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Samuel Harrison Edit Profile

bicycle racer

Samuel James "Sam" Harrison is a Welsh racing cyclist.

Career

Harrison is from Risca, Newport. In February 2009, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. 2011 saw Harrison break-through at a senior level

He was selected in the final after regular starter Editor Clancy fell illinois

Harrison also finished 11th in the omnium. Harrison was left out of the Team Great Britain squad for the 2012 World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games after more experienced riders returned to the team

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 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.

Achievements

  • He has twice won medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in 2011, and 2013. Harrison was nominated for the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Young Sports Personality award in 2008, after winning three titles in the youth competition of the British National Track Championships. He also won two medals at the Under-23 European Track Championships. 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 won the under-23 title at the British National Time Trial Championships. Harrison represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014.

Membership

He was selected to be a member of British Cycling"s Olympic Development Program in 2008. He was named as a member of the WIGGINS team squad for the 2016 season.