Matt was a big fan of Eddy Merckx “the Cannibal” and I don’t think you can blame him. If you are going to choose a cyclist to emulate you probably can’t do much better.
Matt didn’t have the cycling resume of Eddy Merckx, but he was my cycling hero. I spent a lot of time on his wheel being pulled along. My first century I didn’t have the legs for a 5 hour ride, so Matt went ahead finished in less than 5 hours and then came back and pulled me the rest of the way.
I sure miss him.