Mathieu van der Poel x Matt Stephens | First interview as Road Race World Champion

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Zwift's Officially Unofficial Guide to the 2023 UCI Cycling Worlds with Matt Stephens brings you an exclusive walk, talk, and sit down on a park bench with Mathieu van der Poel for his first full-length interview as Road Race World Champion.
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@MarriedWithBackpacks 10 ай бұрын

How can you not be a fan of MVDP. This guy puts on a show every race. Never wins by chance, it's always an impressive win, and on top of that, he's also a really nice guy. To many more years Matthieu.

@koldoascunce2706 10 ай бұрын

He really looks like his grandfather

@mikeecker 10 ай бұрын

He did win this year against wva cuz of a flat. That is by chance. Otherwise, spot on

@ericneubauer5345 10 ай бұрын

He is such a great guy.

@CrashBandiii 10 ай бұрын

This new generation of riders has really animated road racing. I stopped watching after about 2013/2014. But the last couple of years have rekindled that love for the sport again

@gabrielmazza7923 10 ай бұрын

@@mikeecker he would have won anyway, with all probabilities. Also, mechanicals are part of racing, they don't make wins less honorable.

@urbanjungle9600 10 ай бұрын

Matt Stephens is such a great interviewer. I love how people are just casually walking by not knowing its one of the finest athletes on the planet chatting away!

@keihnungm2011 10 ай бұрын

and some dutch guy

@edwin.jansen 10 ай бұрын

It helps that he is a former pro too. They know he knows what they are talking about and will ask some good-to-the-point questions.

@rinkydinkron 10 ай бұрын

Matt Stephens is such a great communicator. Interviewees instantly relax in his presence.

@nuriaflores2253 10 ай бұрын

Matt’s the man!

@matty7dream1 10 ай бұрын

And Mathieu is quite good as well...

@dellerbeller 10 ай бұрын

Matt Stephens is brilliant.

@Zwift 10 ай бұрын

Isn't he just!

@alexspencer7170 10 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more, i was literally just about to type a similar message but saw yours 🙂

@guystevens311 10 ай бұрын

Matt and Mathieu - a perfect combo

@endianAphones 10 ай бұрын

Best non cyclist in (road) cycling. Technically, he's a retired pro.

@johnnycab8986 10 ай бұрын

He is such a great race commentator too, he often has a lot of insights into what's going on in the race that others don't pick up on or present.

@miguelsuarez1511 10 ай бұрын

Matt is great! and Mathieu, along with Pogacar and Wout have made this sport so much fun and exciting again. Cheers!

@Zwift 10 ай бұрын

Epic sport to watch! 🧡

@edwin.jansen 10 ай бұрын

You are forgetting Roglic and Sagan.

@joshuawhittaker1197 10 ай бұрын

@@edwin.jansen agreed. Plus Julian!

@scotia7566 10 ай бұрын

Without doubt THE most exciting Word Championship men’s race ever. As a proud Scotsman, seeing Scotland at its finest has been amazing and having Mathieu van der Poel crowned champion on our roads was an unforgettable experience👍👍👍

@Zwift 10 ай бұрын

Wow lucky you got to watch it! 👍🚀

@urbanjungle9600 10 ай бұрын

Scotland has put on the best world championships ever! It’s been awesome. ❤

@stevenfairchild8477 10 ай бұрын

Agree, one of the best World Championships of all time!!

@adamkubiak1933 10 ай бұрын

Agreed! Awesome.

@Danthaman1971 10 ай бұрын

YEs, be proud, watching this made me want to visit Scotland some day!

@lauig 10 ай бұрын

I love how Matt is on a casual yet steady mission to turn cycling interviews into a best snacks of the world appreciation show. 😄

@Bikejon 10 ай бұрын

I used to ride with Matt in the same club 30 odd years ago. He has always had that brilliant personality. He helped me win my first ever road race as a junior by guiding my tactics on a club run chat. He came and found me the next day post-race (he was riding the big boys race after my event) and wanted to know how I did. He is just genuine and cares about people. As for Mathieu's worlds win - wow. That was a fantastic race! What a winner. I love how he got on with it after the crash. That shoe should be in a museum.

