Rhys Britton

Rhys Britton (born 13 May 1999) is a British and Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team EvoPro Racing.[1][2][3]

Rhys Britton
Britton in 2021
Personal information
Born (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999
Pontypridd, Wales
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamEvoPro Racing
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018100% Me
2019Wales Racing Academy
2019–2020Team Inspired
2021GB Cycling Senior Academy
Professional team
2022–EvoPro Racing
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 RoubaixScratch
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2022 MunichTeam pursuit

Career

He represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he competed in the men's road race.[4]

Britton became a five times British champion after winning the Points Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and 2020 British National Track Championships and the Scratch Championship in 2020.[5] He had previously won both the team pursuit title and Madison title. At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the team pursuit title.[6]

Major results
2016
1st Madison (with Matt Walls), UEC European Junior Track Championships
2017
1st Madison (with Jake Stewart), National Junior Track Championships
1st Stage 3 Driedaagse van Axel
1st Points classification, Junior Tour of Wales
UEC European Junior Track Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Madison (with Jake Stewart)
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
2018
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Ethan Vernon)
2nd Points
2nd Scratch
2019
National Track Championships
1st Madison (with Fred Wright)
1st Points
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
2020
National Track Championships
1st Points
1st Scratch
2nd Team pursuit
2021
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st Madison (with Will Tidball)
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Scratch, UCI Track World Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
UCI Champions League
2nd Scratch race, Panevėžys
3rd Scratch race, Mallorca
2022
UCI Nations Cup
1st Scratch race, Milton
2nd Madison, Milton
2nd Team pursuit, Glasgow
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

References
  1. "Our Team". evoproracing.com. EvoPro Racing. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. "Rhys Britton". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. "Rhys Britton". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. "Rhys Britton". Gold Coast 2018 – XXI Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  6. "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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