So far in our series of rider profiles we’ve heard from a top amateur road racer and a champion cyclocross racer and mountain bike rider. We’re straying out of most cyclists comfort zones now and talking to Paul Errington, a geotechnical engineer from the northeast, who specialises in ultra-endurance mountain bike racing. Ultra-endurance events, races …
Despite a slight delay because of the Christmas and New Year, it’s time to share our second interview in our series of local rider portraits. Stepping into the hot seat this time round is Wirral-based Giles Drake. An Elite Category cross-country mountain bike racer, Giles broadened his horizons last year, competing heavily in cyclocross and …
In a new type of feature for this blog I’m going to be chatting with local, amateur racers from the main riding disciplines, finding out where they’ve come from, how they train and where they want to end up. Our first rider in the spotlight is John Crellin, formerly a club rider with Manchester Wheelers, …