Erick Rowsell is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 road racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 cyclist and the 2008 British men's junior road racing

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

 champion. He is a brother of British world pursuit champion Joanna Rowsell

Joanna Rowsell

Joanna Rowsell is a cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competes on track and road. She first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006, while her biggest successes to date are the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2008 and 2009...

. He also won the junior division at the 2007 British national time trial in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh

Peter Kennaugh

Peter Kennaugh is a Manx professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTour team .-Early Life and Career:Born in Douglas, Isle of Man his younger brother Tim Kennaugh and father are also cyclists...

. Rowsell is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider, his victory in the Junior British National Road Race Championships should help his chances of moving to the Olympic Academy at the end of the year.

Having won the prologue time trial of the Junior Tour of Wales

Junior Tour of Wales

The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual three day cycle race for junior and female riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, 2009's race was 29th edition held...

 in 2008, Rowsell won the three-day event by eight seconds from Norwegian

Norway

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 Johan Fredrik Ziesler of the Nymark team. Past winners of the event have included David Millar

David Millar

David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...

, Charlie Wegelius

Charlie Wegelius

Charles "Charlie" Wegelius is an English former professional road racing cyclist.Never a winner of an individual race, Wegelius nevertheless made a career out of being a reliable and strong domestique, most notably in the mountains.-Early career:Wegelius' cycling aspirations suffered an early...

, and Geraint Thomas

Geraint Thomas

Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...

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Palmarès

2007

1st   British National Time Trial Championships

British National Time Trial Championships

The British National Time Trial Championships are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in the country to show their status as national champion...

 - Junior

3rd British National Road Race Championships

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

 - Junior

3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships

British National Track Championships

The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 - Junior

2008

1st   British National Road Race Championships

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

 - Junior

1st Junior Tour of Wales

Junior Tour of Wales

The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual three day cycle race for junior and female riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, 2009's race was 29th edition held...

1st Stage 1, Junior Tour of Wales

1st Driedaagse van Axel, Juniors (NED)

3rd Tour du Pays de Vaud, Juniors (SUI)

3rd Stage 2b, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt, Juniors (GER)

2nd Stage 2a, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt, Juniors (GER)

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