Looking forward to the 2012 Olympics in London!  Matt Crampton is “part of the Great Britain in Olympic hopefuls as part of the Sky Track Cycling Team” – The 5th Floor

Matt is blogging about his journey to the Olympics.  Make sure to follow him!  Best of luck Matt!!  You can also follow via Twitter @matcrampton

Here is a little introduction from Matt via his blog:

My season is just getting under way but to begin with let me introduce myself and how I first got into cycling.

It all began with me riding on a BMX doing tricks and playing around from around 11 or 12 years old. I used to work at a little bike shop and go in on Saturdays and help out and from there I got introduced to the track.

My dad was fit and one of the first things we did were tandem rides and also the Manchester Century which is a 100-mile event. After doing that and after having a few crashes on the BMX and realising I wasn’t that good at it the track was just a nice progression. I took to it really well and it was nice and well organised with some like-minded people there. So it just took off when I was about 14. READ MORE