Matthew Crampton

Matthew " Matt" Nicholas Crampton (born 23 May 1986 as Manchester ) is an English racing cyclist, specializing in short-term disciplines.

2003 Matthew Crampton British junior champion in the sprint and second in the 1000 -meter time trial; the following year he won both disciplines for themselves. Also in 2004, he succeeded in a number of international successes at the Commonwealth Games in the Junior 2004 in Bendigo, he took first place in the sprint and also the second in the time trial. At the European Championships in Valencia him a double success with the title win in the sprint and keirin succeeded.

2005 Crampton moved into the elite class. At the British Championships in the same year he won, with Jason Kenny and Josh Hargreaves, the title in the team sprint, finished second in the sprint and third in the time trial. In the following years he won more national titles and podiums at international competitions.

In the Track World Championships 2009 in Pruszków Matthew Crampton Vice World Champion was in the team sprint ( with Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff ); in keirin and sprint he could place in the top ten. In 2010 he was at the World Cup fifth place in the sprint and seventh in the Keirin. 2011 Crampton won at the track world championships in Apeldoorn with Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy bronze in the team sprint; In the same year he became European champion in keirin.

Team

  • 2012: Sky Track Cycling Team
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