Personal information | |
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Full name | Matthew Rowe |
Born | Cardiff, Wales | 28 April 1988
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
Team information | |
Current team | NFTO |
Discipline | Road & Track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Road & Track Endurance |
Amateur teams | |
Maindy Flyers | |
Cardiff Ajax CC | |
2006 | Glendene CC / Bike Trax |
2007–2008 | Recycling.co.uk |
2009 | CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta |
2010 | Wilier-bigmaggys.com-Prendas Ciclismo[2] |
2011–2012 | CyclePremier.com-Metaltek |
2013 | NFTO[3] |
Professional team | |
2014 | NFTO Pro Cycling |
Matthew Rowe (born 28 April 1988) is a Welsh racing cyclist.[4]
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.