@stratbutcher 10 ай бұрын

That shoe "will" be in a museum. FTFY :)

@petecollis4980 10 ай бұрын

Great to see Matt on these brilliant interviews the most enjoyable down to earth ones out there. @Bikejon I guest that would have been a Hemel Hempsted CC club ride? And I may have been in that race you won?

@towhee7472 10 ай бұрын

My friend is amateur elite in my country, so amongst the strongest riders who don't ride for a living, and he raced a couple professionals in one race, where they completely dropped him. These pros got dropped by Mathieu. It is very difficult to understand the level that this young man is at. Pure inspiration!

@headofmyself5663 10 ай бұрын

Best race i have seen in 30 years. Second best was Amstel where Mathieu won too. Not a coincidence! 😂

@TheSteinbitt 10 ай бұрын

Can’t beat Amstel, that was crazy. This was just very strong.

@polkadotjersey4884 10 ай бұрын

Fully agreed with Amstel. That was a monster!

@Fabs821 10 ай бұрын

Matt was totally right. I think a lot of people were very happy that VDP became world champion on Sunday. Just a great guy all around.

@MikeStarr1000 10 ай бұрын

If Scotland had a national tour, maybe 5-6 days, I'd watch every year. It's a stunning place. Fantastic interview Matt. No gushing, or fan-boying, just a bit of fun

@LewisTaylor4 10 ай бұрын

I’m desperate for the tour of Britain to go to the highlands. Could have a summit finish on Cairngorm. Proper climbs and absolutely stunning views

@LB1973 10 ай бұрын

@@LewisTaylor4 It was there last year stage one was Aberdeen to Glenshee. Its not in Scotland this year annoyingly. Id love a stage over the bealach na ba not sure its feasible though

@ianmckay9110 10 ай бұрын

excellent interview as always Matt, well done. Mathieu seems like a really genuine, nice guy.

@edlaverack 10 ай бұрын

Great chemistry, love it.

@bitchoflivingblah 10 ай бұрын

I've watched a couple of videos of Mathieu training and the efforts he does are mindbendingly hard to the extent they break him and he's in tears at the side of the road. Same with Julian Alaphillippe and probably the other top riders. They all deserve our respect and the rewards they receive. Amazing athletes and human beings.

@dugenou7366 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a link?

@loxen06 10 ай бұрын

@@dugenou7366it is shown in the episode about him of tour de france : unchained on netflix

@Naah732 10 ай бұрын

I actually saw an opposite thing of Mathieu never going above the limit

@bikeyclown4669 10 ай бұрын

A classy interview with one of the classiest racers of all time.

@gemmafletcher5611 10 ай бұрын

What an absolute gent and down to earth dude MVDP is. I know he said he isn’t hoping to win on Saturday at the mtb but I would love to see it.

@northernferretsvids...246 10 ай бұрын

Matt is just brilliant, he can put people at ease and that helps with great, relaxed interviews. As for MVDP, what can you say, an absolute animal on a bike, but such an approachable, easy going, nice guy off the bike. Difficult not to like him!

@Felixshor3 5 ай бұрын

The chippy they went to is a banger! Also a good cycling cafe round the corner

@cjharrer01 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for that great interview! MvdP is a genuine good guy and Matt did a great job of showing that to people. A great representative for the Rainbow Jersey! Loved the interview.

@garysimpson8860 10 ай бұрын

He’s a star , sounds very down to earth and dosnt seem to have an ego or a chip on his shoulder and boy he’s great to watch racing 👍

@AskMOTT 10 ай бұрын

Two legends, great interview Matt. I randomly became of fan a few years back of MVDP because his aggressive style of racing is fun to watch and he just seems like a genuinely nice dude. It's been a thrill cheering for him from afar.

