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A young talent showing more than just promise – with two Dirt wins at Relentless Energy Drink NASS in three years for starters – Cambridge’s Matt Priest displays a cool and calm in his field that belies his years. Cutting his teeth at spots around the city and its surrounding areas, he took the plunge at the age of 17 and entered his first tournament, coming first and signalling the start of an illustrious and continually captivating career.

More information on Matt Priest

Speciality

BMX

Sponsors

Relentless Energy Drink, Vans, Amity Bike Co, Segment, Quintin Co., Duo/cinema

Recent awards won

1st at Relentless Energy Drink NASS Dirt 08, 2nd at Vans Kill The Line 09, 3rd at National Oakleys Trails Tour, 3rd at Vans Kill The Line 2010, 1st at Relentless Energy Drink NASS Dirt 2010.

Starting out

I just started out riding bikes at my local trails. I always looked up to the local guys down there and wanted to be able to ride how they could.

The road to success

I think the road to success is just never to give up what you love to do. I spent every spare moment I had after school down the trails till dark every night all year round. As I grew older I wanted to see more so I travelled around to see other spots in nearby cities. As I travelled more and more I got more opportunities and made friends with more riders. Then when I was 17 I decided to fly to France to ride this AM contest to see how I could do - I ended up coming first! So I carried on travelling more and pushing myself from there. 

Career highlight to date

My Career highlight to date is defiantly some of the trips I’ve been on – it’s hard to choose one! They all are a great time and there are always stories to tell after. Three that stand out above the rest are the first ever RTG trip around the UK, the Vans Let It Ride tour around France and the Relentless project we did living in Austin, Texas for 3 months.

Motto I live by

Less is more.

If I wasn't...

If I wasn't a BMX rider, I’d want to be involved with action sports. I get inspiration from all different athletes - especially Andrew Reynolds, seeing how much he puts his whole life into filming the perfect section. It’s incredible.



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