Matthew Rowe
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Biography
Born in CardiffCardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem
Tandem
Tandem is an arrangement where a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction....
. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium
Maindy Stadium
Maindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...
. As a junior he was a member of British Cycling
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
's Olympic Development Programme, Rowe became the 2005 junior scratch race European champion
European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are the set of European championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the European Cycling Union...
, and finished eighth in the same event at the junior world championships. Rowe received funding for three to four months from the Dave Rayner
Dave Rayner (cyclist)
David John Rayner was an English professional racing cyclist who died aged 27 after an incident outside the Maestro nightclub, in Manningham Lane, Bradford...
fund in 2007. Rowe suffered from Glandular Fever in 2007, and hoping to make his mark on the Premier Calendar
Premier Calendar
The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders.-Organisation and events:...
, riding for Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk for the 2008 season.
Rowe is currently university studying a business degree that finishes in June 2009 where he plans to cycle full time with the aim of a commonwealth games gold medal in 2010.
His brother Luke
Luke Rowe
-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...
is also a racing cyclist, and his father Courtney coaches the Paralympian Simon Richardson
Simon Richardson (cyclist)
Simon Richardson is an elite racing cyclist from Bristol who rides for the team.He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 British under 23 Championship He became a professional racing cyclist in 2007 and won the overall title in the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás stage race whilst...
.
Track
2000- 1st
Under 12 Omnium, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
2005
- 1st
Scratch Race, European Track ChampionshipsEuropean Track ChampionshipsThe European Track Cycling Championships are the set of European championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the European Cycling Union...
- Junior - 2nd Team pursuit, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(with Jonathan BellisJonathan BellisJonathan Bellis is a Manx racing cyclist from Douglas, riding for . He has represented Great Britain on the track and the road....
, Alex DowsettAlex DowsettAlex Dowsett is an English racing cyclist who rides for Team Sky. He was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.-Career:...
& Russell Hampton) - Senior - 2nd Madison, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(with Ben SwiftBen SwiftBenjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...
) - Senior
2006
- 2nd Madison, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(with Adam BlytheAdam BlytheAdam Michael Blythe is an English racing cyclist. Blythe began racing at a young age and went on to become a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Program.-Biography:...
) - Senior - 2nd Scratch race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
- Junior
2007
- 3rd British National Derny ChampionshipsBritish National Derny ChampionshipsThe British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the UK.The event is often known as the motor paced or stayers championships, but this is a misnomer because a motor paced or stayers race is one where the pacing machine is a modified motorbike of anything from 100cc to...
, Maindy StadiumMaindy StadiumMaindy Centre , which was formerly known as Maindy Stadium, now also known as Maindy Pool and Cycle Track, includes a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the Maindy area of Cardiff, Wales...
Road
2005- 2nd Welsh National Road Race ChampionshipsWelsh National Road Race ChampionshipsThe Welsh National Road Race Championships are held annually, and include several categories of rider.-Senior:-Veteran:-Junior:-Women:...
- Junior - 4th Calais Criterium
- 14th Flanders Europe Classic RR
- 16th Circuit Region Wallonne
2008
- 1st Severn Bridge Road Race
- 1st Border Road Race
- 2nd Stage 1, Border Road Race