| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ben Andrew Kersten | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Benny" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1981 Wollongong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Fly V Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road & Track | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | St George CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in 1 km TT | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1] He was selected in the 2004 Australian Olympic Games Team but did not compete.[2]