Episode 122: Matteo Jorgenson -- World Tour Professional Cyclist

King of the Ride

Ted King

Sports, Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Matteo Jorgenson is a young, powerhouse professional road cyclist. Born in Idaho, he's made his way all over the world racing his bike, and ultimately onto arguably the best team in modern day cycling, Visma-Lease A Bike. At just 24 years old, he's quickly and stealthfully tallied one of the strongest list of palmares American cycling has ever seen. With a focus and results already rolling in during the spring classics as well as stage races like Paris-Nice, Tour of Romandie, and overall victory at the Tour of Oman, Matteo's future looks very bright. You can follow Matteo at his instagram page, @matteojorgenson. All details for the inGamba trip across Portugal can be found here. Don't forget to recalibrate your health with the simple step of starting your day with AG1. Get your free year's supply of vitamin D plus five free travel packs with your first purchase. Visit www.drinkAG1.com/tedking

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, happy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whatever day of the week it is that you are listening to this.
0:10.1	Welcome to King of the Ride podcast. I am Ted King, your host today and nearly always.
0:19.3	The cycling season is underway.
0:22.5	I often got my road race season kicked off at the Tour of San Luis in Argentina.
0:27.3	The tour down under was the other piping hot January race, and that's going on as of this
0:32.0	recording.
0:32.9	I love road racing.
0:34.9	That's where I got my start.
0:36.2	That's where I spent the majority of my career,
0:38.6	although I guess now that we've ticked over to 2024, this marks my ninth year of gravel
0:44.9	racing, so gosh, they are starting to rival one another. In any event, our guest today is
0:50.8	one of America's very best road cyclists, and frankly, he's making a name for himself on the world stage in a big, big way.
0:59.2	Mateo Jorgensen is on the podcast today.
1:02.4	Just 24 years old, he's already stacking up some incredible results.
1:06.8	Last year he won the Tour of Oman overall.
1:11.0	Also taking home Best Young Rider honors the points classification and stage three.
1:15.6	I never did Oman, but I can speak to just how tough tour of Romandy is, often a final tune-up before the Giro de Italia.
1:22.6	And he was second overall there in 2023.
1:26.4	And far from just a week-long stage racer.
1:29.2	He's pretty darn handy in the classics as well.
1:32.0	He nabbed a top 10 at the very hallowed tour of Flanders in 2023.
1:37.1	It is super cool to watch Mateo.
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