First Garmin MTB Days winner revealed at BikeRadar Live
Garmin competition winner Matthew Page (R) with World Cup downhill star Steve Peat (James Costley-White/BikeRadar)
BikeRadar Live was more than just a weekend of cycling fun in the sun for Matthew Page, the winner of the first Garmin MTB Day.
By posting the fastest time on a section of the purpose-built mountain bike demo course at Donington Park, Matthew won a Commencal Super 4.1 bike worth £2,499, a choice of Garmin units and a weekend ride with the Garmin Academy.
In the process, he beat the time set on the course by British downhill superstar Steve Peat – 3min 53sec – by a full 18 seconds.
The 24-year-old, from Brechfa, Wales, said: "The course was mostly downhill with lots of tight and twisty corners and off-camber sections. Riders were kitted out with a Garmin Edge 705 and using the Virtual Partner you were able to see how well you were doing compared to Steve’s time.
"I gave it my best shot, trying to be as smooth as possible around the corners which is where I felt time would be gained or lost. At the finishing board I glanced down and looked at the final time: 3min 37sec. A full 18 seconds faster than Steve Peat and I was also the only person who beat him!
"The prize for winning was rather special: a top-of-the-range bike, a Garmin Oregon or Edge 705 and a weekend riding with Steve himself, which should be fantastic!"
Peat met Matt at BikeRadar Live to congratulate him. He said: “The Garmin loop wasn’t easy at all – it was off camber and technical in the wooded sections, and really loose under the wheel – so to get a time of 3.35 was immense. Matt did really well and deserves his place on the Garmin MTB academy.”
A spokesman for Garmin said: "To have our first academy member beat Steve Peat by 18 seconds was amazing. We're looking forward to the next academy try-out at Coed-y Brenin on 28 June."
There are three more Garmin MTB Days, at Coed-y Brenin (28 June), Glentress (26 July) and Queen Elizabeth Park (16 August). You don't have to do each one, but the more you do, the greater your chances of winning. Want to know more? Head over to bikeradar.com/garmin for details of the competition.
Click here for the Garmin Connect data on Peat's lap and click here for Matt's winning run.
See below for some video footage of the lap:
User Comments
There are 5 comments on this post
Showing 1 - 5 of 5 comments
-
pdsteed
Posted Thu 4 Jun, 11:09 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
matts a sponsored rider for wiggle. He probably gave the bike back after the event. it all seems a little fixed in the bike industry!
-
andrewjoseph
Posted Thu 4 Jun, 2:48 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Yes, Matt and Wiggle have obviously had a word with the organisers and they were allowed to win. All the training, commitment and sacrifice were a complete waste of time and money.
What is it with some people?
I know Matt, and like and respect him, he hardly even drinks a beer! All his success has been a result of hard work.
Well done Matt, I still love you!
-
MALLY HODSON
Posted Thu 4 Jun, 3:33 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Hi Gents what a weekend i had at bikeradar live at donington park a part from the kayos thet we had with the ticket issue at the gate when we actually got in we took our caravan to the pitch and set up the awning and took the bikes from the bike rack
i put my bike a 09 Scott Genius 10 in the awning and locked it to the caravan wheel
my son cameron took his bike out to see what was going on at the event we went to the Scott Sunries set up to see Doddy spinning some tunes on the decks as the night
got late we went back to our caravan cameron locked his bike up as he could not lock his bike to the caravan wheel he put his chain around his frame and back wheel to stop any one taking it we zipped up the awning and had a few drinks we went to bed about 1am when i got up in the morning to my horor some BASTARD had entered opur awning and took camerons bike the cost of the bike£1700 what a weekend NOT
-
fred1star
Posted Fri 5 Jun, 11:43 am UTC Flag as inappropriate
Mallyhodson
Sorry to here of your loss but whats it got to do with the First Garmin MTB Days winner revealed at BikeRadar Live article above.... Post on the stolen forum...
-
AndrewJ2712
Posted Fri 5 Jun, 1:22 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
I'm a bit disappointed in you Matt, fancy arranging to fix a race like that. It's not like you needed to either, after the months and months of structured training you've been doing ever since last season finished. And then there's the sacrifices you've made, giving up your job to train full time, never taking a beer when all your mates are drinking around you, getting up early to do those long cold wet winter training rides......etc.
Well at least you don't go on bike forums making wild inaccurate assumption like pdsteed does.
Well done Matt, richly deserved, I know how much hard work you put in.
- 1
Post this story to: