Ride Leaders Archive

Martin Burke

Martin can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C Social group rides). Averaging 3,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Specialised Tarmac Di2 and eating cake with Froomie. Stand out live gig this year has to be Neil Young but very much looking forward to Nathanial Ratcliffe

Benjamin Hall

Ben can be seen out on all types of rides (A/B+ group rides), triathlons, hills and daily commutes trying not to stop that often. Averaging 8,000 miles annually, he'd love to own a Focus Izalco Max (but it's a Boardman air 9.8 tt if Marlous asks 😉). Cycling hero Peter Sagan

Martin Clark

Martin can be seen out on all types of rides (A/B+ group rides), sportives, daily commutes and epic explorations into unchartered territory. Averaging 6,000 miles annually, he'd love to own a De Rosa King 3and eat cake with Marco Pantani. Martin can often be found listening to ‘Kraftwerk - Tour de France

Eleanor Stafford

Eleanor can be seen out on our club rides on Wednesdays and weekends (B/B-) as well as the occasional sportive or TT. Averaging 6,000 miles annually, she'd love to be cycling on a Specialized Ruby S-Works and eating cake with Mark Cavendish. Eleanor can often be found playing 'The Climb' by No Doubt in her head as she climbs a hill

Chris Wilson

Chris is a regular on our weekday rides and is known to dabble in some sportives, racing and TT as well as the all important segments of the fortnight, clocking up 6,500 miles annually. He's a fan of 'the gorilla' André Greipel and takes any opportunity he can to emulate him with a big sprint effort which would no doubt be faster aboard André's Ridley Noah SL

Becky Martin

Becky can be seen out on our club and social rides (C/social group rides), getting out when she can & not worrying about the mileage stats. She'd love to eat cake with Lizzie Armistead and her dream bike would be motor powered. Becky can often be found listening to 'Bicycle Race' by Queen

Henry Dixon

Henry can be seen out on our social and sportive rides and has ridden with the race team and TTs. Riding mainly with the B+ Henry rides around 5,000 miles a year and his dream bike is Sky's Pinerello Dogma F8. Henry's cycling hero is Geriant Thomas and can often be found singing Seven Wonders by Fleetwood Mac whilst climbing!

Jon Moody

Jon can be seen out on our B level rides and Sunday socials. Averaging 5,000 miles annually, he'd love to have kept his 1980's Raleigh Arena and still be using it as a road/mountain/touring bike - the simple days when 1 bike was enough. Jon's cycling hero is Mark Beaumont, the man who cycled the world, and if Jon's wife continues her recent love of cycling then he thinks perhaps one day she could be convinced to give something like this a go. When the weather is wet Jon will try and distract himself by humming along to "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones

Jim White

Jim can be seen out on all types of rides (A/B+ group rides), prefers the longer distance and hilly. Averaging 6,000 miles annually, he'd love to own a Gaint Propel and eat cake with Robert Millar. Jim can often be found listening to 'The Only Way is Up' by Yazz

Liz Ball

Liz can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 2,000 miles annually, she'd love to be cycling on the back seat of a tandem and eat cake with Beryl Burton. Liz can often be found listening to 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin

Vanessa Bridge

Vanessa can be seen out on our social and sportives (B-/Social group rides). Averaging 9,000 miles annually, she'd love to be cycling on a Liv Avail Pro and eat cake with Billie Fleming. Vanessa can often be found listening to a selection from Ellington to Fela Kuti

Steve Wilkins

Steve can be seen out on all types of rides (A/B/C/Social group rides), prefers the longer distance and hilly. Averaging 5,000 miles annually, he'd love to own a Gaint Propel and eat cake with Robert Millar. Steve can often be found listening to 'The Only Way is Up' by Yazz

Roger Turner

Roger can be seen out on our social, sportives (B/C/Social group rides) and mountain biking. Averaging 3,500 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Colnago C60 whilst eating cake with Bernard Hinault. Roger can often be found listening to 'Take the Long Way Round' by Teenage Fanclub

Paul Sanderson

Paul can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social rides). Averaging 3,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Raleigh Chopper and eat cake with Robert Millar. Paul can often be found listening to 'If I Should Fall Behind' by Bruce Springsteen

Paul Felton

Paul can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C group rides). Averaging 3,500 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Specialized S-Works Roubaix whilst eating cake with Chris Hoy. Paul can often be found listening to 'I Gotta Feeling' by The Back Eyed Peas

Paul Dixon

Paul can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 6,000 miles annually, he'd love to be on a bike that goes up hill easily and eating cake with Miguel Indurain. Paul can often be found listening to 'Oh Lori' by Alessi Brothers

Nigel Cook

Nigel can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 4,000 miles annually, he loves cycling on his current bike and would love to eat cake with Mirjam Wouters. Nigel can often be found listening to 'Slaughtered, Gutted & Heartbroken' by Squeeze

John Cockram

John can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/Social group rides). Averaging 7,500 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Pinarello Dogma and eat cake with Marco Pantini. John can often be found listening to 'Electric Ladybird album' by Jimi Hendrix

John Bucktrout

John can be seen out on our social rides and triathlons (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 4,000 miles annually, he just loves being out on his bike whilst eating cake with his very good friend Tom Veelers. John can often be found listening to 'Stay with me' by The Faces

Joel Stead

Joel can be seen out on our social and sportives (B group rides). Averaging 2,800 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Specialized S-Works Venge and eat cake with Sean Kelly. Joel can often be found listening to 'Mid-Life Crisis' by Faith No More

Ged Coll

Ged can be seen out on our social, TT and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 6,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on old school '70s steel and eating cake with Sean Kelly. Ged can often be found listening to 'Tour de France' by Kraftwerk

Debbie Dettmar

Debbie can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). No specific mileage just geeting out and doing as as many as I can, Debbie would love a bike that makes it easier to go up hills and eat cake with Lizzie Armistead. Debbie can often be found listening to 'Bring me Sunshine' by Morecombe & Wise

Danny Murray

Danny can be seen out on our social, sportives, racing and TT (A/B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 6,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Raleigh Chopper and eat cake with Geraint Thomas. Danny can often be found listening to 'The Distance' by Cake

Carl McCreddin

Carl can be seen out on our social and sportives (B/C/Social group rides). Averaging 8,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Argon 18 Gallium Pro and eat cake with Sean Kelly. Carl can often be found listening to 'Hold the Line' by The White Buffalo

Alec Pearson

Alec can be seen out racing, TT and sportives (B+/B group rides). Averaging 4,000 miles annually, he'd love to be cycling on a Specialized S-Works Venge and eat cake with Wiggo. Alec can often be found listening to Booyah

Bill McCaffrey

Bill can be seen out on our social and sportives (B+/C/Social group rides). Averaging 2,500 miles annually, he loves riding his current bike and eat cake with Tommy Godwin. Bill can often be found listening to 'Anyway the Wind Blows' by JJ Cale

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