Matt Beckett

Matt Beckett
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Graham Beckett
Born	13 July 1973 (age 50); Lancaster, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Team information
Current team	Cardiff JIF
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
	Cardiff JIF
	CC Abergavenny
Professional teams
1996	Giant
1997	PDM Sport
1998	Northern Foil/Deeside Cycles & Paul Donohue/North Wirral Velo
1999	Men's Health
2000	Angliasport
2005	Lifeforce
Major wins
	1999 Silver Spoon Premier Calendar 2 Day; 2005 L'Étape de la Déponce, 2 day stage race;

Matt Beckett (born 13 July 1973^[1]) is a Welsh former-professional cyclist who was born in Lancaster.^{[citation needed]} He represented Wales in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.^{[citation needed]} He was briefly one of the directors of Welsh Cycling in 2006.^[2]

Palmarès[edit]

1998

2nd International Archer Grand Prix, Premier Calendar

2nd Lincoln Grand Prix, Premier Calendar

2nd Cliff Smith Memorial Road Race

1999

1st 27th Severn Bridge Road Race

1st Silver Spoon 2 day, Premier Calendar

1st Stage 1, Silver Spoon 2 day, Premier Calendar

2005

21st L'Étape de la Déponce, 2 day stage race

21st Points Race, L'Étape de la Déponce

21st Stage 1, L'Étape de la Déponce

22nd Stage 1, L'Étape de la Déponce

2006: 34th Welsh National Road Race Championships^[3]
2007: 21st 'Presidents Trophy' Handicap Race; 21st Race 1, Pembrey Criterium Series; 21st Race 2, Pembrey Criterium Series; 31st Race 1, South Wales Criterium Series; 31st Race 2, South Wales Criterium Series; 42nd Race 3, South Wales Criterium Series; 2nd Race 1, CC Abergavenny Handicas series; 93rd Noel Jones Memorial Road Race

^ "Matthew Becket". Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009.
^ "All change at Welsh Cycling". Welsh Cycling. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
^ "Appleby wins Welsh Road Race Champs". Welsh Cycling. Retrieved 4 April 2009. ^{[dead link]}