Ben William Askey (born 14 March 2004) is a British professional cyclist who rides for .

Early life

From

Wimblebury Heath Hayes and Wimblebury are two villages which now form a civil parish in the Cannock Chase District of Staffordshire, England. The area has excellent transport links, being close to the strategic transport network via the M6, M6 Toll and A ...

Cannock Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverh ...

he received a grant from Staffordshire County Council in 2016 to help him with training costs.

Career

In 2022, riding for Backstedt Bike Performance he won stage 3 of the junior Tour of Ireland. In September 2022, it was announced that he would be signing for . During the 2023 spring season he finished tenth at the Paris-Roubaix Espoirs and in the top-20 of junior Ghent-Wevelgem. Askey also competes in Mountain Biking and won the British National Short Track Series at the Cannock Chase Trails, in July 2023. In August 2023, it was announced he would be continuing to ride for the team in 2024. In April 2024, he finished sixth at the Paris–Roubaix Espoirs.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of professional cyclist

Lewis Askey Lewis Askey (born 4 May 2001) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Personal life His younger brother Ben Askey is also a professional cyclist. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2017–2018 : Junior National Trophy Series :: ...

Major results

Road

;2022 : 1st Stage 3 Junior Tour of Ireland : 7th Menen–Kemmel–Menen : 9th Overall Keizer der Juniores ;2023 : 10th Paris-Roubaix Espoirs ;2024 : 6th Paris-Roubaix Espoirs

Cyclo-cross

;2021–2022 : 2nd National Junior Championships : National Junior Trophy Series ::2nd Derby ::2nd Milnthorpe ::3rd Cyclopark : 2nd Clanfield Juniors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Askey, Ben 2004 births Living people English male cyclists British male cyclists Sportspeople from Cannock