Ben Swift

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Ben Swift

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fullname = Ben Swift
nickname = Swifty
dateofbirth = date of birth and age|1987|11|05
country = GBR
height = height|m=1.80
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discipline = Track & Road
role = Rider
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proyears = 2007
proteams = Team Barloworld
majorwins = flagicon|EUR European Champion U23 Team Pursuit, 2007

updated = 8 March, 2007

Benjamin Ian (Ben) Swift (born 5 November 1987, Northampton) is a British track and road racing cyclist. He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining Barloworld as a trainee. During 2008 he raced for the British Cycling development team and won his first UCI ranked race. He represented Great Britain in the 2008 Olympic Games road race and at the UCI World Championships were he finished fourth in the under 23 race. After the championships he signed a two year professional contract with the new Russian Katyusha team. [ cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Swift_takes_fourth_with_brave_world_championship_ride_article_268726.html|title=SWIFT IMPRESSES IN HIS FINAL AMATEUR RACE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=Cycling Weekly|accessdate=2008-09-26]

Palmares

;2004:British Track Championships - 1st, Points, (Junior);2005:British Track Championships - 1st, Scratch Race;2006:British Track Championships - 2nd, Team Pursuit;2007:European Track Championships - 1st Team Pursuit (U23):Giro delle Regioni::1st, Final Stage::1st, King of the Mountains:Tour of Britain - 1st, King of the Mountains;2008:1st, Coppa della Pace:1st, GP Coppa Romita:2nd, Stage 1, Sachsen Tour :1st, Stage 5, Giro Ciclistico Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc:4th, UCI World Road Race Championships Under 23

References

* [http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Swift_Ben_bio.asp British Cycling Biography]