| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Benjamin Michael Watson |
| Nickname | Benjamina Bond |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 June 1989 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Home town | Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Club | Para-T |
| Coached by | Andrew Pink |
Benjamin Michael Watson MBE (born 11 June 1989) is a British para cyclist competing in road, time trial and track cycling events in the C3 category. [2]
Watson has been part of the Great Britain Cycling Team since early 2017. [2]
In 2018 Watson finished second at the UCI World Para-cycling Track Championships in Rio de Janeiro. [3] In the World Road Championships C3 individual time trial he has won bronze both in the 2018 and 2019. [4] [5] Watson won the C3 road race in Yorkshire 2019, which was the first time a para-cycling race took place alongside the UCI Road World Championships. [6]
In 2021 Watson became Paralympic double Champion when he won the Gold Medal in the C3 Men's Time Trial, and the men's C1-3 road race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Watson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling. [7] [8]
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