@kithinders1086 10 ай бұрын

Matt Stephens did a magnificent job bringing MVP to the people. Traditionally, MVP is a bit stoic and removed from the audience, but here, Stephens works to help the audience relate to MVP in a whole new way. I'm not sure if the writers had all the ideas or Matt himself, but this is a whole new side of MVP that we're seeing and we have Matt Stephens to thank. Best MVP interview by a country mile. High fives all around. XOXO Your (Matt's) adoring fan

@Serenoj69 10 ай бұрын

In his native Netherlands, may be due to the language, he is not that stoic. But he can be.

@colinfisher2463 10 ай бұрын

Always love a matt Stephens interview, knows his stuff but always makes it look like a couple of mates chatting. MVP just a chilled guy.

@geiringebrevik5377 10 ай бұрын

Matt & Matthieu are a great pair. Both are super nice guys. And as Matt says in the end, «Don’t stop doing what you are doing». The both of you. You do bring smiles on peoples faces.

@mvschooten 10 ай бұрын

Excellent, love this kind of interview

@Teeve01 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the way Matt interviews people and this is no exception. So personable and fun. It’s always a good watch.

@colindeans9477 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant. What a genuinely easy going guy MVDP is. Peebles was blessed by his presence, and how good to see how willing to try some our our most famous "delicacies" !!! I watched his father race the final stage of The Prutour in Edinburgh in May 1999, so it's fantastic to see how the next generation has turned out. Matt, as usual, brings out the humourous side of everybody with his own personality. This was a superb video. Thank You !!!

@norbert4571 10 ай бұрын

Little fun story: Back in February I was in Hoogerheide for the Cyclocross World Champs and as I was getting in the arena around 11am I think, I could see the Men Elites were doing their last warmup laps. And as I was crossing with the masses this little road of access to the course, I could see with the corner of my eye a cyclist coming quite fast at me from the right hand side. Thought it was a spectator cycling to the race, so I kept walking. But then all of a sudden I see him cutting the corner and coming straight at me and in a split second I had to decide whether to stop still or keep walking forward to let the "lunatic" coming at 20mph at a big mass of spectators pass. So I stopped still and he managed to stop last second at like 30cm from me and avoid crashing. I looked up and it was MVDP. Had I hesitatated 1 extra sec he could've crashed into me and possibly injured himself before the race and not be able to compete properly. And not be the first double Cyclocross and Road WC 🙈.

@merseypicsvids 10 ай бұрын

Came here for the interview, but left happy after watching MVP neck an Iron Bru.

@rankobarensic 10 ай бұрын

We zijn trots op Matthieu!!🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🧡🧡🧡🙏🙏🙏❣️❣️❣️

@CoreenMazzocchi 10 ай бұрын

Well done, so much nicer and more relaxed than a standard interview. Brings out some of mvdp's personality.

@jameswtownsend 10 ай бұрын

Great interview, humble, funny, genuine, gotta love MVP. I suggest Irn Bru also becomes the national drink of the Netherlands, perfect colour match.

@chrisbrodroy1183 10 ай бұрын

2 legends! Great interview!

@Zwift 10 ай бұрын

He was just the best! 🐐

@MeSimonRichard 10 ай бұрын

Turning 46 next week and I f i were to meet MVDP i would probably scream like a little girl. Such a complete rider and total gentleman, couldn't be happier for his win !

@wolfharthiphop 10 ай бұрын

You're idolising him, grow up.

@edwin.jansen 10 ай бұрын

Compliments to his parents!

@MeSimonRichard 10 ай бұрын

@@wolfharthiphop Pretty sure im all grown up by now, but thanks for the concern ! Still i think MVDP is a great role model and ambassador for cycling.

@abedfo88 10 ай бұрын

@@wolfharthiphop weird comment? looks like you need to do some growing.

@notmyrealname6272 10 ай бұрын

Love your enthusiasm. I agree. 🎉

@asisperez-iriondo5450 10 ай бұрын

Grande Mateo! LEGEND

@christopherbicknell8849 10 ай бұрын

A gentleman on and off the bike. Great cyclist and an even better man. Matt Stephens!

@madgwicd 10 ай бұрын

MvP is such a champion, literally!

