Ben Kersten
# 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
