He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 61st in the road race.
[2] Stephens finished 8th in the Amateur World Road Race Championships in 1995, forming part of a break on the second lap of the race alongside eventual winner Danny Nelissen and earning Team GB their squad for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 (automatic qualification for the Games was restricted to nations with finishers in the top 15 of the 1995 World Championships).
He combined his racing at Sigma Sport with a career in the police with Cheshire Constabulary, which he joined in 2001.
Since retiring from racing, he has written for various websites as well as being the 'specialist' on ITV4's Halfords Tour Series and Tour of Britain coverage, and commentating on live races for British Cycling's Premier Calendar and Eurosport.
[7] Since 2018, he has presented "Matt Stephens Cafe Ride" for the Sigma Sports YouTube Channel.