Josh Charlton

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Josh Charlton
2021 UEC Track Jun & U23 European Championships 303.jpg
Personal information
Born (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22)
Sherburn, County Durham, England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Team information
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2021Fensham Howes-Mas Design
2022Team Inspired
Professional team
2023–2024 Saint Piran
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Individual pursuit (2025)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Santiago Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Ballerup Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Ballerup Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Heusden-Zolder Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Heusden-Zolder Team pursuit
European Under-23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Anadia Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Anadia Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Anadia Individual pursuit
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Apeldoorn Madison
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit

Josh Charlton (born 20 February 2003) is a British track and road cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Saint Piran. [1]

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Career

He competed at his debut elite Track World Championships in October 2024. [2] He is a former world record holder in Individual Pursuit, becoming the third man ever to drop from the 4min mark, and the second at the sea level.

In 2025 at the 2025 British Cycling National Track Championships, Charlton won his second national title. [3] He competed for Great Britain at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belgium, winning the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit. [4] On 24 October 2025, at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, Charlton won the men’s individual pursuit to take the world title. [5] [6]

Major results

Road

2021
2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
2023
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2025
1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann

Track

World Records

DateTimeMeetEventLocation
18 October 20243:59.304 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individual Pursuit Ballerup, Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

See also

References

  1. "SAINT PIRAN". UCI . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. "11 Olympic medallists to represent Great Britain at Tissot UCI Track World Championships". British Cycling. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. "Men's Individual Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). British Cycling. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. "Charlton wins GB's first European gold in Belgium". BBC Sport. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. "Track Worlds Day 3 – GB Report". VeloUK. VeloUK. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. "Great Britain Cycling Team celebrate double gold in Chile". British Cycling. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.