Lily Matthews
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lily Brickman |
| Born | Builth Wells, Wales |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Mountain bike and road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2009–2010, 2011 | 100% 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
[edit]- 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
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
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lily Matthews". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gilmore takes gold for Australia, Armistead takes silver for England, Hosking third". Cycling News. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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