Josh Charlton
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| Born | 10 February 2003 Sherburn, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | Fensham Howes-Mas Design | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Team Inspired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2024 | Saint Piran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Charlton (born 20 February 2003) is a British track and road cyclist who is the 2025 Track Cycling Individual Pursuit World Champion.
Career
[edit]At his debut elite Track World Championships in October 2024 Charlton rode to a remarkable sub-4 minutes time in the 4km Individual Pursuit heat to become the world record holder, going on to win a silver medal in the final[1]. He was only the third man ever to drop below the 4 minutes mark, and the second at the sea level.
In 2025 at the 2025 British Cycling National Track Championships, Charlton won his second national title.[2] He competed for Great Britain at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belgium, winning the men's individual pursuit.[3] 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.[4][5]
On the road, Charlton most recently rode for UCI Continental team Saint Piran.[6]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2021
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2023
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Championships - 6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2025
- 1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann
- 2026
- 3rd Time trial, National Championships
Track
[edit]- 2021
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 1st Madison (with Joshua Giddings)
- 3rd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Madison (with Josh Tarling)
- 1st
- 2022
- 1st Elimination, National Championships
- 2023
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
- 2024
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide
- UCI World Championships
- 2nd
Team pursuit - 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd
- 2025
- 1st
Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships - UEC European Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 1st
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
- 2026
- 2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships
World Records
[edit]| Date | Time | Meet | Event | Location |
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| 18 October 2024 | 3:59.304 | UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individual Pursuit | Ballerup,  Denmark |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Josh Charlton breaks Filippo Ganna's individual pursuit world record". Cycling Weekly. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Men's Individual Pursuit Finals Results" (PDF). British Cycling. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Charlton wins GB's first European gold in Belgium". BBC Sport. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Track Worlds Day 3 – GB Report". VeloUK. VeloUK. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Great Britain Cycling Team celebrate double gold in Chile". British Cycling. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "SAINT PIRAN". UCI. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
External links
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- Josh Charlton at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Josh Charlton at ProCyclingStats
