John Mathews | Behind the Camera at the LifeTime Grand Prix

John Mathews is one of the filmmakers helping shape how fans experience the Life Time Grand Prix. As the filmmaker behind the men's and women's On the Attack episodes, John shoots the races, interviews the athletes immediately afterward, and turns those moments into the polished stories cycling fans see after events like Unbound Gravel and the Leadville Trail 100 MTB. On this episode of The Stable Cyclist Podcast, John joins JP to pull back the curtain on filming the Life Time Grand Prix, working with a tiny production team, finding the stories behind a race, and capturing what athletes were actually thinking during the pivotal moments we watched unfold. Before entering the cycling world, John worked for the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, where years of relentless production helped develop the Swiss Army knife approach he now brings to cycling filmmaking. We talk about his path from the NFL to gravel racing, Call of a Lifetime, On the Attack, documentary storytelling, building a career as a freelance filmmaker, and why access and repetition matter more than finding a shortcut. We also get considerably less serious about surviving race-day production, terrible start-line playlists, filming 400-mile bike races, karaoke, Harry Potter, and the strange reality of trying to eat anything at all while covering events like Unbound Gravel. If you’d like to ask JP a question for an upcoming Ask JP Anything episode, send him a DM on instagram @thestablecyclist or send an email to [email protected] The companies supporting JP and this channel: Maplelag Resort - https://www.maplelag.com/ Ignition Coach Co. - https://www.ignitioncoachco.com/ Gulo Composites - https://gulocomposites.com/ Flow Formulas - https://flowformulas.com/discount/JOHNPETER15 The Black Bibs - https://theblackbibs.com/ Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended Mental Health Advocacy - Go4Graham - https://www.go4graham.org/ Resources: 988 Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ International Bipolar Foundation: https://ibpf.org/ National Association for Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/