Joshua Antonio Torres Bryceland, known as Josh Bryceland, and commonly referred to by his nickname, Ratboy, born 23 March 1990, in Manchester is a professional downhill mountain biker, who lives in Higher Poynton, Cheshire, England.
He entered his first race at 10 .[1] Andy Kyffin signed him to his Northwest Mountain Bike Centre team. He won regional and national junior titles. One of his father's friends, Steve Peat signed him to his Royal Racing team.[2] Bryceland was Junior World Cup Series Champion in 2007 and finished 9th in the Elite Men's race of the Maribor World Cup round. After 2016 he left the Santa Cruz Syndicate team to pursue Enduro racing. Josh has since left the team and is now riding as a Freerider and brand ambassador for Cannondale Cycles.
In 2008 Bryceland followed Peat to the Santa Cruz Syndicate racing team and won the junior world championship in Val di Sole, Italy.
Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st
DH, European Mountain Bike Championships - Youth
- 2007
- 4th DH, NPS #1 Innerleithen, Scotland - Junior
- 1st
DH, Dragon Downhill, Welsh Championships, Wales, Series Overall - 1st
DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior - 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall - Junior
- 2008
- 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Val di Sole, Italy - Junior
- 2011
- 1st DH, British National Mountain Biking Rd.3 - Elite
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Mont Saint Anne, Canada - Elite Male
- 2014
- 1st DH, British Cycling National Championships - Senior Male Championship[3]
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Cairns, Australia - Elite Male
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Leogang, Austria - Elite Male
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Mont Sainte Anne, Canada - Elite Male
- 1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Windham, United States - Elite Male
- 2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Hafjell, Norway - Elite Male[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Josh Bryceland Profile". Josh Bryceland. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Interview: Josh Bryceland Junior World Downhill Champ". Bike Radar. 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Final Results British Cycling National Champs - Innerleithen - Senior Male Championship" (PDF). Borderline Events.
- ^ "DHI World Championships '14 at Hafjell Bike Park". Roots and Rain. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links
- Josh Bryceland - official site
- Santa Cruz Syndicate - official site
- Interview: Josh Bryceland: 2005 NPS Winner on track for 2006, British Cycling, 2006