Matt Walls

Matt Walls
MBE
Walls in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Walls
NicknameWallsey
Born (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26)
Oldham, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017–2019100% Me
2019EF Education First (stagiaire)[1]
2020Trinity Racing
Professional teams
2021–2023Bora–Hansgrohe[2][3]
2024–Groupama–FDJ
Major wins
Road

One day races and Classics

Gran Piemonte (2021)
Track
Olympic Games
Omnium (2021)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Madison
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Omnium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Elimination
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Elimination
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aigle Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Aigle Team pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aigle Junior Madison
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aigle Junior Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sangalhos Under-23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aigle Under-23 Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aigle Under-23 Madison
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aigle Under-23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ghent Under-23 Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ghent Under-23 Madison

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]

  1. ^ "EF Education First". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Bora - Hansgrohe". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hickmott, Larry (24 August 2020). "Team News: BORA – Hansgrohe signs neo-pros Matt Walls". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Matthew Walls". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Groupama – FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 January 2024.