Christopher Latham

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]

Christopher Latham

Latham at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Jack Latham
Born	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 31) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Team information
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2013	Team Eurasia–IRC Tire
2014	100% ME
Professional teams
2015–2017	WIGGINS
2018	ONE Pro Cycling
2019–2020	Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK[1]
2021	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2017 Hong Kong Scratch race European Championships 2015 Grenchen Elimination race Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Scratch race Mens para-cycling Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Individual pursuit B

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

2011

2nd Kilo, National Junior Championships

2012

National Junior Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Points race

3rd Scratch

UEC European Junior Championships

2nd Scratch

2nd Team pursuit

2nd Team pursuit, National Championships

2013

2nd Omnium, National Championships

2014

National Championships

1st Team pursuit

3rd Scratch

2015

1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships

UCI World Cup

2nd Omnium, Cambridge

3rd Team pursuit, Cali

2nd Six Days of London (with Oliver Wood)

3rd Elimination race, UEC European Championships

National Championships

3rd Points race

3rd Scratch

2016

UCI World Cup

2nd Scratch, Apeldoorn

3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong

2017

3rd Scratch, UCI World Championships

2018

3rd Scratch, Commonwealth Games

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