Matt Crampton: Rider Profile

• Wednesday, 22 December 2010
• Nigel Wynn
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Matt Crampton wins 2011 European Championship keirin

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Matt Crampton
Date of birth: 23/05/1986
From: Manchester
Team: Sky Track Cycling
Previous teams: Science in Sport (2008-2011), Sporcity velo

Matt Crampton career profile
Manchester-born Matt Crampton burst onto the scene in 2004, when he struck double gold in the European Track Championships as a junior, winning both the sprint and keirin. Since then, Crampton has both suffered and gained from the strength of Britain's track sprinters - he has been passed over on a number of occasions when team selections have come around; but there's no doubting that he has also learned a great deal from Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff, Craig MacLean and their British cohorts.

Crampton's race condition has been building nicely over the 2008/09 track season, winning several races in the Revolution track series against world-class rivals. His form was underlined with a bronze medal in the sprint during the UCI track world cup's visit to Manchester in October/November 2008. He also won the Japanese invitational Keirin the next day.

With Hoy sidelined with injury, Crampton was selected as part of Team GB's sprint squad for the 2009 track world championships in Poland, at last giving him a stab at a rainbow jersey.

Matt Crampton results
2011
National champion, team sprint
European champion, keirin

2010
Track World Cup, Melbourne, team sprint

2009
Revolution 24, 200m TT

2008
Japanese invitational Keirin, Manchester
Revolution 21, sprint and Keirin
Track National Championships, sprint

2004
Junior European Track Championships, Sprint and Keirin

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