Matt Gittings
Euro Pro Founder + Head Coach
My obsession with cycling started in 1998, in Reading, UK. After spending the majority of my career racing on the British scene, I made the move over to Indianapolis, USA to get my Bachelors of Science in Sports Performance degree from Marian University. I spent 4 years on the Marian University Cycling Team and picked up 10x National Championships in both Elite and Collegiate levels. On the international scene, I have represented Great Britain at 5x European Derny Championships, placing top 5 on two occasions and raced a number of Six Day races in Berlin and Copenhagen.
Once I graduated my passion turned to coaching. I spent 8 years coaching the Marian Cycling Track Team, and was also the Director of Performance and Programs at the Major Taylor Velodrome. I still race to this day, and have been fortunate enough to race/train at more than 60 velodromes around the world, while learning from some of the best coaches and riders in the world.
In 2023, Euro Pro Coaching and Euro Pro Custom Paint became my full time profession. Passing on what I've learnt from my riding and coaching career is something I've enjoyed for a long time!
Racing Palmares
1st - Grand Prize of WBG Zukunft eG - Erfurt [2024]
3rd - UK National Derny Championships [2023]
5th – Six Day Berlin - Stayers [2016,2019,2020,2023]
5th - UCI C1 Scratch Race - TTown {2023}
5th -UEC European Derny Championships [2018]
5th - UEC European Derny Championshps [2017]
1st - UK National Derny Champion [2012] [2014]
1st - USA Collegiate National Champion [2011-2014] - Team Pursuit, Team sprint
6th - Copenhagen Six Day - Stayers [2016]
1st - Mayors Cup 25km Points Race – Kenosha, WI [2017, 2023]
6th - Nuremberg World Cup – Stayers [2014]
Coaching Palmares
1st - Team Omnium - USA Cycing Collegiate Track National Championships {2021} - Head Track Coach
1st - Team Omnium - USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships {2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023} - Assistant Track Coach
50+ Coached individual/team National titles
Head Track Coach - Major Taylor Velodrome {2015 - 2023}
Taught more than 1500 riders how to ride the track
Head of Junior Track Programming - Major Taylor Velodrome {2015 - 2023}