@reglisse42 10 ай бұрын

I like so much this guy very humble, laid back and half French of course

@nitsua-ng7qf 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic interview Matt, MVDP and the other riders made this years road race an incredible spectacle. I’m totally in awe of these amazing athletes, best of luck for Saturday Matthieu.

@freedapain88 10 ай бұрын

Proper champion on and off the bike, chapeau MVDP!

@stephenbetley9596 10 ай бұрын

What's not to like. Matt Stephens & MvDP having a chat. Just needed Pogi popping up in the background. 😀

@garethjones3806 10 ай бұрын

Rare to see an interview with a rucksack - always innovating Matt Stephens.

@TylerKTanaka 10 ай бұрын

Really good interview. Nice to hear MVDP speak out of his kit and off a bike. What an athlete, love his attacking style.

@bbuuttercupp 10 ай бұрын

Great interview, I absolutely love how casual it was. I would love more athlete interviews like this

@cyclingnerddelux698 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Two genuine guys having a fun talk. Thanks for sharing this brilliant interview!!

@christophercortes1524 6 ай бұрын

Matt is the GOAT of interviewing!🤙🏾

@brannmacfinnchad9056 10 ай бұрын

I had no idea Matt moved to working for Zwift! Missed this guy since he left GCN.

@leedsunited007 10 ай бұрын

Roger Daltrey really knows his stuff. Great interview. Enjoy that jersey. MVDP

@Beatz-he5xe 10 ай бұрын

That made me laugh…who you say?😂😂😂

@MostlyFoolish 10 ай бұрын

Such a cool interview, the best I have seen in a long time. Relaxed, fun and insightful.

@assmanxhire 10 ай бұрын

Hey Matt, another killer interview, with no other than the spanking brand new World Road Champion. What a guy Mathieu, I hope he races well after his 40's, he's already a Legend.

@dwaynepedals 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! And love how Zwift is getting up and personal with the athletes in this organic format. Keep them coming.

@evanshaw17 10 ай бұрын

Matt is such a great interviewer and a decent fellow besides and this interview is wonderful well done well done

@nadgeemark 10 ай бұрын

I feel blessed to be watching cycle racing in the era of MVP vs WVA vs Tom Pidcock and the Taday Pogacer vs Jonas Vinegaard. Lot's of late night race watching on the edge of my seat. Oh, and Matt Stephens just rocks. His interview with Cecelie Uttrip Ludwig was epic.

@docnob 10 ай бұрын

What a great interview: talking about extraordinary things in a very down-to-earth, relatable way. In the end we are all merely humans having very personal experiences. Thanks for sharing your's!

@chrisstrider 10 ай бұрын

What an affable fellow 😊

@1TimeRunner 10 ай бұрын

What a race! And what an interview. Brilliant.

@russellalexander2504 10 ай бұрын

Great interview

@chrischoquette5149 10 ай бұрын

Incredible interview! Love the format. So chill. The snack gifts were brilliant! MVP, such a legend!

@Viora2010 10 ай бұрын

Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock are my favorite guys. Super sportsmen, friendly and always time for a chat.

@joopiedelange8463 10 ай бұрын

You forgot one, Tadej Pogačar he is also a good sportsmen and friendly and he is the number one on UCI ranking!

@Robert-mn8gc 10 ай бұрын

Pretty sure there's a few u let off

@daniels.2720 10 ай бұрын

With the depth of really great cycling talent at the moment > it's practically a honor to be able to watch right now !!

@TwistyTrails 10 ай бұрын

That was a fantastic interview and a great watch. Was hoping for a deep-fried Mars Bar to be offered by Matt, but they’re perhaps not the choice of Champions and perhaps explains my cycling performance😂. Saw the road race from the finish line in Glasgow - what a spectacular effort from all riders, but a thoroughly well deserved win for MVdP! Chapeau.

@emanueleguadagni345 10 ай бұрын

Matthieu is a legend

@jacoswart2897 10 ай бұрын

We are as spectatours spoild with this best cycling decade if ever seen realy MVP, TJP , WOUT , REMCO amaizing talent !!!!!!!

