William Bjergfelt (born 4 December 1978) is a British cyclist who competes in road and track events. In para-cycling, he has won a medal in the Track and UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. He rode for the UCI Continental team . Early life. William Bjergfelt was born in Portishead, Somerset, England on 4 December 1978. Career. Prior to turning to para-cycling, Bjergfelt was active in able-bodied cycling, first in elite mountain bike racing, before switching to road racing. This ended in 2015 when he was injured in a head-on collision that shattered his right leg in to 25 pieces. This leg was constructed using three titanium plates. At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bjergfelt won the silver medal in Men's Scratch Race C5, finishing behind Alistair Donohoe. In 2021, he became the first para-cyclist to compete in the Tour of Britain. After a two-year hiatus, Bjergfelt returned to para-cycling and won his first road race in the World Cup, which took place in the Ostend round. At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the gold medal in the road race.