Matthew Bostock

{{short description|Manx cyclist}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Matthew Bostock

| image = File:2018 Tour of Britain stage 1 - sprints leader Matthew Bostock.JPG

| caption = Bostock in the 2018 Tour of Britain

| fullname = Matthew John Bostock

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Douglas, Isle of Man

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 69 kg

| currentteam = Ribble Rebellion

| disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2016–2018

| amateurteam1 = 100% Me

| amateuryears2 = 2024–

| amateurteam2 = Ribble Rebellion

| proyears1 = 2019–2022

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|DHB|2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257|title=Canyon DHB p/b Soreen|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=14 March 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314204552/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14067/1002054/257|archivedate=14 March 2020}}

| proyears2 = 2023

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|Black Spoke|2023}}{{cite web |title=BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17695 |website=UCI |access-date=11 January 2023}}

| majorwins =

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's track cycling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 2016 Yvelines|Team pursuit}}

}}

Matthew John Bostock (born 16 July 1997) is a Manx road and track cyclist, who rides for club team Ribble Rebellion. He won a bronze medal riding for Great Britain, at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships, in the team pursuit.{{cite news |url=http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/mtp6.pdf |title=European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |publisher=europeantrack2016.veloresults.com |date=October 2016 |accessdate=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021201410/http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/mtp6.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Bostock was one of several riders involved in a serious crash during the heats of the Men's Scratch Race. Bostock was one of two riders taken to hospital.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/31/commonwealth-games-cycling-matt-walls-matthew-bostock-hospital-crash-involving-crowd|title=Laura Kenny calls for bigger barriers at velodromes after Walls' horror crash|date=31 July 2022|website=The Guardian|author=Sean Ingle|access-date=1 August 2022}}

Major results

=Road=

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;2015

: 3rd Overall Driedaagse van Axel

;2017

: 4th Beaumont Trophy

;2019

: National Circuit Series

::1st Otley

::1st Abergavenny

::1st Newcastle

::1st Colne

::1st Barnsley

: 1st Birkenhead, Tour Series

: 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships

: 3rd National Circuit Race Championships

: 6th Youngster Coast Challenge

;2020

: 3rd Dorpenomloop Rucphen

;2021

: 6th Heistse Pijl

: 7th Cholet-Pays de la Loire

: 10th Circuit de Wallonie

;2022

: National Championships

::1st 20px Circuit race

::5th Road race

: Tour Series

::1st Clacton-on-Sea

::1st Manchester

: 2nd Overall Tour de la Mirabelle

::1st 20px Points classification

::1st Stage 4

: 8th Elfstedenronde

;2023

: 5th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake

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=Track=

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;2016

: 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Glasgow

: 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Matt Walls)

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Championships

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

;2017

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

: 2nd Team pursuit, National Championships

;2018

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

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References

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