The Team
Mel Wasley
Mel originally took up cycling when she started doing sprint triathlons as a way to keep fit. Having completed several sprint distance triathlons she was sucked into going up to the next distance until she found herself on the start line of an Ironman! When a running injury put an end to her triathlon career she…
Clarice Chung
Clarice started cycling as cross-training for rowing and as a means to get across London for those pesky 6am training sessions. When common sense finally kicked in, she hung up her oars and turned to cycling to satisfy her competitive streak. Doing 12 miles in her first 10 mile TT in December 2012 was clearly…
Sophie Household
Aged five, Sophie told her friend’s mum that she was going to win the Tour de France. It was only once she was 21 that she actually acted on this statement. Turning up to her first university club ride, she was all ‘no gear, no idea’ on a hybrid with rubbing brakes and a rucksack.…
Simon Beldon
For the previous 15 years, Simon was a member of the extremely successful Team Swift racing team. He won many individual events over these years and has represented Great Britain Police teams at events and stage races in the UK and abroad, most notably in Belgium, France and Holland. Simon is currently working towards a coaching accreditation…
Blair Buss
Blair has been racing for 20 years, firstly as part of the very successful RAF cycling team in the Isle of Man. After leaving the forces Blair has raced for several top teams, winning many regional and national events. Age: 50 Lives: Halifax Occupation: Crew Manager, Leeds/Bradford Airport Fire Service Discipline: TT & Track PBs: 10 miles – 19:19, 25 miles…
Eugene Cross
Eugene picked up the cycling bug after family holidays watching the Tour de France. He joined Clifton CC and quickly became a competitive racing cyclist bursting on the scene in 2015 when he just missed out on the National Junior 10m TT record by 6 seconds. His consistent podium places at local road races saw him gain…
Andy ‘Jacko’ Jackson
Andy is one of the country’s top time trialists regularly competing across the country. He was an integral part of the successful Team Swift team that won the 2015 National Team Time trial Championships and is the holder of the 7th fastest 10 mile time ever (18:02) and the 8th fastest 25 mile time of 47:21. …
Max McMurdo
Max only started racing two years ago, firstly with Otley CC. He quickly showed potential, winning a round of the White Rose League and getting 2nd at the National 10m TT Championships. He moved up a level in his first year as a junior with Team Vertex, racing elite road races and gaining his 2nd Cat licence. His…
Jon Surtees
Originally from York, Jon has been racing for 35 years, starting with the Clifton Cycling Club and the Knaresborough -Dunlopillo Racing Team, gaining a name across the UK as a talented Junior finishing in the Top 10 of the National Junior Best All Rounder and also won the Yorkshire Championships. As a member of the RAF, he has been…
Joel Wainman
Joel has been riding since the age of 17. Always competitive, it was inevitable that he started racing, twice winning the Junior Divisional RR Championships. His promising road career was short lived though – developing lumbar issues when he moved up to the senior ranks. So in order to satisfy his competitive streak, Joel started racing time…
Alastair Wareham
Alastair was part of the successful Team Swift squad that won the 2015 National Team Time trial Championships. Falling in love with cycling seven years ago, he has had a meteoric rise in the sport, becoming a National standard time triallist and also a 2nd Cat roadman. His ultimate goal is to become a National…
Jonathan Wears
Jonathan has been racing since the age of 18 and has seen steady improvement culminating in a breakthrough 2015. This was Jonathan’s most successful season to date with 7 open TT wins, as well as breaking the 19 minute barrier for the first time for a 10 mile TT. Jonathan’s long term ambition is to be a national TT champion.…
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