Matthew Rowe

Matthew Rowe (born 28 April 1988) is a Welsh racing cyclist.[4]

For the British Olympic speed skater, see Matthew Rowe (speed skater).

Matthew Rowe
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Rowe
Born (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight169 lb (77 kg)
Team information
Current teamNFTO
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider
Rider typeRoad & Track Endurance
Amateur teams
0Maindy Flyers
0Cardiff Ajax CC
2006Glendene CC / Bike Trax
2007–2008Recycling.co.uk
2009CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta
2010Wilier-bigmaggys.com-Prendas Ciclismo[2]
2011–2012CyclePremier.com-Metaltek
2013NFTO[3]
Professional team
2014NFTO Pro Cycling

Biography

Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium. As a junior, he was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme,[5] Rowe became the 2005 junior scratch race European champion,[6] and finished eighth in the same event at the junior world championships.[7] Rowe received funding for three to four months from the Dave Rayner fund in 2007.[8] Rowe suffered from Glandular Fever in 2007, and hoping to make his mark on the Premier Calendar, riding for Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk for the 2008 season.[9]

Rowe studied at university for a business degree until 2009 and currently studies as Cornell Law School whilst maintaining membership of the prestigious Cornell Law Review, with the hope of cycling full-time with the aim of a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2010.[10] However his hopes were scuppered by injuries sustained by a crash in the Rás Tailteann.[11]

His brother Luke is also a racing cyclist, and his father Courtney coaches the Paralympian Simon Richardson.

Rowe is married to Olympic, World and European team pursuit gold medallist Dani King.[12] The couple became engaged in 2015.[13] The couple married in Llandaff Cathedral on 30 September 2017.

Matt Rowe founded Rowe & King (May 2015), a cycle coaching company, alongside father Courtney, fiancee Dani King and brother Luke Rowe. Rowe & King offer coaching in the sport of cycling utilising the extensive experience gained by Luke, Dani, Courtney and Matt himself.

Major results

Track
2000
1st Under 12 Omnium, British National Track Championships
2005
1st Scratch Race, European Track Championships – Junior
2nd Team pursuit, British National Track Championships (with Jonathan Bellis, Alex Dowsett & Russell Hampton) – Senior
2nd Madison, British National Track Championships (with Ben Swift) – Senior
2006
2nd Madison, British National Track Championships (with Adam Blythe) – Senior
2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships – Junior
2007
3rd British National Derny Championships, Maindy Stadium
2010
1st British National Derny Championships, Quibell Park Velodrome[14]

Road
2005
2nd Welsh National Road Race Championships – Junior
2008
1st Severn Bridge Road Race
1st Border Road Race
2013
1st Norman Harris Memorial Race[3]

References
  1. Adam Tranter (6 June 2008). "A Minute With: Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  2. "Bialoblocki to lead Wilier team". Cycling Weekly. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. Prosser, Mark (5 May 2013). "Road: Rowe wins Norman Harris Memorial". British Cycling. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. "Matt Rowe". recyclingteam.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  5. "Matt Rowe Bio". British Cycling. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  6. "Athletes". For Goodness Shakes!. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  7. "World Junior Track Championships – CM". Cycling News. 7 August 2005.
  8. Keith Bingham (10 November 2006). "DAVE RAYNER RIDERS NAMED". Cycling Weekly.
  9. "Matt Rowe". Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  10. Tranter, Adam (6 June 2008). "A Minute With: Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  11. Sidwells, Chris (12 November 2010). "The Cotswolds with Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  12. Churchward, Sally (26 February 2013). "Hampshire Olympic cyclist Dani King talks about life after winning gold". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  13. "Dani King accepts track decision and adjusts Rio focus to road". bbc.co.uk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  14. "British Derny Championship and Youth Omnium". WalesOnline. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.