Born & bred under the rolling hills of Horwich Lancashire & the enigmatic Rivington Pike my earliest years of racing were via the red rose XC league and local fell events and in the summer junior road races for Bolton Harriers. I then took a hiatus to relocate to London where later on I then picked up the triathlon bug racing for East London Triathletes until I discovered Epping Forest and mountain bikes. My first mountain bike event was the twelve hour night race ‘dusk till dawn’ and I just fell in love with spirit of competition and camaraderie. Since then it’s been mountain bikes all the way. Now settled in the natural beauty of The Chilterns I throw my hat in the ring of endurance racing and have been highly successful at the top level of mid pack mediocrity