Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

How a World Cup MTB Race Team Operates, with Trek Factory Racing

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Matt Shriver is the General Manager and technical director for the Trek Factory Racing cross country team and is based in Durango Colorado. He’s a former pro rider himself and previously served as the technical director for the Trek WorldTour road team for seven years.

  • How did you make the transition from professional racing to managing race teams?
  • What are the responsibilities of a pro team liaison?
  • Does Trek Factory Racing provide coaching resources to athletes, or do athletes tend to bring their own training team?
  • Some pro teams are organized as collectives, while others like Trek Factory Racing seem to lean on more of a team model. Are there different philosophies among the different racing groups in MTB?
  • Is mountain biking a team sport? Is there a lot of strategy in MTB racing?
  • How does recovery work between races? Is there much downtime for the staff and athletes in between events?
  • How are team athletes selected?
  • What is the most stressful part of being a team liaison?
  • How intrusive are anti-doping protocols for athletes and staff?
  • How does a brand like Trek measure the success of their race team?
  • Do you think the current international MTB competition model is sustainable?
  • For core mountain bikers who love riding but don’t necessarily follow pro racing, why should they start paying attention to races? What can we learn from watching World Cup competitions?

    • In an upcoming episode we'll also talk with Ryan from the Trek Factory Racing DH team.

    Keep up with the Trek Factory Racing team at racing.trekbikes.com. Photo credit: Trek Factory Racing.

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