Josh Charlton

Josh Charlton (born 20 February 2003) is a British track and road cyclist who is the 2025 Track Cycling Individual Pursuit World Champion.

Career At his debut elite Track World Championships in October 2024 Charlton rode to a remarkable sub-4 minutes time in the 4km Individual Pursuit heat to become the world record holder, going on to win a silver medal in the final . He was only the third man ever to drop below the 4 minute mark, and the second at sea level.

In 2025 at the 2025 British Cycling National Track Championships, Charlton won his second national title. He competed for Great Britain at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belgium, winning the men's individual pursuit. On 24 October 2025, at the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, Charlton won the men’s individual pursuit to take the world title.

On the road, Charlton most recently rode for UCI Continental team .

Major results Road

2021 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships 2023 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships 6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships 2025 1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann 2026 3rd Time trial, National Championships

Track

2021 UEC European Junior Championships 1st Team pursuit 1st Madison (with Joshua Giddings)

National Junior Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Scratch 2nd Madison (with Josh Tarling) 2022 1st Elimination, National Championships 2023 UEC European Under-23 Championships 1st Team pursuit

1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton 2024 1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide UCI World Championships

2025 1st Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships UEC European Championships 1st Individual pursuit

UEC European Under-23 Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Team pursuit 1st Individual pursuit, National Championships 2026 2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships

World Records + Date Time Meet Event Location 18 October 2024 3:59.304 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individual Pursuit Ballerup,