Ben Kersten (born 21 September 1981 in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

) is an Australian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

. He is a member of the Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team. He was a successful track rider for many years, before switching to road racing in 2009. He was the 2005 and 2006 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year. He has won more than 30

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n Track Titles, was a 3 time Junior

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, and held 2 Junior

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. He was an

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

scholarship holder. He was selected in the 2004 Australian Olympic Games Team but did not compete.Kersten to forget Olympics horror with Ride for Life , Illawarra Mercury, 14 Aug 2008
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Palmarès

;1998 :1st Kilo, World Track Championships,

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– Junior :2nd Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior ;1999 :1st Kilo, World Track Championships,

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– Junior :3rd Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior :1st Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior ;2002 :2nd Kilo,

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

:2nd Team Sprint,

, Moscow ;2003 :1st Kilo,

Australian National Track Championships The Australian National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age, gender and disability categories. Men Senior Team Pursuit Team Sprint Madison Junior ...

, Sydney :2nd Keirin,

, Sydney ;2004 :3rd Kilo,

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(MEX) :2nd Kilo,

, Sydney :1st Keirin,

, Sydney :3rd Scratch,

, Sydney – U23 :2nd Sprint,

, Sydney :2nd Sprint, Oceania Games,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

:1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne :1st Kilo, Oceania Games, Melbourne :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne :3rd Kilo,

, Los Angeles ;2005 :2nd Kilo,

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:2nd Pursuit,

, Manchester :2nd Team Pursuit,

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

:1st Kilo,

:3rd Team Sprint,

, Adelaide :2nd Scratch,

, Adelaide – U23 :2nd Keirin,

, Adelaide :1st Kilo,

, Sydney :3rd Team Sprint,

, Sydney :1st Stage 5 Tour of the Murray River, Ouyen Criterium (AUS) ;2006 :1st Kilo,

, Los Angeles :1st Kilo,

, Adelaide :1st Sprint,

, Adelaide :1st Team Sprint,

, Adelaide :1st Keirin,

, Adelaide :1st Kilo,

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

, Melbourne :2nd Kilo, World Track Championships,

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;2007 :1st Kilo,

, Sydney :1st Omnium,

, Sydney :2nd Team Sprint,

, Sydney :3rd Oceania Cycling Championships, Track, Team Sprint,

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;2008 :3rd Team Sprint, Oceania Championships :3rd Team Sprint,

, Los Angeles ;2009 :1st USA Pro 100 km Criterium Title,

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:1st Stage 1 Prologue Tour of Atlanta,

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:1st Stage 6 Gwinnett Bike Festival Tour, Georgia :1st Cronulla International Grand Prix,

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:1st 3000m Wheelrace Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals :2nd Hanes Park Classic Criterium,

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:3rd General Classification Tour of Atlanta :2nd Stage 2 Criterium Tour of Atlanta ;2010 :1st Stage 1,

Tour of Somerville The Tour of Somerville is an annual, three-day series of bicycle races held in and around Somerville, New Jersey during Memorial Day weekend. The featured Memorial Day event, the Kugler-Anderson 50-mile race for professional and elite cyclists is t ...

:1st Sunny King Criterium Anniston :1st OBCB Cycle Singapore Criterium

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:1st Boise Twilight Criterium

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:3rd Stage 3

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:3rd USA Speedweek Walterboro ;2011 :3rd Dana Point Criterium,

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References

External links

Interview on Cyclingresults.net
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kersten, Ben 1981 births Living people Australian male cyclists Australian track cyclists Australian people of Dutch descent Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Sportspeople from Wollongong Cyclists from New South Wales Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from New South Wales