Christopher Latham
{{short description|British cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Christopher Latham
| image = 2015 UEC Track Elite European Championships 36.JPG
| caption = Latham at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships
| fullname = Christopher Jack Latham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
| height =
| weight =
| currentteam =
| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2013
| amateurteam1 = Team Eurasia–IRC Tire
| amateuryears2 = 2014
| amateurteam2 = 100% ME
| proyears1 = 2015–2017
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|WGN|2015}}
| proyears2 = 2018
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|ONE|2018}}
| proyears3 = 2019–2020
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|Vitus|2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14153/1001555/257|title=Vitus Pro Cycling P / B Brother UK|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=27 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527215542/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14153/1001555/257|archivedate=27 May 2020}}
| proyears4 = 2021
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SCB|2021}}
| majorwins =
| show-medals = no
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Hong Kong|Scratch race}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Grenchen|Elimination race}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast|Scratch race}}
{{MedalSport|Mens para-cycling}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 2024 Paris | Individual pursuit B}}
}}
Christopher Jack Latham (born 6 February 1994) is an English cyclist from Bolton, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|SCB|2021}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15319/2003322/276|title=SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=25 February 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210225161250/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15319/2003322/276|archivedate=25 February 2021}} In 2015 he won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.{{cite web |url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C0004012201FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |title=elimination race results of 2015 UEC European Track Championships |accessdate=7 October 2015 |work=Tissot timing}}
Career
He spent three seasons riding for the {{UCI team code|WGN|2015}} team before joining {{UCI team code|ONE|2018}} for 2018.{{cite web|url=http://oneprocycling.com/one-pro-cycling-reveal-plans-rider-roster-for-the-2018-season/|title=ONE Pro Cycling Reveal Plans & Rider Roster for the 2018 Season|date=10 November 2017|website={{UCI team code|ONE|2018}}|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926060943/http://oneprocycling.com/one-pro-cycling-reveal-plans-rider-roster-for-the-2018-season/|url-status=dead}} Latham joined {{UCI team code|RAL|2019}} for the 2019 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vitus-pro-cyclings-2019-vitus-zx1-team-aero-disc-gallery/ |title=Vitus Pro Cycling's 2019 Vitus ZX1 Team Aero Disc - Gallery|last=Evans |first=Josh |date=27 November 2018 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=15 March 2019}} He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, when he joined {{UCI team code|SCB|2021}} for the 2021 season.{{cite news|first=Larry|last=Hickmott|url=https://www.velouk.net/2020/12/21/news-swiftcarbon-reveals-2021-lineup/|title=News: SwiftCarbon Reveals 2021 Lineup|work=VeloUK|publisher=LH Publishing|date=21 December 2020|accessdate=21 December 2020}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Emma |title=Schrager and Bate win first GB Paralympics medals after Cox crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cn49g9gq4ddo |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2024}}
Major results
=Track=
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;2011
: 2nd Kilo, National Junior Championships
;2012
: National Junior Championships
::1st 20px Individual pursuit
::1st 20px Points race
::3rd Scratch
: UEC European Junior Championships
::2nd 15px Scratch
::2nd 15px Team pursuit
: 2nd Team pursuit, National Championships
;2013
: 2nd Omnium, National Championships
;2014
::1st 20px Team pursuit
::3rd Scratch
;2015
: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
::2nd Omnium, Cambridge
::3rd Team pursuit, Cali
: 2nd Six Days of London (with Oliver Wood)
: 3rd 15px Elimination race, UEC European Championships
::3rd Points race
::3rd Scratch
;2016
::2nd Scratch, Apeldoorn
::3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
;2017
: 3rd 15px Scratch, UCI World Championships
;2018
: 3rd 15px Scratch, Commonwealth Games
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=Road=
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;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
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/Chris_Latham Chris Latham] at British Cycling
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Category:English male cyclists
Category:British male cyclists
Category:Sportspeople from Bolton
Category:British track cyclists
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
Category:English track cyclists
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling
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