Matthew Rowe (cyclist)

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Matthew Rowe
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Rowe
Born (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 35)
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
2007–2008 Recycling.co.uk
2009 CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta
2010Wilier-bigmaggys.com-Prendas Ciclismo [2]
2011–2012CyclePremier.com-Metaltek
2013 NFTO [3]
Professional team
2014 NFTO Pro Cycling

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

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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, 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

Track

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]

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