Ryan Owens (cyclist)

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Ryan Owens
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Personal information
Born (1995-09-29) 29 September 1995 (age 28)
Maulden, Bedfordshire, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamGreat Britain Cycling Team/SES Racing
Discipline Track cycling
RoleRider

Ryan Owens (born 29 September 1995) is a British former track cyclist, specialising in sprint events, who represented Great Britain and England at international competitions. He won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the team sprint alongside Jack Carlin and Jason Kenny.

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Early life

Owens grew up around cycling, with both his father and grandfather having raced competitively. He was competing by the age of 16. His first national-level achievement was a second place in the time trial at the 2011 National Junior Track Championships in the under-16 category. [1]

Cycling career

Owens is a consecutive four-time British team sprint champion having won the Team Sprint Championship at the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 British National Track Championships. [2] He also won the Individual Sprint title at the 2017 British National Track Championships.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Owens won silver in the team sprint event alongside Joseph Truman and Philip Hindes. [3]

On 21 June 2021, Owens was named in the Great Britain squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [4] He competed in the team sprint alongside Jason Kenny and Jack Carlin, winning a silver medal behind the Olympic Record-setting Dutch team. [5] [6]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Owens won a silver medal his second Commonwealth Games medal in the team sprint, this time with Truman and Hamish Turnbull. [7] He was knocked out in the 1/8 finals of the sprint event by eventual champion Matthew Richardson. [8]

Retirement from professional cycling

Owens announced his retirement from track cycling and the Great Britain Cycling Team in April 2024. He achieved a Master's in Business Administration at London Business School and is now working in consulting. [9]

Major results

2016
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
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UEC European Track Championships
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2017
British National Track Championships
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UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 1 (Pruszków)
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
4th Individual Sprint
2018
2018 British National Track Championships
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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2018 Commonwealth Games
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UCI Track Cycling World Cup
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2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 4 (London)
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 1 (Milton, Ontario)
2019
UEC European Championships
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UCI Track Cycling World Cup
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 1 (Minsk)
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Sprint, Round 2 (Glasgow)
2019 European Games
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2020
British National Track Championships
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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2021
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
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2022
2022 Commonwealth Games
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References

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  2. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  3. Qualifying results
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