Lily Matthews Explained

Lily Brickman (Matthews)
Fullname:Lily Brickman
Birth Place:Builth Wells, Wales
Discipline:Mountain bike and road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2009 - 2010, 2011
Amateurteam1:100% ME

Lily Matthews (born 30 September 1989) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Builth Wells, Wales.[1] Matthews is a former cross country runner who began competing in mountain biking aged 17 and went on to represent Great Britain in the under-23 cross-country race at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships[2] and Wales in the Women's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She did not finish the race.[3]

Matthews was due to begin studying a degree in medicine in 2008 at Cardiff University, but deferred her place to concentrate on her sporting career.

Palmarès

2011 Key Results
  • 15th UCI Mountain bike World Cup Under 23 Dalby Forest
    2010 Key Results
  • 1st Overall British Mountain bike Series
  • 3rd GP MTB XC Beringen, Belgium
  • 1st Welsh National Road Race Championships
  • 1st British National Under 23 Mountain bike Championships Pippingford Park
  • 8th European Under 23 Mountain bike Championships Israel
  • 21st World Under 23 Mountain bike Championship, Canada
    2009 key Results
  • 25th World Under 23 Mountain Bike Championships Canberra, Australia
  • 6th British Elite Mountain Bike Marathon Championships Margam Park, Wales
  • 2nd British Under 23 National Mountain Bike Championships, Innerleithen
  • 5th British National Cyclocross Championships, Bradford

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lily Matthews. https://web.archive.org/web/20120613034929/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/8662332/Lily-Matthews-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html. dead. 13 June 2012. The Telegraph. London. 10 February 2012.
    2. Web site: Mountain biker Lily Matthews aims for 2012 success . Simon Hayes . Wharf.co.uk . 20 January 2011 . 10 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234031/http://www.wharf.co.uk/2011/01/mountain-biker-lily-matthews-a.html . 25 May 2014 .
    3. News: Gilmore takes gold for Australia, Armistead takes silver for England, Hosking third. Cycling News. 10 October 2010. 8 October 2018.

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