Ryan Owens (cyclist)

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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.

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.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Owens - Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Profile |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Ryan_Owens |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=British Cycling |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/track/2020/2020_National_Track_Championships_-_Results_Book.pdf |website=British Cycling}} 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.[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/CTR/CG2018-_CTR_C73D1_CTRMSPRTEAM3----------QUAL000100--.pdf Qualifying results]

On 21 June 2021, Owens was named in the Great Britain squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Team GB Announce Cycling Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/Team-GB-Announce-Cycling-Team-Tokyo-2020-Olympics |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=British Cycling |language=en}} He competed in the team sprint alongside Jason Kenny and Jack Carlin, winning a silver medal behind the Olympic Record-setting Dutch team.{{Cite web |title=Tokyo 2020 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/cycling-track/men-s-team-sprint |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}{{Cite web |date=3 August 2021 |title=Netherlands end British stranglehold on men's team sprint |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/cycling-the-netherlands-win-gold-medal-mens-team-sprint-2021-08-03/ |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=Reuters}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Owens won a silver medal {{En dash}} his second Commonwealth Games medal {{En dash}} in the team sprint, this time with Truman and Hamish Turnbull.{{Cite web |date=29 July 2022 |title=Detailed results - Men's Team Sprint - Finals - Gold |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/CTR/T/M/SPRTEAM3----------/FNL-/000100-- |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=results.birmingham2022.com}} He was knocked out in the 1/8 finals of the sprint event by eventual champion Matthew Richardson.{{Cite web |date=31 July 2022 |title=Detailed results - Men's Sprint - 1/8 Finals |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-result/CTR/SSP/M/SPRINT------------/8FNL/-------- |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=results.birmingham2022.com}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Olympic silver medallist Ryan Owens to retire from track cycling |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/about/article/20240425-about-bc-news-Olympic-silver-medallist-Ryan-Owens-to-retire-from-track-cycling-0 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=British Cycling |language=en}}

Major results

;2016

: UCI Track Cycling World Cup

::1st 15px Team sprint, Round 1 (Glasgow)

::1st 15px Team sprint, Round 2 (Apeldoorn)

: UEC European Track Championships

::2nd 15px Team sprint

;2017

: British National Track Championships

::1st 15px Team sprint

::1st 15px Individual Sprint

: UCI Track Cycling World Cup

::3rd 15px Team Sprint, Round 1 (Pruszków)

: UCI Track Cycling World Championships

::4th Individual Sprint

;2018

: 2018 British National Track Championships

::1st 15px Team sprint

: UCI Track Cycling World Championships

::2nd 15px Team Sprint

: 2018 Commonwealth Games

::2nd 15px Team Sprint

: UCI Track Cycling World Cup

::2nd 15px Team Sprint, Round 2 (Berlin)

::2nd 15px Team Sprint, Round 4 (London)

::3rd 15px Team Sprint, Round 1 (Milton, Ontario)

;2019

: UEC European Championships

::2nd 15px Team Sprint

: UCI Track Cycling World Cup

::2nd 15px Team Sprint, Round 1 (Minsk)

::2nd 15px Team Sprint, Round 2 (Glasgow)

: 2019 European Games

::3rd 15px Team Sprint

;2020

: British National Track Championships

::1st 15px Team sprint

: UCI Track Cycling World Championships

::2nd 15px Team Sprint

;2021

:Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

::2nd 15px Team Sprint

;2022

:2022 Commonwealth Games

::2nd 15px Team Sprint{{div col end}}

References

External links

[https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Ryan_Owens Ryan Owens] at British Cycling
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{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|56735}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:English male cyclists

Category:British male cyclists

Category:British track cyclists

Category:Alumni of London Business School

Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling

Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England

Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Cyclists at the 2019 European Games

Category:European Games medalists in cycling

Category:European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain