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Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
Team information
RegisteredBritish
Founded2009 (2009)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusNational team (2009–2014)
UCI Women's Team (2015– )
BicyclesVelocite (2012–2014)
Trek (2015– )
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerJon Johnston
Team name history
2012
2013
2014
2015–
Matrix Fitness - Prendas
Matrix Fitness Racing Academy
Matrix Fitness – Vulpine
Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling

Matrix Fitness is a British professional cycling team, which competes in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events. For the 2015 season the team was promoted to the top level of professional Womens cycling and as such the team can now compete in events like the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The team is sponsored by Matrix Fitness, [1] Milltag,[2] and Vulpine.[3]

Team history

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2014

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The team announced that in 2015 they would be come a UCI Women's team.[4] Trek will sponsor the team for the first season in the top division of Womens cycling, with the team riding the same bikes as the mens Lidl–Trek team.[5][6]

Riders in

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For the 2015 season the team signed track World Champions, Elinor Barker[7] and Laura Trott[8] from rival British team Wiggle High5. The team also signed Sara Olsson (Team Hitec Products),[9] Lucy Martin (Estado de México-Faren Kuota), Christina Siggaard (Firefighters Upsala CK)[10] and Molly Weaver[11]. The team also negotiated contract extensions with Melissa Lowther, Harriet Owen, Penny Rowson and Jessie Walker.

Results

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1st UCI Track World Cup London (Team pursuit), Dani King & Joanna Rowsell
1st UCI Track World Cup London (Individual pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
1st Johnson Health Grand Prix, Annabel Simpson
1st Newport Nocturne Criterium, Penny Rowson
1st Olympic Games, Track (Team Pursuit), Dani King & Joanna Rowsell
1st Rochster Cyclo-cross I, Helen Wyman
1st Rochster Cyclo-cross II, Helen Wyman
1st Breinigsville Cyclo-cross, Helen Wyman
1st Baltimore Cyclo-cross I, Helen Wyman
1st Baltimore Cyclo-cross II, Helen Wyman
1st Gloucester Cyclo-cross, Helen Wyman
1st Providence Cyclo-cross I, Helen Wyman
1st Providence Cyclo-cross II, Helen Wyman
1st Koppenberg Cyclo-cross, Helen Wyman
1st Iowa City Cyclo-cross I, Helen Wyman
1st Iowa City Cyclo-cross II, Helen Wyman
1st Iowa City Cyclo-cross II, Helen Wyman
1st Gieten Cyclo-cross, Helen Wyman

World, Continental & National Champions

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British National Cyclo-cross Championship, Helen Wyman
World Track Championship (Team pursuit), Dani King
World Track Championship (Team pursuit), Joanna Rowsell
British U23 National XC Championship, Annabel Simpson
European Cyclo-cross Championship, Helen Wyman

References

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