I'm Matt, the coach behind Saddle Up. Here is a bit about where I have come from and how I coach.
From the workshop
I started out as a bike mechanic and have spent more than twenty years in the industry, with a Cytech technical qualification. I have worked as a race mechanic at national championships, stage races and the Ghent Six Day, and spent more than eleven years at Lee Valley VeloPark.
That work took me to some big events. I supported the Bradley Wiggins hour record, World Cups, World Championships, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the Asian Indoor Games in Turkmenistan, including work as track carpenter keeping the boards safe. I have helped organise one-day and stage races in the UK and worked as a finish-line judge on road and track.
To coaching
I am a British Cycling Level 3 coach in road, track and time trial, a personal trainer, and studying for a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at St Mary's. I have coached skills to thousands of riders across road, track and BMX, and coached riders to national championships and onto teams. I co-founded the Velociposse club and still race road and track myself.
How I coach
Evidence-led, tested on the road.
Built around your week, your goals and your life.
Strength matters as much as time in the saddle.
Skills can be learned, at any age and any level.
More about my background on the About page.
Over to you
Want to work together? If you would like help with it, coaching starts at £140 a month and the first chat is free: book it here.
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