Ben Simmons Profile
Age: 22
Location: Newport, South Wales
About me:
I am a highly motivated athlete who has a great enthusiasm for the sport of cycling. I feel that I am a good ambassador for the sport of cycling and Team Wiggle as I conduct myself in a professional manor on and off the bike. Also as a coach I feel that I am giving something back into the sport the same way I received it and by showing an interest in developing riders.
Sport: Road Racing, Cross Country Mountain Biking and Cyclo-cross
Years in sport: 8 Years Competitively.
Preferred distance: Various.
Major achievements: Previous Welsh Championship Titles: Cyclo-cross, Cyclo-cross League, Mountain Bike, Enduro, Time Trial and Hill Climb. Ras De Cymru Champion. 5th National XC Championships (Under 23). 4th National Cyclo-cross Championships (Under 23).
Race schedule for 2009: All local road races and criteriums, premier calendar road races, NPS XC Series, Various MTB Enduro Races including the Wiggle Enduro 6 and maybe some international races abroad to make things a bit more interesting.
Goals for 2009: Injury free season and to win lots of races.
Ultimate sporting ambition: Represent Great Britain in any event and Represent Wales in Common Wealth Games.
Favourite race: Abergavenny Criterium, Ras De Cymru Stage Race Mountain Mayhem 24hr and Kona Mash Up.
Favourite training session: 7 hours rides through the mountains of Mallorca in the sun and stopping for coffee and fresh oranges.
Sporting hero: I have had a lot of sporting heroes who have influenced the sport of cycling greatly, these people have also then disappointed a lot of people and given cycling a bad name. Being a coach I think of the developing youngsters as my heroes because they are the future of the sport that gives cycling a good name and makes the sport enjoyable for all.
2009 Race Results:
2nd – Soggy Bottom MTB Race Series Round 3
40th – NPS XC RD1, Sherwood Pines
2nd – Fun Men Wiggle Enduro 6
3rd – 24m:20s Fun Men Wiggle Enduro 6 Night-Time Time Trial.
3rd – Abergavenny Handicap Road Race.
26th – NPS XC RD2, Dalby Forest
12th- Castle Combe 14th May 2009
4th- Hillingdon Elite Crit 17th May 2009
Finished outside of top 10- Presidents Handicap Road Race 21st May 2009
4th-Totnes Town Centre Criterium 23rd May 2009
Finished in bunch- Kings Of Wessex Road Race 24 May 2009
Ben is sponsored by Focus for all his bike needs and is currently riding:
Training Bike: Focus Raven 2009
Helmet:
In the Helmet department Chicken Cycle-kit have sponsored Team Wiggle Riders With: Las Victory Helmets
Shoes:
In the shoe department Moorelarge have sponsored Team Wiggle Cyclist Ben With: Lake CX330C Road Shoe
2XU Compression Clothing: Triathlonconsultants.com have sponsored Ben with:
2XU Compression Tights
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