Matthew Gilmore
Matthew Gilmore ( born September 11, 1972 in Ghent) is a Belgian - Australian cycling coach, who was himself a cyclist mainly on the track and in Six Days active.
In 1993, Matthew Gilmore Australian champion two - team driving, together with Danny Clark. In 1997, he won together with the 14 years older Etienne De Wilde his first six-day race in his home town of Ghent. A year later, the two brought together the gold medal in the two - team driving at the track - Cycling World Championships in Bordeaux. Two years later, Gilmore won silver in the points race his first individual medal at the Track World Championships. At the Olympic Games in Athens, he won the silver medal in De Wilde Madison. The two were able to secure the title of European Champion also, which they defended in the following year; then De Wilde resigned from active cycling.
From 2004 to Gilmore Six Days played mainly with Iljo Keisse, who also hails from Ghent. At the 2005 World Championships she finished third at Madison; Gilmore in scratch as third parties. In the 2005/2006 season they won three Six Days and at the European Championships; Gilmore won a total of 18 in Six Days, most of them with Scott McGrory. Last Gilmore stood by the Belgian Professional Continental team chocolate Jacques under contract. In a race in Ninove he broke in July 2006, the kneecap. Due to this injury he had to give up his sports career and worked as assistant coach of the Australian national team. In November 2013 it was announced that he will be the head coach at the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
Matthew Gilmore is a son of former Australian cyclist Graeme Gilmore and a nephew of cyclist Tom Simpson.