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Josh Bryceland (Ratboy)
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Antonio Torres Bryceland
NicknameRatboy bumboclaat
Born (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 34)
 England
 United Kingdom
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Team information
Current teamCannondale
DisciplineMTB
RoleRider/Ambassador
Rider typeDH/Enduro
Amateur team
2015–present50to01
Professional teams
2005–2006Northwest Mountain Bike Centre
2007Royal Racing
2008–2016Santa Cruz Syndicate
2016–2018Santa Cruz Enduro Team(EWS)
2019–presentCannondale Cycles
Major wins
United Kingdom GBR DH Junior National Champion (2 Wins)
Europe EUR DH Youth European Champion (1 Wins)
UCI DH Junior World Champion (1 Wins)
UCI DH Junior World Cup Overall (1 Wins)
UCI DH World Cup Overall (1 Wins)
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's mountain bike racing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Val Di Sole Downhill

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 . 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. 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 Europe DH, European Mountain Bike Championships - Youth
2007
4th DH, NPS #1 Innerleithen, Scotland - Junior
1st Wales DH, Dragon Downhill, Welsh Championships, Wales, Series Overall
1st United Kingdom DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall - Junior
2008
1st United Kingdom DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships - Junior
1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, Val di Sole, Italy - Junior
2011
1st United Kingdom DH, British National Mountain Biking Rd.3 - Elite
2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Mont Saint Anne, Canada - Elite Male
2014
1st United Kingdom DH, British Cycling National Championships - Senior Male Championship
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

See also

References

  1. "Josh Bryceland Profile". Josh Bryceland. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009.
  2. "Interview: Josh Bryceland Junior World Downhill Champ". Bike Radar. 21 June 2008.
  3. "Final Results British Cycling National Champs - Innerleithen - Senior Male Championship" (PDF). Borderline Events.
  4. "DHI World Championships '14 at Hafjell Bike Park". Roots and Rain. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

External links

Riders on Santa Cruz Syndicate


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