    14. Web site: 20 riders for Team WIGGINS in 2016. 4 February 2016 . . 4 February 2016.

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