Sam Harrison (cyclist)

Sam Harrison

Personal information
Full name	Samuel James Harrison
Born	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 Risca, Wales
Team information
Current team	WIGGINS
Discipline	Road, Track, Cyclo-cross, MTB
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
?	Cwmcarn Paragon
2006–2010	Planet-X
2011–2013	100% ME
Professional team(s)
2014–2015	NFTO Pro Cycling
2016–	WIGGINS
Medal record Representing Great Britain Track cycling World Championships 2013 Minsk Team pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Infobox last updated on 22 February 2014

Samuel James "Sam" Harrison (born 24 June 1992) is a Welsh racing cyclist. He has twice won medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in 2011, 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 he was soon racing with the local club, Cwmcarn Paragon. He was selected to be a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Program in 2008.

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. In February 2009, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. 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. 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 and 2012 Olympic Games 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. Harrison signed for the NFTO Pro Cycling team for the 2014 season.

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

He was named as a member of the WIGGINS team squad for the 2016 season.

Palmarès

2007

1st 2km pursuit, British National Track Championships – U16

1st Points race, British National Track Championships – U16

1st Points race, Welsh National Track Championships – U16

2008

1st Isle of Man International Youth Tour

1st 2km pursuit, British National Track Championships – U16

1st Points race, British National Track Championships – U16

1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships – U16

2009

2nd Team pursuit, European Track Championships

3rd Madison, European Track Championships

2011

1st Omnium UCI Track World Cup – Beijing

3rd Team Pursuit – Track Cycling World Championships

2012

1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

2013

1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

2nd Team Pursuit – Track Cycling World Championships

2nd Points race, British National Track Championships

1st Team Pursuit2013 UEC European Track Championships

2014

2nd Team pursuit, British National Track Championships (with Sam Williams, Adam Blythe, Jon Mould and Russell Downing)

2015

2nd Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race

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. He is dating Anna Christian

External links

• Sam Harrison at Cycling Archives