Matt Rotherham

Matthew Rotherham MBE (born 1994) is a British male track cyclist.[1] Following a career as an elite abled bodied cyclist, he transferred to Paralympic track cycling as a sighted pilot in the visually impaired (B) classification. In 2021, he piloted Neil Fachie to Paralympic gold in the men's track time trial B classification. The pair are also Commonwealth Games champions in 2018, and five-time World champions in the discipline.

Matthew Rotherham
MBE
Personal information
Born (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994
Bolton, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Team information
Current teamSportcity Velo
DisciplineTrack Sprint
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's para cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTandem B kilo
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTandem B sprint
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastTandem B kilo
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastTandem B sprint

Cycling career

Rotherham is a five times British champion after winning the time trial Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and the 2022 British National Track Championships[2][3] and three British National Tandem Sprint Championships gold medals.

He also piloted Neil Fachie of Scotland to gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the tandem sprint B and tandem 1km time trial B.[4]

Rotherham was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[5][6]

References
  1. "Profile". Cycling Archives.
  2. "2019 results". British Cycling.
  3. "British Track Championships Day 2". Velo UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "Matthew Rotherham Cycling". Team Scotland.
  5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N24.
  6. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.


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