Lily Matthews

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Lily Brickman (Matthews)
Personal information
Full nameLily Brickman
Born Builth Wells, Wales
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike and road
RoleRider
Amateur team
20092010, 2011100% ME

Lily Matthews (born 30 September 1989) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Builth Wells, Wales. [1] Matthews is a former cross country runner who began competing in mountain biking aged 17 and went on to represent Great Britain in the under-23 cross-country race at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships [2] and Wales in the Women's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She did not finish the race. [3]

Matthews was due to begin studying a degree in medicine in 2008 at Cardiff University, but deferred her place to concentrate on her sporting career. [1]

Palmarès

2011 Key Results
15th UCI Mountain bike World Cup Under 23 Dalby Forest
2010 Key Results
1st Overall British Mountain bike Series
3rd GP MTB XC Beringen, Belgium
1st Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Welsh National Road Race Championships
1st British National Under 23 Mountain bike Championships Pippingford Park
8th European Under 23 Mountain bike Championships Israel
21st World Under 23 Mountain bike Championship, Canada
2009 key Results
25th World Under 23 Mountain Bike Championships Canberra, Australia
6th British Elite Mountain Bike Marathon Championships Margam Park, Wales
2nd British Under 23 National Mountain Bike Championships, Innerleithen
5th British National Cyclocross Championships, Bradford

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lily Matthews". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. Simon Hayes (20 January 2011). "Mountain biker Lily Matthews aims for 2012 success". Wharf.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. "Gilmore takes gold for Australia, Armistead takes silver for England, Hosking third". Cycling News. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2018.