I’ve been mountain biking since July 2012. I started off riding every Sunday socially with a few friends and didn’t really enjoy it until my fitness improved. Once a week soon turned into twice when I started night rides and twice turned into every opportunity possible when I discovered the dreaded strava.

I upgraded my 26″ wheels to a race spec 29er which changed my love cycling and my competitiveness increased.

I started kom chasing and was persuaded to enter a local gorrick race which I finished 2nd in the open category.

Races were few and far between over the last 2 years but I moved up a category and have been finishing top half/ third in sport.

This year I’ve got a new job which means I should be able to race every weekend which is something I couldn’t do previously.

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