Ben Kersten

Ben Kersten (born 21 September 1981 in Wollongong) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He is a member of the Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team.

He was a successful track rider for many years, before switching to road racing in 2009. He was the 2005 and 2006 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year. He has won more than 30 Australian Track Titles, was a 3 time Junior World Champion, and held 2 Junior World Records. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was selected in the 2004 Australian Olympic Games Team but did not compete.

Palmarès

1998 1st Kilo, World Track Championships, Havana – Junior 2nd Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior 1999 1st Kilo, World Track Championships, Athens – Junior 3rd Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior 1st Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior 2002 2nd Kilo, World Cup, Sydney 2nd Team Sprint, World Cup, Moscow 2003 1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 2004 3rd Kilo, World Cup, Aguascalientes (MEX) 2nd Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 3rd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney – U23 2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 2nd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Kilo, Oceania Games, Melbourne 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne 3rd Kilo, World Cup, Los Angeles 2005 2nd Kilo, World Cup, Manchester 2nd Pursuit, World Cup, Manchester 2nd Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 3rd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 2nd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide – U23 2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Kilo, World Cup, Sydney 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Sydney 1st Stage 5 Tour of the Murray River, Ouyen Criterium (AUS) 2006 1st Kilo, World Cup, Los Angeles 1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide 1st Kilo, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2nd Kilo, World Track Championships, Bordeaux 2007 1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 1st Omnium, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 2nd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney 3rd Oceania Cycling Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Invercargill 2008 3rd Team Sprint, Oceania Championships 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles 2009 1st USA Pro 100 km Criterium Title, Downers Grove 1st Stage 1 Prologue Tour of Atlanta, Georgia 1st Stage 6 Gwinnett Bike Festival Tour, Georgia 1st Cronulla International Grand Prix, Cronulla 1st 3000m Wheelrace Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals 2nd Hanes Park Classic Criterium, Winston-Salem 3rd General Classification Tour of Atlanta 2nd Stage 2 Criterium Tour of Atlanta 2010 1st Stage 1, Tour of Somerville 1st Sunny King Criterium Anniston 1st OBCB Cycle Singapore Criterium Singapore 1st Boise Twilight Criterium Boise 3rd Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix 3rd USA Speedweek Walterboro 2011 3rd Dana Point Criterium, Dana Point