Christopher Jack Latham (born 6 February 1994) is an English cyclist from Bolton, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . In 2015 he won the bronze medal in the elimination race at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.
Career He spent three seasons riding for the team before joining for 2018. Latham joined for the 2019 season. He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, when he joined for the 2021 season.
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.
At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Latham piloted Stephen Bate to gold in the men’s tandem (B) individual pursuit, the final world title of Bate’s career and a landmark win for the British tandem.
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
References
External links
Chris Latham at British Cycling