Sigma Sports is proud to present Matt Stephens Unplugged, a regular catch-up with cycling’s favourite character, Matt Stephens, as he chats with special guests ...
Lars van der Haar on control, Cyclocross, and cockerels
Matt Stephens chats all-things cyclocross with Dutch superstar Lars van der Haar. The Baloise–Trek Lions rider is a former U23 World Champion, won the European Championships twice, and shared the elite podium with the likes of Pidcock, Van Aert and Van Der Poel. So there’s no better expert to comment on how the sport is changing in terms of both the riders and their bikes. In this fascinating chat, Lars and Matt have a deep dive on the continued evolution of ‘cross, surprising off-season training methods, and a local hero award he recently received that’s guaranteed to raise an eyebrow!
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Toms Skujins on bike racing, ice hockey and potatoes
Matt Stephens chats to Toms Skujiņš about his hugely impressive results in recent seasons, with the Lidl-Trek rider coming second at last year’s Strade Bianche, and finishing 4th in the road race at the UCI World Championships in Zurich. The former Latvian national champ is suited to long and hard days in the saddle, and has high hopes for the 2025 season where he’ll certainly be one to watch. Once the official potato ambassador of Latvia, there’s no wonder he takes every opportunity to extol the virtues of the humble spud.
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Alex Yee on his nail biting Olympic Gold and learning from failures
Matt Stephens chats to Alex Yee about his illustrious triathlon career, where he became only the second man to win both Olympic gold and the World championship in the same year for the standard distance triathlon. Now his sights are set on running a marathon in 2025, Matt is keen to learn how training is going, and what time he’d be happy to finish with. For a man with a mural of his face in his hometown, you’d expect him to get full marks in the Lewisham quiz… right?
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Laura Kenny on absolutely loving life after bike racing
Matt Stephens welcomes the first Dame he's ever had on the podcast in a wonderfully uplifting conversation with Laura Kenny. As Britain's most decorated female Olympian, Laura needs no introduction. But how she has embraced life since hanging up her wheels is something we could all learn from. Enjoying the freedom to use her own voice and to truly be herself, Laura is grasping as many opportunities as possible to try something new… and even suggests taking Matt's job when he retires.
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1:03:27
Bas Tietema on targeting the Tour de France
Matt Stephens chats to Bas Tietema about his incredible journey from promising young pro cyclist with a podium at Paris-Roubaix Espoirs, to falling out of love with racing, only to fall back in love with cycling as a fan. While following the tour de france from his tent at the roadside, Bas made some amazing YouTube content with friends and got the motivation to start racing again This inspired him to start his own racing team which became Unibet Tietema Rockets, racing at Pro Tour level. Bas’ story is unique and inspirational, and it feels like this young entrepreneur is just starting his journey. But can the Rockets make it all the way to the Tour de France?
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Sigma Sports is proud to present Matt Stephens Unplugged, a regular catch-up with cycling’s favourite character, Matt Stephens, as he chats with special guests and explores the bowels of his own fruity mind. With lots of surprises along the way, the route-map has been torn up; so who knows what direction we’re going in, or where we’ll end up!
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