Lily Matthews

Lily Matthews
Personal information
Full name Lily Matthews
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989[1]
Builth Wells, Wales
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2009–2010 100% ME

Lily Matthews (born 30 September 1989) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Builth Wells, Wales.[2] Matthews is a former cross country runner who was forced to quit athletics due to injury. She turned to cycling and went on to represent Great Britain in the under-23 cross-country race at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships[3] and Wales in the Women's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She failed to finish the race.[4]

Matthews was due to begin studying medicine at Cardiff University, but deferred her place to concentrate on her sporting career.[2]

Palmarès

2010
1st Wales Welsh National Road Race Championships
1st British National Under 23 MTB XC Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Geraint Thomas pulls out of Commonwealth Games in Delhi". BBC Sport. 24 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Lily Matthews". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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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