Ethan Vernon facts for kids
Vernon in 2024
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| Born | 26 August 2000 Bedford, England |
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| Height | 1.88 m | ||
| Weight | 74 kg | ||
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| Current team | Israel–Premier Tech | ||
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| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
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Ethan Vernon is a talented cyclist from Great Britain. He was born on August 26, 2000, in Bedford, England. Ethan is known for his skills in both road cycling, where races happen on regular roads, and track cycling, which takes place on special indoor tracks called velodromes. He currently rides for the professional team Israel–Premier Tech.
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Ethan's Cycling Journey
Ethan started his cycling journey by competing in BMX races until he was 14 years old. After that, he decided to focus on road and track cycling.
Early Wins and Achievements
In 2017 and 2018, Ethan showed great promise. He won five national junior track titles, which are championships for younger riders. He also earned a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the 2018 UCI World Junior Championships. This was a big achievement on the world stage for junior cyclists.
He represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a major sports event for countries of the Commonwealth. He finished fourth in the team pursuit, showing his strength in team events. Ethan also competed for Great Britain in the team pursuit at the 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, where his team finished third in London.
In 2020, Ethan achieved his first major podium finish at the elite level. He won a silver medal in the kilometer time trial at the European Championships. This showed he could compete with the best adult cyclists.
Olympic Dreams and World Medals
In 2021, Ethan was chosen to be part of the Great Britain team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He competed in the team pursuit event, where his team finished 8th. Later that year, his team won a bronze medal at the UCI World Championships.
Ethan also started to make a name for himself in road cycling in 2021. He won a stage at the Tour de l'Avenir, which is a very important race for young, upcoming road cyclists. A month later, he placed seventh in the World Under-23 Time Trial Championships.
Turning Professional
In 2022, Ethan joined a professional cycling team called Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl. This was a big step in his career. In March, he won his first professional race stage at the Volta a Catalunya in Spain. Later that year, he had back-to-back wins at the Okolo Slovenska race, winning both the opening prologue and the first stage.
In January 2023, Ethan continued his winning streak by taking victory at the Trofeo Palma race. A month later, he won two stages at the Tour du Rwanda. In April, he won another stage at the Tour de Romandie.
In August 2023, Ethan returned to the track and won his first elite World Championships title in the elimination race. This was a huge moment in his career. Soon after, he went back to road racing and won the prologue of the Deutschland Tour.
Later in 2023, Ethan announced he would be joining a new team, Israel–Premier Tech, starting in 2024. In February 2024, he won his first race of the year, the opening stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes. In May, he competed in his first ever Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia, which is one of the biggest and toughest road races in the world.
Major Achievements
Ethan Vernon has achieved many impressive results in both road and track cycling.
Road Cycling Highlights
Here are some of Ethan's top results in road cycling:
- 2019
- 3rd in the Time trial at the British National Under-23 Championships
- 2021
- 1st in Stage 4 of the Tour de l'Avenir
- 7th in the Time trial at the UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2022 (3 professional wins)
- Okolo Slovenska: 1st in the Prologue and Stage 1
- 1st in Stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya
- 2023 (5 professional wins)
- 1st in the Trofeo Palma
- Deutschland Tour: 1st in the Points classification and 1st in the Prologue
- Tour du Rwanda: 1st in Stages 1 and 2
- 1st in Stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie
- 2024 (3 professional wins)
- Tour of Guangxi: 1st in the Points classification and 1st in Stages 3 and 4
- 1st in Stage 1 of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes
- 1st in the Points classification at the Tour of Britain
Track Cycling Highlights
Ethan has also had a very successful career on the track:
- 2017
- National Junior Championships: 1st in Individual pursuit, 1st in Points race, 1st in Kilo
- 2018
- National Junior Championships: 1st in Individual pursuit, 1st in Madison (with William Tidball)
- 2nd in Individual pursuit at the UCI World Junior Championships
- 2020
- 2nd in the Kilometer time trial at the UEC European Championships
- 2021
- 3rd in Team pursuit at the UCI World Championships
- 2022
- UCI World Championships: 1st in Team pursuit, 3rd in Elimination
- 2nd in Team pursuit at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2023
- 1st in Elimination at the UCI World Championships
- 2nd in Team pursuit at the UEC European Championships
- 2024
- 1st in Team pursuit at the UEC European Championships
- 2nd in Team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics
See also
In Spanish: Ethan Vernon para niños
