Bjoern Koerdt

Bjoern Koerdt
Personal information
Born (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20)
Leeds, England[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam Picnic PostNL
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2023–2024CC Étupes
Professional teams
2024Team Picnic PostNL (stagiaire)
2025–Team Picnic PostNL

Bjoern Koerdt (born 20 July 2004) is a British cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL.

Early life

He is from Bramhope near Otley in Yorkshire and attended Bramhope Primary School. He began competing at five years-of-age, and won the Under-12 Yorkshire Cyclo-cross Championship in 2014 as a ten year-old. The following summer he raised money for a children’s hospice by riding to the top of Alpe d'Huez, completing the 110km stage, in 5 hours 51 minutes the day before the professional riders at the Tour De France.[2][3] He later attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy in Menston, West Yorkshire.[4]

Career

In November 2022, he was named as part of the British U23 team to compete at the Cyclo-cross European Championships in Belgium.[5]

He began riding for French team CC Étupes in 2023, and that season secured his first top-five finish on the continent at the Puyloubier Grand Prix.[6]

During the 2024 season he had victories at the Boucle de l'Artois and Tour du Charollais. For the 2025 season he signed for UCI WorldTeam Team Picnic PostNL a two-year professional contract after a brief spell as a stagiaire from August 2024.[7][8]

Personal life

His father, Lars, is a German engineer who also cycles competitively.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bjoern Koerdt". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ McIntyre, Annette (18 September 2015). "Junior cyclist's Tour de Force for children's hospice". Ilkely Gazzette. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Natural Bjoern cyclist". The Telegraph and Argus. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Scotland triumph for Eldwick cyclist despite finishing fifth". The Telegraph and Argus. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ Thewlis, Tom (3 November 2022). "Zoe Bäckstedt headlines British Cycling squad for Cyclo-cross European Championships". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (20 February 2024). "Bjoern Koerdt : Le meilleur pays pour courir". Direct Velo. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ Davison, Tom. "Meet the latest British rider to join a WorldTour team". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Team dsm-firmenich PostNL geeft Brit Bjoern Koerdt tweejarig profcontract". Wielerflits.nl. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.