Meet An Post- Chain Reaction Cycles team rider Matt Teggart and discover how he sets up his Rás stage winning Vitus Vitesse Evo

Its quite common for elite athletes to have a competitive background in another sport, for Matt Teggart  it was football, whats more unusual is that at 16 yrs  Matt was playing International football for Northern Ireland, at the same time he got into bike racing.

Six years on we are pleased to have Matt full time as pro cycle racer on Sean Kelly’s An Post Chain Reaction Cycles team . 2017 is his first year at Continental level and has got off to an amazing start winning the a stage and claiming a day in yellow jersey at the Rás event in June, one of his biggest events of his year.

In this video Matt talks through his bike set up, why he prefers a longer stem, and his secrets on tyres pressures in the wet.