Matt Beckett

Matt Beckett
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Graham Beckett
Born	13 July 1973 (age 51); 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

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]}