CYCLIST Matt Gibson a year 12 Student at Lymm High School secured a top five finish in the World Road Cycling Championship.
Matthew has enjoyed a memorable last two months which saw him achieve a fourth and eighth place finish in the Junior World Track Championship in Glasgow and two gold medals at the National Junior Track Championship. Matthew only started cycling in year 8.
Matthew transferred his excellent recent form onto the global stage to secure a brilliant fifth place at the World Road Cycling Championship.
Gibson, the Velocity Team WD-40 rider who lives in Lymm, produced an eye-catching display as he represented Team GB in the junior individual time trial in Italy. The 17-year-old was one of the earlier riders on the Tuscany course, which stretched almost 22km, and his time of 27mins 26 secs left him in silver medal position for part of the day.
By the time the final rider had completed the course, Gibson had dropped down to fifth spot, just nine seconds outside of a medal in the 85-rider field.
And that represented a remarkable performance from a rider who is only in his first of two potential years in the international junior ranks.
Everyone at Lymm High School is very proud of Matthew and wish him the best of luck for the future.
Student cyclist makes top five in world
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Gary Skentelbery
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