Matthew Rotherham MBE (born 7 December 1994) is a British male track cyclist.[1] Following a career as an elite abled bodied cyclist, he transferred to Paralympic track cycling as a sighted pilot in the visually impaired (B) classification. In 2021, he piloted Neil Fachie to Paralympic gold in the men's track time trial B classification. The pair are also Commonwealth Games champions in 2018, and five-time World champions in the discipline.
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| Born | 7 December 1994 Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | ESV Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cycling career
editRotherham is a five times British champion after winning the time trial Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and the 2022 British National Track Championships[2][3] and three British National Tandem Sprint Championships gold medals.
He also piloted Neil Fachie of Scotland to gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the tandem sprint B and tandem 1km time trial B.[4] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he piloted James Ball of Wales to a gold medal in the tandem sprint B and a silver medal in the tandem 1km time trial B.
Rotherham was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives.
- ^ "2019 results". British Cycling.
- ^ "British Track Championships Day 2". Velo UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Matthew Rotherham Cycling". Team Scotland.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N24.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.