Christopher Latham

Christopher Latham
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Jack Latham
Born (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Team information
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013Team Eurasia–IRC Tire
2014100% ME
Professional teams
2015–2017WIGGINS
2018ONE Pro Cycling
2019–2020Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK[1]
2021SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Scratch race
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Grenchen Elimination race
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Scratch race
Mens para-cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual pursuit B

Christopher Jack Latham (born 6 February 1994) is an English cyclist from Bolton,[2] who most recently rode for UCI Continental team SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling.[3] In 2015 he won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.[4]

Career

He spent three seasons riding for the WIGGINS team before joining ONE Pro Cycling for 2018.[2] Latham joined Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK for the 2019 season.[5] He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, when he joined SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling for the 2021 season.[6]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, Latham represented Great Britain as he competed as the sighted pilot for Stephen Bate in the men's pursuit B. The pair set a new world record in qualifying to reach the gold medal final. However, previous world record holders Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos of the Netherlands retook the world record in their qualifying run and went on to beat Bate and Latham in the final, meaning the British pair won a silver medal.[7]

Major results

Track

Road

2014
1st Spiere-Helkijn
2015
1st Beaumont Trophy
10th Overall Tour de Berlin
2016
1st Stage 5 Olympia's Tour
2nd Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
3rd Grand Prix Pino Cerami
4th Antwerpse Havenpijl
7th Paris–Tours Espoirs
2017
1st East Cleveland–Klondike GP
4th Velothon Wales

References

  1. ^ "Vitus Pro Cycling P / B Brother UK". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ONE Pro Cycling Reveal Plans & Rider Roster for the 2018 Season". ONE Pro Cycling. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ "elimination race results of 2015 UEC European Track Championships". Tissot timing. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. ^ Evans, Josh (27 November 2018). "Vitus Pro Cycling's 2019 Vitus ZX1 Team Aero Disc - Gallery". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ Hickmott, Larry (21 December 2020). "News: SwiftCarbon Reveals 2021 Lineup". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, Emma (29 August 2024). "Schrager and Bate win first GB Paralympics medals after Cox crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2024.