Matt Illingworth Explained
| Matt Illingworth |
| Fullname: | Matthew Illingworth |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Westcliff, Essex, England |
| Discipline: | Track & Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1991 |
| Amateurteam1: | Leo RC |
| Amateuryears2: | 1992 |
| Amateurteam2: | GS Strada - M&M Conservatories |
| Amateuryears3: | 1993-1994 |
| Amateurteam3: | North Wirral Velo-Kodak |
| Amateuryears4: | 1995 |
| Amateurteam4: | Team Clean |
| Amateuryears5: | 1998 |
| Amateurteam5: | Team Brite |
| Amateuryears6: | 1999 |
| Amateurteam6: | Linda McCartney Foods |
| Amateuryears7: | 2000 |
| Amateurteam7: | DuPont |
| Proyears1: | 1998 |
| Proteam1: | – |
| Proyears2: | 2006 - 2007 |
| Proteam2: | – |
| Proyears3: | 2008 |
| Proteam3: | – |
Matt Illingworth (born 25 July 1968)[1]) is a road and track racing cyclist, in individual and team pursuits and time-trials track and road. He rode for England in the team time-trial at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, coming second. He was a member of the silver-medal pursuit team and won bronze in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He also rode at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
He broke the 10-mile record in 1992 and the 30-mile in 1998.
Palmarès
Track
- 1993
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
- 1994
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
- 1996
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
3rd World Cup, Germany, Team Pursuit, (with Hayles, Newton & Steel)
3rd World Cup, Italy, Team Pursuit, (with Wallace, Newton & Steel)
- 1997
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
3rd World Cup, Greece, Team Pursuit (with Clay, Steel & West)
- 1998
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
2nd Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games (with Clay, Hayles & Sturgess)
2nd British National Individual Pursuit Championships
3rd Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 1999
1st British National Team Pursuit Championships
2nd British National Individual Pursuit ChampionshipsRoad
- 1992
1st Stage 2, Premier Calendar, Girvan 3 day
3rd Overall Tour of Normandy
- 1994
2nd Team time trial, Commonwealth Games
- 1998
3rd Premier Calendar series
1st Premier Calendar, Silver Spoon 2 day
1st Stage 1, Silver Spoon
2nd Stage 2, Silver Spoon
1st Stage 3, Premier Calendar, Girvan 3 day
1st Stage 4, Premier Calendar, Girvan 3 day
- 1999
1st CTT National Time Trial Championships - 10 miles
2nd Premier Calendar, Silver Spoon 2 day
2nd Stage 1, Silver Spoon
3rd Stage 3, Silver Spoon
- 2000
2nd CTT National Time Trial Championships - 50 miles
3rd CTT National Time Trial Championships - 10 miles1st Stage 2 Tour of Majorca2nd Overall Tour of MajorcaNotes and References
- http://www.pelotonwebdesigns.com/lindamccartney/1999/illing.htm Team Linda McCartney profile
- Matt Illingworth Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/matt-illingworth-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 27 July 2016.