@billieboybuddha4238 6 ай бұрын

I keep saying this as well. We have to realize we are lucky in these times with this generation of riders Not just their talent and achievements, but also their mentality and spirit

@RSHekscher 10 ай бұрын

Mathieu is so wonderfully Dutch. Direct, honest about the third gift: "When did you get this, this doesn't look very tasty". That is considered to be quite rude over there, Mat :).

@rachelhackman8 10 ай бұрын

Super interview! ❤❤❤🚴‍♀️🚀

@jascollinscork 10 ай бұрын

OMG MVDP and MATT Stephens interview..... Cracking interview..... Not even that.... Just 2 down to earth pals having a chat 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻 AND LOVE all the gifts at the end 👍🏻😍

@Tex735 10 ай бұрын

That was one of the best interviews I've ever seen. Just 2 guys shooting the breeze. Matt and MVDP just chewing the fat. NOICE!

@callumrf 10 ай бұрын

Zwift 🤝 Tunnocks. The partnership we all need

@tingtongcurry 10 ай бұрын

absolutely beautiful interview, both people so humble and bike racers with a nice chat.

@kieranmckenna2569 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant interview

@addypope2706 10 ай бұрын

Very nice interview. Amazing to be there in Glasgow to see him win and even better to have him in my home town of Peebles. It's not a big place, so you cant help but bump into the riders, especially around the coffee shops! Side note on Irn Bru - it used to outsell Coca Cola in Scotland which made Scotland one of the only countries where Coke was not top dog in the fizzy pop market. They have reduced their sugar way more than most brands and it still tastes great.

@GingerPhotographer 10 ай бұрын

What a guy, great video!

@24samw 10 ай бұрын

At least I now know I am doing one thing right with my training and nutrition. IRN BRU, a can a day, made from girders. (Also crazy to see MVDP and Matt Stephens walking the green in Peebles, just around the corner!) What a cracking video!

@carstendoig3010 10 ай бұрын

The Bru will get Mathieu thru

@a_diverge 10 ай бұрын

That was such a great interview. Thank you!

@jubeeju 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Love the way MvdP rocks his Rolex Rosegold GMT.

@thatberkshirecyclist 10 ай бұрын

Such a brilliant discussion! Good stuff Matt - you bought out a really fun side of MvdP. Great fun!

@stu09 10 ай бұрын

Love the format of this interview, well done guys. What a great era in cycling we are in.

@nigelgittins 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful.. both top quality people.. Iron bru in the bottle would be a good shout. Without most of the fizz though. Would be spraying everywhere

@GeorgAndTheBike 10 ай бұрын

Luckily the corners on the course are much easier on Zwift 😊

@grzegorzkwasniewski9069 10 ай бұрын

One of best interviews to watch. Matt as host, and Mathieu as guest - it can't get any better than this. MVDP - I love you man! Please continue to do what you do :D Matt Stevens - you're awsome! I would love to have you comment on all racing events!

@paddylogan13 10 ай бұрын

What a treat. Enjoyed that enormously. What a star he is.

@Nozes.. 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this!

@PatrickHustonarcher 10 ай бұрын

What a brilliant interview. Cheers for that, both of you.

@folkerst 10 ай бұрын

Briljant interview! Thanks Matt and Matje.

@od1koneod171 10 ай бұрын

Great interview Mr Stephens. MVdP is a great sport! Thanks champ

@Bigdave_t4 10 ай бұрын

Hes awesome, and great to see him win and give such indepth to how and why a day later!! Chapeau mathieu

@alistairbooth2848 10 ай бұрын

This is superb, smiled the whole way through! What a top interview and top guy MVDP is. This was even sweeter for me as i used to walk over that bridge everyday at school lunch to get my half pizza supper before boosting back up for class. Matt pulled out some stonking gifts too, top effort on the Forsyths grub, that place is legendary, highly recommend the steak and macaroni pies! More of this content please!!!

@Tilemason1 10 ай бұрын

I've seen many folks interviewed by many different interviewer's and Matt just brings his ❄️chill self in, prepared but like a bro not standard Media.❣️🎯