Charlie Aldridge
Charlie Aldridge (born 3 April 2001) is a British
Charlie Aldridge
mountain bike cross country cyclist from
Scotland. He was the 2019 Junior World
Champion, 2022 British national champion and
2023 U23 World Champion.
Personal life
Aldridge was born in Perth, Scotland and lives in
Crieff. He was a student of mechanical
engineering at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Career
Aldridge won gold at the 2019 UCI Mountain Aldridge in 2019
Bike World Championships held in Mont-Sainte- Personal information
Anne, Canada in the junior cross country Born 3 April 2001
competition. At that championships he was also Perth, Scotland
part of the relay team that finished sixth
Team information
overall.[2]
Discipline Cross-country
In May, 2022 he won the British National Role Rider
Mountain Biking Championships u23 title at
Major wins
Cannock Chase.[3] It was raced on the same
course that would be used for the 2022 Mountain Bike
Commonwealth Games where Aldridge was National XC Championships (2023)
chosen to compete for Scotland. The familiarity
of this gave him confidence to strive for a Medal record
medal.[4] However, at the Games Aldridge was
Representing Great Britain
looking on course for a bronze medal on the
Men's mountain bike racing
penultimate lap when he had a mechanical issue
following a crash. His bike lost its rear derailleur World Championships
and he ended up finishing sixteenth.[5] 2023 Glasgow Under-23 Cross-country
2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Junior Cross-country
In June, 2022 he won the European Continental
Cross-country short
Championships XCO U23 race in Anadia, 2024 Vallnord
track
Portugal.[6] In July, 2022 he won bronze at the
2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup u23 event in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.[7] He was named in the
Britain squad for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France in August 2022.[8]
In June 2024, he was selected for the British team to compete in the Mountain Biking at the 2024 Paris
Olympics.[9]
Major results
2018
Junior National XC Series
1st Dalby Forest
1st Kentford
2nd Builth Wells
2nd Cross-country, National Junior Championships
2019
1st Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
Junior Swiss Bike Cup
1st Andermatt
1st Overall Junior National XC Series
1st Sherwood Pines
1st Hadleigh Park
1st Cannock Chase
2021
2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2022
UEC European Championships
1st Short track
2nd Under-23 Cross-country
National Championships
1st Short track
1st Under-23 Cross-country
1st Overall National XC Series
1st Tong
1st Cannock Chase
2nd Newcastleton
2nd Fowey
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
3rd Lenzerheide
3rd Jelenia Góra
2023
1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships
National Championships
1st Cross-country
1st Short track
National XCO Series
1st Winchester
1st Fowey
3rd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
Greek Series
3rd Salamis
2024
National XCO Series
1st Cannock Chase
UCI World Championships
2nd Short track
4th Cross-country
UCI XCC World Cup
2nd Les Gets
2nd Haiming
Internazionali D’Italia Series
3rd Esanatoglia
UCI XCO World Cup
4th Nové Město
4th Mont-Sainte-Anne
References
1. "9 Perth and Kinross athletes competing at Commonwealth Games" ([Link]
[Link]/fp/news/perth-kinross/3515473/commonwealth-games-athletes-perth-kinross-team-sc
otland). The Courier. 25 July 2022.
2. "Charlie Aldridge Crowned 2019 Cross-Country World Champion" ([Link]
[Link]/gbcyclingteam/article/20190830-gb-cyclingteam-news-Charlie-Aldridge-crowned-20
19-cross-country-world-champion-0). [Link].
3. "Scots Continue Cross Country Domination As Glasgow Welcomes The Best Of Bmx" (http
s://[Link]/scotland/article/20220530-scottish-cycling-news-Scots-continu
e-Cross-Country-domination-as-Glasgow-welcomes-the-best-of-BMX-0). British Cycling.
4. "Junior mountain bike champion Charlie Aldridge determined to go for gold in
Commonwealth Games debut" ([Link]
ntain-bike-champion-charlie-aldridge-determined-go-gold-commonwealth-games-debut).
Herald Scotland. 31 May 2022.
5. "Scots Narrowly Miss Out At Cannock Chase" ([Link]
cle/20220803-scottish-cycling-news-Scots-narrowly-miss-out-at-Cannock-Chase-0). British
Cycling.
6. "Charlie Aldridge" ([Link] [Link].
7. "[Updated with Overall] Final Results from the Lenzerheide XC World Cup 2022" ([Link]
[Link]/news/[Link]?pbref=p). Pink
Bike. 10 July 2022.
8. "British Cycling Announces Squad For Uci Mountain Bike World Championships" ([Link]
[Link]/gbcyclingteam/article/20220817-gb-cyclingteam-news-British-Cycling
-announces-squad-for-UCI-Mountain-Bike-World-Championships-0). British Cycling.
9. "TEAM GB ANNOUNCES FIRST RIDERS SELECTED FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC
GAMES" ([Link]
t-riders-selected-for-Paris-2024-Olympic-Games-0). British Cycling. 24 June 2024.
Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
Charlie Aldridge ([Link] at
British Cycling
Charlie Aldridge ([Link] at Team Scotland
Charlie Aldridge ([Link] at the
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Retrieved from "[Link]
