THE SHORT ANSWER
Michael Matthews, professional cyclist, stage race winner, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Matthews lands on sprinting. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS MICHAEL MATTHEWS?
Michael Matthews is one of the most consistent stage-race sprinters of his generation: 2010 U23 World Champion, multiple Tour de France stage wins, Tour points jersey wearer, and a Grand Tour stage winner across all three. His career is a case study in adapting a sprint engine to a punchy stage-racing parcours — useful reading for any amateur trying to translate raw power into actual race finishes.
MATTHEWS ON SPRINTING
Matthews’s key positions on sprinting.
- A sprint career built on punchy finishes is more sustainable than chasing pure flat bunch sprints.
- Sprint training in the gym matters: explosive lifts and plyometrics translate directly to closing speed.
- Reading the finish — wind, road furniture, lead-out trains — wins more sprints than raw watts.
IN MATTHEWS’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Michael Matthews’s appearances on the podcast.
“I see now already I've only been training for one week and I'm already doing some of my highest sprinting numbers. My highest of now was like 1550. If I work on that more it can get to 1650s.”
HEAR IT ON THE PODCAST
Episodes where Michael Matthews covers sprinting and related ground.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What does Michael Matthews say about sprinting?
Michael Matthews, professional cyclist, stage race winner, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Matthews lands on sprinting. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Matthews's main point on sprinting?
A sprint career built on punchy finishes is more sustainable than chasing pure flat bunch sprints.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Michael Matthews on sprinting?
Matthews discusses sprinting in this episode: "Michael Matthews on Pro Cycling Training | Roadman Cycling Podcast".