Fit to be Fit: A chat with leading Australian bike fitter, former pro triathlete AND cyclist Michael Cupitt!

Growing up as a talented athlete in high school Michael Cupitt had always been drawn to life as an athlete. Drawn to swimming and then triathlon the combination of amazing talent and a determined work ethic made for a quick rise up the ranks of sport for Michael. Taking 3rd at the junior world triathlon championship in 2001 suggested big things lay ahead for him as a triathlete. However, as with most champions his path was not straightforward. A series of dramatic injuries forced him to reevaluate his sporting pathway.

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“That accident made me even hungrier to get fitter and stronger”

Cycling was where his real passion lay and utilising the good support around him Michael learnt and appreciated very quickly the team aspect of this sport converse to his triathlon days.

“One of the biggest things is having a mentor, It’s a bloody hard sport to try and do by yourself!”

Michael Cupitt with the NSCC Elite Development team in Sydney which he directs and manages.

Michael as a 39 year old still racing among the best in Australia and runs 'MC Body Worx' a bike fitting and massage service in Sydney. Mick chats us through his journey and some of the big changes he has noticed in the cycling game over the past 2 decades.

“I enjoy starting the day with a solid bike ride!”

Cupitt racing at the famed Tuesday night Heffron series in Sydney. Pic: Richard Scriven

“I was in a back brace for 8months, could not ride but I could walk so I would go for epic endurance walks instead of rides to stay fit!”

Cupitt’s bike fits involve a muskelo skeletal assessment.

Cupitt crossing the line with team mate Peter Herzig at the 2012 Grafton to Inverell.

MC Body Worx fits some of Australia’s best Cyclists. Pictured: Marcus Culey