William Bjergfelt
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| Born | 4 December 1978 Portishead, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2021 | SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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William Bjergfelt (born 4 December 1978) is a British cyclist who competes in road and track events. In para-cycling, he has won a medal in the Track and UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. He rode for the UCI Continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling.[1]
Early and personal life
William Bjergfelt was born in Portishead, Somerset, England on 4 December 1978. Parallel to his cycling career, he works as an engineer.[2]
Career
Prior to turning to para-cycling, Bjergfelt was active in able-bodied cycling, first in elite mountain bike racing, before switching to road racing.[3] This ended in 2015 when he was injured in a head-on collision that shattered his right leg in to 25 pieces. The bones of this leg were reconstructed using three titanium plates.[4]
At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bjergfelt won the silver medal in Men's Scratch Race C5, finishing behind Alistair Donohoe.[5] In 2021, he became the first para-cyclist to compete in the Tour of Britain.[6][4] After a two-year hiatus, Bjergfelt returned to para-cycling and won his first road race in the World Cup, which took place in the Ostend round.[7] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the gold medal in the road race.[8]
In August 2025, Bjergfelt broke the hour record in the C5 classification at Konya Velodrome, becoming the first Para-cyclist in history to pass the 50km threshold, eventually riding 51.471km in 60:00:00.[9]
References
- ^ "SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Hurcom, Sophie (5 August 2025). "'It would be cool to be the fastest of all time'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Will Bjergfelt". Britich Cycling. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (11 September 2021). "Bjergfelt makes history by becoming first Para athlete to compete in Tour of Britain". InsideTheGames.
- ^ "2019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships – Day 4 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist makes Tour of Britain history". BBC. 9 September 2021.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist's sacrifices pay off in 'fantastic' first World Cup gold". BBC. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "William Bjergfelt: Para-cyclist hopes world title win helps Paralympic selection". BBC. 18 August 2023.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (14 August 2025). "Richardson and Bjergfelt set world records". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2025.