Matthew Rowe (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Rowe |
| Born | 28 April 1988 Cardiff, Wales |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | NFTO |
| Discipline | Road & Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Road & Track Endurance |
| Amateur teams | |
| Maindy Flyers | |
| Cardiff Ajax CC | |
| 2006 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
| 2007–2008 | Recycling.co.uk |
| 2009 | CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta |
| 2010 | Wilier-bigmaggys.com-Prendas Ciclismo[2] |
| 2011–2012 | CyclePremier.com-Metaltek |
| 2013 | NFTO[3] |
| Professional team | |
| 2014 | NFTO Pro Cycling |
Matthew Rowe (born 28 April 1988) is a Welsh racing cyclist.[4]
Biography
[edit]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, fiancée 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
[edit]Track
[edit]- 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
Road
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Adam Tranter (6 June 2008). "A Minute With: Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Bialoblocki to lead Wilier team". Cycling Weekly. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ a b Prosser, Mark (5 May 2013). "Road: Rowe wins Norman Harris Memorial". British Cycling. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Matt Rowe". recyclingteam.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Matt Rowe Bio". British Cycling. Retrieved 10 September 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Athletes". For Goodness Shakes!. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "World Junior Track Championships – CM". Cycling News. 7 August 2005.
- ^ Keith Bingham (10 November 2006). "DAVE RAYNER RIDERS NAMED". Cycling Weekly.
- ^ "Matt Rowe". Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ Tranter, Adam (6 June 2008). "A Minute With: Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Sidwells, Chris (12 November 2010). "The Cotswolds with Matt Rowe". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Churchward, Sally (26 February 2013). "Hampshire Olympic cyclist Dani King talks about life after winning gold". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Dani King accepts track decision and adjusts Rio focus to road". BBC. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "British Derny Championship and Youth Omnium". WalesOnline. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.