British road and track cyclist
Matthew Thomas Walls MBE (born 20 April 1998) is a British road and track cyclist,[4] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[5]
Career
Walls won the gold medal in the men's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
Walls was involved in an accident during the 2022 Commonwealth Games when his bike was catapulted over the barriers and into the spectators.[7]
Major results
Road
Track
Honours and awards
Walls was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Oldham on 8 September 2021.[8]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[9][10]
References
- ^ "EF Education First". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Hickmott, Larry (24 August 2020). "Team News: BORA – Hansgrohe signs neo-pros Matt Walls". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Matthew Walls". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Team GB's Matt Walls wins omnium gold". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: cyclists taken to hospital after crash involving crowd". The Guardian. 1 August 2022.
- ^ Mutch, James (2 September 2021). "Shaw cycling Olympic champion Matt Walls set to be given freedom of Oldham". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
External links
- Matthew Walls at UCI
- Matthew Walls at Cycling Archives
- Matthew Walls at ProCyclingStats
- Matthew Walls at Cycling Quotient
- Matthew Walls at CycleBase