Ben Perry

Ben Perry
Perry in 2023
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Jefrey Perry
Born (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 32)
St. Catharines, Ontario
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2012Sport en steun Leopoldsburg
2013Lotto–Belisol U23
2014Baguet–MIBA Poorten–Indulek
Professional teams
2015–2016Silber Pro Cycling Team
2017–2019Israel Cycling Academy
2020Israel Cycling Academy
2021Astana–Premier Tech
2022WiV SunGod
2023Human Powered Health

Benjamin Jefrey "Ben" Perry (born 7 March 1994) is a Canadian cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2015 to 2023.

Career

He was educated at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines where, prior to focusing on cycling, he also competed in cross country running. In September 2016 the Israel Cycling Academy announced that Perry would join them on an initial two-year deal from 2017.

In November 2020, Perry signed with the Astana–Premier Tech team for the 2021 season. The following season, Perry joined British Continental team WiV SunGod.

Major results

2010
1st Junior race, National Cyclo-cross Championships
2012
3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships[citation needed]
2014
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships[citation needed]
2015
National Road Championships[citation needed]
1st Criterium
1st Under-23 road race
5th Road race
1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
1st Mountains classification Mountains classification, Tour of Alberta
7th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
2016
National Road Championships[citation needed]
1st Under-23 road race
2nd Road race
2nd Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
7th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
10th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
2017
3rd Overall Baltic Chain Tour
1st Stage 2
2018
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Beauce
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour de Korea
2019
2nd Overall Tour de Korea
1st Stage 3
6th Rund um Köln
2022
2nd Lincoln Grand Prix
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Tour of Britain
7th Overall Tour of Antalya

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ben Perry". Silber Pro Cycling Team. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 "Benjamin Perry signs with WiV SunGod". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "HUMAN POWERED HEALTH". UCI. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Potrecz, Bill (24 August 2011). "Cyclist off to world championships in Copenhagen". St. Catharines Standard. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 Puchalski, Bernie (16 November 2010). "Perry caps impressive season". St. Catharines Standard. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Giant-Alpecin backs Geschke for Milano-Torino, Dumoulin in Il Lombardia - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Ostanek, Daniel (20 November 2020). "Battistella, Sobrero, De Bod head up six new Astana-Premier Tech signings". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 November 2020.