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 minutes mark, and the second at the 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 menâÂÂs 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
Track
2021
UEC European Junior Championships
:1st Team pursuit
:1st Madison (with Joshua Giddings)
:3rd Individual pursuit
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
:2nd Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Milton
2024
1st Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Adelaide
UCI World Championships
:2nd Team pursuit
:2nd Individual pursuit
2025
1st Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships
UEC European Championships
:1st Individual pursuit
:2nd Team 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
See also
References
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