Matt Ellis and Ieuan Williams win Bronze in Glasgow
Published:2424th July 2014
Matt Ellis and Ieuan Williams collected Wales' first cycling medal of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, taking bronze in the Men's Tandem B2 1000m Time Trial.
The pairing rode off first, where they were against four other tandem pairings from Australia, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
They posted a time of 1:04.095, which was enough to get the bronze medal. Scotland took gold, with Australia taking silver.
Matt Ellis said: "I couldn't be happier with the result, a bronze medal is great at my first major competition and it's the first medal on the track for Wales. It was the hardest kilo we have ever ridden, but I'm looking forward to returning tomorrow."
The pairing have been working together for over two years, pilot Ieuan Williams said: "I'm ecstatic with the result today, bringing a medal home to Wales is fantastic."
Chair Disability Sport Wales Gareth John said "We are delighted for Matt and Ieuan. This was a well deserved medal reflecting the hard work and commitment they have both put in ahead of these Games.
Wales has a proud tradition within para-cycling and it is encouraging to see the next generation of riders coming through the system and producing the goods for Team Wales."
Coming up on Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games Matt Ellis and Ieuan Williams take to the track again in the Mens Para- Sport Sprint B Tandem and Jack Thomas begins his Commonwealth medal quest in the pool with the S14 200m.
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