Matthew Stephens (cyclist)

Matthew Stephens (cyclist)
Matthew Stephens
Personal information
Full name Matthew Stephens
Born 1 April 1970 (1970-04-01) (age 41)
 England
 United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1998
1999–2000
2001–		 Harrods
Linda McCartney Racing Team
Team Sigma Sport
Major wins
United Kingdom British Champion
Infobox last updated on
15 December 2009

Matthew Stephens (born 1 April 1970) is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for Sigma Sport-Specialized.

Biography

Stephens was successful as a junior rider, winning the Junior Tour of Wales in both 1987 and 1988, one of only two riders to win the race twice. He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 61st in the road race. He became the British National Road Race Champion in 1998. After this he turned professional with the British based Harrods team in 1998, before riding for the Linda McCartney Racing Team in 1999 until their demise in February 2001. During the 3-week Giro d'Italia race he battled through with injuries from a fall, earning some media admiration. He has ridden for Sigma Sport since 2001.

Palmarès

1987
1st Junior Tour of Wales
1988
1st Junior Tour of Wales
1989
1st Hessen Rundfahrt
1993
1st Tour of the Peak
1994
3rd British National Circuit Race Championships (Amateur)
1995
7th World Championship Amateur Road Race
3rd Rás Tailteann (IRL)
1st Tom Simpson Memorial
1997
3rd British National Road Race Championships
1998
2nd Havant International GP
3rd Tour of Greece
4th  United Kingdom British National Road Race Championships
1999
1st Tom Simpson Memorial
4th British National Road Race Championships
2000
4th Tour de Langkawi
2nd Stage 10, Tour de Langkawi
2nd Tour of the Cotswolds
4th British National Elite Road Championships
2001
1st Manx Trophy
3rd Lincoln International GP
3rd Tour of the Peak
2002
2nd Neil Gardner Memorial
2003
3rd Havant International GP
1st Tour of Northumberland
3rd Stage 2, Tour of Northumberland, Ashingtow
2006
1st Worcester St Johns RR
3rd Tour of the Reservoir
3rd Rydale GP
2007
3rd East Yorkshire Classic Roadrace

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jeremy Hunt		 British National Road Race Champion
1998		 Succeeded by
John Tanner

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