Matthew Beers

{{Short description|South African cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Matthew Beers | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|10|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = {{ubl|Cross-country|Road|Gravel}} | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2018–2019 | amateurteam1 = Nad Professional<ref>{{cite web | url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=91263&teams=1 | title=Matthew Beers | work=FirstCycling.com | accessdate=10 April 2022}}</ref> | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2019 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|UAD|2019}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears2 = 2023 | proteam2 = Toyota Specialized | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} '''Matthew Beers''' (born 10 January 1994) is a South African cyclist who specializes in cross-country mountain biking and gravel racing. He has also won the Cape Epic four times, in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2026.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cape-epic-2024-beers-and-grotts-terpstra-and-koller-claim-overall-titles/ | title=Cape Epic 2024: Beers and Grotts, Terpstra and Koller claim overall titles | work=Cycling News | date=25 March 2024 | accessdate=26 April 2024 | author=Giuliani, Simone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://forum.bikehub.co.za/articles/news/matt-beers-and-jordan-sarrou-win-2021-absa-cape-epic-r8345/ | title=Matt Beers and Jordan Sarrou win 2021 Absa Cape Epic | work=bikehub.co.za | date=24 October 2021 | accessdate=10 April 2022}}</ref> He has won multiple national titles in South Africa including the cross-country marathon and the gravel race.

==Major results== ===Mountain bike=== {{div col}} ;2018 : 1st Sani2C (with Nico Bell) : 2nd Cross-country, National Championships ;2019 : 1st 20px African classification, Cape Epic (with Alan Hatherly) ;2020 : 1st Attakwas Extreme : 2nd Cross-country, National Championships ;2021 : 1st 20px Marathon, National Championships : 1st 20px Overall Cape Epic (with Jordan Sarrou) ::1st Prologue & Stage 2 : SA XCO Cup Series ::1st Cape Town ::1st Gauteng ::2nd Bloemfontein : 1st Western Cape ;2022 : 2nd Overall Tankwa Trek (with Tristan Nortjie) : 2nd Marathon, National Championships ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall Cape Epic (with Christopher Blevins) : 3rd Attakwas Extreme : 3rd SA XCO Cup Series #1 : 3rd SA XCO Cup Series #2 ;2023 : 1st 20px Marathon, National Championships : 1st 20px Overall Cape Epic (with Christopher Blevins) ::1st Prologue & Stages 2, 3, 4 & 6 : 1st Sani2C (with Tristan Nortjie) ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Tristan Nortjie) ::1st Stage 2 : 1st Attakwas Extreme : 2nd Little Sugar MTB (US) ;2024 : 1st Overall Tankwa Trek (with Alex Miller) : 2nd Attakwas Extreme : 1st songo.info Champions race : 1st 20px Overall Cape Epic (with Howard Grotts) ::1st Stages 5 & 6 : 3rd Life Time Sea Otter Classic : 2nd Little Sugar MTB (US) : 1st Overall Wines2Whales (with Alex Miller) ::1st Stages 1, 2 & 35 ;2026 : 1st Trailseeker - Banhoek : 1st 20px Overall Cape Epic (with Tristan Nortje) ::1st Prologue {{div col end}}

===Gravel=== ;2022 : 2nd Belgian Waffle Ride California (US) : 2nd Rule of Three Texas (US) ;2023 : 1st 20px National Championships : 1st Truckee Tahoe Gravel California (US) : 3rd Crusher in the Tusher (US) ;2024 : 1st Belgian Waffle Ride California (US) : 1st Around the Pot 100M Swellendam : 1st Race to the Sea Franschhoek/Hermanus ;2025 : 2nd Sea Otter Classic California (US) : 1st Belgian Waffle Ride California (US) : 2nd The Traka 200 (Spain) : 1st Around the Pot 100M Swellendam : 1st Lauf Gravel Worlds Championships 150M Nebraska (US) : REBECCA’S PRIVATE IDAHO (US), 1st overall and 1st stages 1, 2 & 3 : 1st Big Sugar Classic

: Nedbank Gravel Burn, 1st overall and 1st stages 1, 2, 4 ;2026 : 1st Filthy Fondo : 3rd Santa Vall : 5th Sea Otter California : 3rd The Traka 360 : 2nd Unbound, Kansas

===Road=== ;2018 : 1st Overall {{ill|Mpumalanga Tour|fr}} ;2019 : 1st Overall {{ill|Mpumalanga Tour|fr}} ;2021 : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beers, Matthew}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:South African male cyclists Category:South African mountain bikers Category:21st-century South African sportsmen