Sam Harrison
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| Full name | Samuel James Harrison | ||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1992  Wales United Kingdom |
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| Current team | Planet-X | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Track, Cyclo-cross, MTB | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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| 2006– | Cwmcarn Paragon Planet-X |
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Samuel James "Sam" Harrison (born 24 June 1992)[1] is a Welsh racing cyclist.
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[edit] Biography
Harrison hails from Risca, Newport. He tried cycling after hearing his friends saying that Newport Velodrome was fun, and at the age of 13[2] 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.[3]
Harrison was nomnated for the BBC's Young Sports Personality award in 2008.[1][4] In February 2009, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the Cyclo-cross World Championships.[5]
Six of Harrisons bicycles were stolen from his family home in June 2009. They were valued at approximately 12,000 pounds, and included a bright pink Planet-X team issue bike unavailable in the shops. Harrison will be attempting to gain selection for the European Championships later this year.[4]
Harrison attends Coleg Gwent at Crosskeys.[5]
[edit] 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
- 3rd Keirin, 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
- 2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships - U16[6]
- 2009
- 2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships - Junior
- 2nd Welsh National Road Race Championships - Junior
- 2nd Team pursuit, European Track Championships
- 3rd Madison, European Track Championships
- 2nd Junior Tour of Wales
- 2nd King of the Mountains, Junior Tour of Wales
- 2011
- 1st Omnium UCI Track World Cup - Beijing
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Switch Revealed - Sam Harrison". BBC. 2008-11-28. http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/revealed/?story=yspoty-samh.
- ^ "10 Questions with Sam Harrison". British Cycling. 2009-02-19. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/WCU/wc/20090219_10quest_samharrison.asp.
- ^ "A Minute with: Sam Harrison". Cycling Weekly. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/347740/a-minute-with-sam-harrison.html.
- ^ a b "Cycle champion's £12k bike theft". BBC News. 2009-06-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8098798.stm.
- ^ a b "Student gears up for future success - Coleg Gwent". Fforwm. 2009-02-11. http://www.fforwm.ac.uk/6092.html.
- ^ "Sam Harrison". cyclingwebsite.net. http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=42571.
[edit] External links
- Sam Harrison profile at Cycling Archives
