Ben Tulett

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Ben Tulett
Ben Tulett at the 2020 La Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Full nameBen Samuel Tulett
Born (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22)
Sevenoaks, England
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
Disciplines
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2019Willebrord Wil Vooruit
Professional teams
2019–2021Corendon–Circus[1][2]
2022–2023Ineos Grenadiers[3]
2024–Visma–Lease a Bike
Major wins
Stage races
Tour of Norway (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Valkenburg Junior
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bogense Junior

Ben Samuel Tulett (born 26 August 2001) is a British cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4][5]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

In 2018, he won the Junior World Cyclo-cross Championships in Valkenburg[6] and repeated the feat 12 months later in Bogense.[7] In 2018, he also won the British junior road race championships.

Professional career[edit]

Tulett shifted his focus solely to road racing in 2020, joining UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Fenix.[1] He finished fifth overall in the Tour of Antalya that year, his first race with the team. In October, he became at 19 years old the youngest rider in 100 years to complete Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[8] The following year, he further showed his promise as a classics rider with top 20 finishes at the Amstel Gold Race and the La Flèche Wallonne. In August, he finished ninth overall at the Tour de Pologne.[9]

In 2022, he signed with UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, taking his first pro win on stage three of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali in March.[3][10] He ultimately finished second overall in the race, nine seconds down on winner Eddie Dunbar.[11] The follwing season, he took his biggest victory yet, winning the first stage and overall title of the Tour of Norway.[12]

He again moved teams in 2024, signing a two year contract with Visma–Lease a Bike.[13]

Major results[edit]

Cyclo-cross[edit]

2017–2018
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st Junior Overijse
1st Junior Sint-Niklaas
Junior DVV Trophy
1st Koppenberg
3rd Hamme
Junior National Trophy Series
1st Derby
1st Shrewsbury
3rd Abergavenny
2nd National Junior Championships
Junior Brico Cross
2nd Kruibeke
UCI Junior World Cup
3rd Namur
3rd UEC European Junior Championships
2018–2019
1st UCI World Junior Championships
1st National Junior Championships
Junior National Trophy Series
1st Derby
UCI Junior World Cup
2nd Namur
Junior Superprestige
2nd Zonhoven
2nd Diegem
Junior DVV Trophy
2nd Loenhout
2nd Junior Overijse
2019–2020
1st National Under-23 Championships
2nd National Championships

Road[edit]

2018
1st Road race, National Junior Championships
1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales
3rd Overall Ronde des Vallées
2019
4th Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
2020
5th Overall Tour of Antalya
2021
8th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
9th Overall Tour de Pologne
2022 (1 pro win)
2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
5th Overall Tour de Pologne
2023 (2)
1st Overall Tour of Norway
1st Young rider classification
1st Prologue
2nd Overall Tour de Hongrie
6th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior

Grand Tour results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2022
Giro d'Italia 38
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España —

Classics results timeline[edit]

Monument 2020 2021 2022
Milan–San Remo — — —
Tour of Flanders — — —
Paris–Roubaix NH — —
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 53 54 —
Giro di Lombardia — 21 DNF
Classic 2020 2021 2022
Brabantse Pijl — 61 —
Amstel Gold Race NH 17 —
La Flèche Wallonne 35 12 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP Race in Progress

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (2 September 2021). "Ineos Grenadiers sign British talent Ben Tulett". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ben TULETT". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Ben Tullett and Evie Richards win gold for Great Britain". road.cc. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tom Pidcock and Ben Tullett triumph as Britain wins two golds at 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships". Robert Dineen. telegraph.co.uk. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ 6 conclusions from the men’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège
  9. ^ Gadzała, Paweł (15 August 2021). "João Almeida wins Tour de Pologne". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  10. ^ Tyson, Jackie (24 March 2022). "Coppi e Bartali: Ben Tulett climbs to victory on stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ^ Tyson, Jackie (26 March 2022). "QuickStep win Settimana Coppi e Bartali finale with Cerny-Cavagna 1-2". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ^ Weislo, Laura (29 May 2023). "Tour of Norway: Tulett secures overall win as Kristoff nails final stage". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Ben Tulett set to join Jumbo-Visma in 2024". Cycling Today. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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