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. He was selected in the 2004 Australian Olympic Games Team but did not compete.

Palmarès

1998

1st Kilo, World Track Championships, Havana – Junior

2nd Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior

1999

1st Kilo, World Track Championships, Athens – Junior

3rd Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior

1st Team Sprint, World Track Championships – Junior

2002

2nd Kilo, World Cup, Sydney

2nd Team Sprint, World Cup, Moscow

2003

1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

2004

3rd Kilo, World Cup, Aguascalientes (MEX)

2nd Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

3rd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney – U23

2nd Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

2nd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne

1st Keirin, Oceania Games, Melbourne

1st Kilo, Oceania Games, Melbourne

1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne

3rd Kilo, World Cup, Los Angeles

2005

2nd Kilo, World Cup, Manchester

2nd Pursuit, World Cup, Manchester

2nd Team Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

3rd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

2nd Scratch, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide – U23

2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Kilo, World Cup, Sydney

3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Sydney

1st Stage 5 Tour of the Murray River, Ouyen Criterium (AUS)

2006

1st Kilo, World Cup, Los Angeles

1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Keirin, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

1st Kilo, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne

2nd Kilo, World Track Championships, Bordeaux

2007

1st Kilo, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

1st Omnium, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

2nd Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Sydney

3rd Oceania Cycling Championships, Track, Team Sprint, Invercargill

2008

3rd Team Sprint, Oceania Championships

3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles

2009

1st USA Pro 100 km Criterium Title, Downers Grove

1st Stage 1 Prologue Tour of Atlanta, Georgia

1st Stage 6 Gwinnett Bike Festival Tour, Georgia

1st Cronulla International Grand Prix, Cronulla

1st 3000m Wheelrace Tasmanian Christmas Carnivals

2nd Hanes Park Classic Criterium, Winston-Salem

3rd General Classification Tour of Atlanta

2nd Stage 2 Criterium Tour of Atlanta

2010

1st Stage 1, Tour of Somerville

1st Sunny King Criterium Anniston

1st OBCB Cycle Singapore Criterium Singapore

1st Boise Twilight Criterium Boise

3rd Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix

3rd USA Speedweek Walterboro

2011

3rd Dana Point Criterium, Dana Point

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