Thoughts on the Aviva Tour – the biggest stage race in women’s cycling The AVIVA Tour is the biggest stage race in women’s cycling in our opinion. It’s not only the huge prize money and unrivalled organisational standards, but mainly the media focus on the race. This translates into an opportunity for the team to springboard into…
The AVIVA Women’s Tour was clearly the highlight for the 2015 season, especially for a British team like Matrix Pro Fitness. The mix of pride and excitement the team felt the year before and this year is no different. Starting at last years finish town, the team couldn’t wait to get started with a clear…
Women’s cycling really is taking a big step forward in its transition to becoming a more professional and respected sport. It’s about to be restructured with teams able to gain World Tour status just like they have in men’s cycling. Many other strategies have been put in place to gain more public exposure and increase media…
Sarah Connolly – ‘There’s been a lot of talk this week about the various races that have gained UCI status at short notice, and with it the chance to win valuable UCI and Olympic qualification points. Various “surprise” races have appeared on the UCI women’s calendar since the 2015 season has started, and while it’s…
It has been agreed that Jessie Walker will leave the team having agreed to mutually part ways. Everyone at the team wishes Jessie huge success for the rest of this season and future seasons. She’s been a fantastic rider over the 4 seasons she represented Matrix Fitness and she rode for Great Britain in the 2012 World…
The team took their riders to Limoux for periods of very structured training and team building. One of the components of running the most successful UK women’s team there has ever been. This was a write up at the time giving an insight into the great experience felt by everyone. My coach is Chris Georgas…
In March 2015 the women faced a tough early season test at the Gent Wevelgem race on a testing parcour. It didn’t go quite how they hoped but it was a great learning experience It was a perfect classics day: Wind, Rain and very cold, as we stood there freezing at the start line just…
Our duo recently took a trip to London in December to collect a new Trek Emonda training bike and undergo a professional bike fitting at the renowned Cyclefit studio. Accompanied by Christina and Penny, they navigated the London Underground to reach the studio. During the fitting, the Cyclefit team, led by Jimmy, identified a significant…
Up until recently you could still buy the Matrix team kit. In 2015 this was how the team kit was available to the legions of fans. Milltag are proud to offer the new 2015 Matrix Pro Cycling jersey in exactly the same specifications as the team will be riding in this season for pre-order (open until…
In September 2014 the team secured a massive boost in the signing of Laura Trott. Boosted by Olympic success Laura was one of the strongest forces in women’s cycling and she had decided to join Matrix Pro Fitness. This really was a dream scenario for the team and all its members and fans. Having recently…