Josh Bryceland

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 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 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