C.V.

Gary is the 5th Beatle! The resident 3rd Cat, he'll be ploughing his own furrow in local 2/3 Cat races but on Premier Calendar race days, he'll drive the Team Car, hand up food & bottles and offer congratulations (or comiserations) as required. Occasionally, He'll get to ride with the guys too, in Handicap events like the Castle Combe Series, where he got a 4th and 5th place last year.

Personal Biog

I was a good Cross Country runner and ran for the Eastern Counties while at school. After several fallow years I decided to get into shape again, running, swimming and cycling with the intention of competing in triathlons and the London Marathon (which I ran in 2004). It became apparent that it was the Cycling I really enjoyed!

Being married (for 3.5 years) and Cycling seem to take up all my time!

My musical tastes include British pop/indie/rock groups including U2, Arctic Monkeys and Hard Fi (although when I'm training I listen to house or dance music).

My personal hero is Lance Armstrong, for being dedicated and strong enough to spank the rest of the peloton consistently for 7 years in a row without the assistance of performance enhancing drugs. Plus anyone who's dated Sheryl Crow and Sandra Bullock gets my approval!

I'm looking forward to riding for Sport Beans - Wilier for 2008, an outfit that's well organised and has such high aspirations for 2008.

I've ridden with Grant for 4 years now and we're great friends both on and off the bike so it's good to have a training partner who's also a Team-mate. I'm also looking forward to contributing to the Team's success by acting as Soigneur on Premier Calendar days. My personal aspirations for the year are to get my first win, obtain my 2nd Cat licence and score a top 20 in a Belgian Kermesse.