Category: Rider Profiles
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Debbie “Valkyrie”
All the days like these Cycling name? Valkyrie. Why do you ride your bike? To keep fit and have fun. Favourite place to ride? Richmond Park, but nothing beats the Alps. Up or down mountains? Down. Favourite climb? My stairs at the end of a ride – knowing I’ve had a great day out and…
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Glenn, Baroudeur, Singapore
First real ride as a Baroudeur & already tarnishing the cc’s name! Thought we’d head into Gardens By The Bay for a coffee. Unbeknown to me, you can’t ride your bike around there! I was chased around by a local woman wielding her camera tripod at me (and I quote) for “breaking the law!” Not…
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Glen ‘CHRONOS’ Thomson
What is your name? Glen What do you do when you’re not riding a bike? Look at bikes on the internet, advise others to look at and buy bikes from the internet; this does not pay very well so as a side-line I offer young people advice and guidance What bicycles do you own and,…
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Alex ‘The Bear’ Hill
Name: Alex – ‘The Bear’ Do you have a cycling name? If so, who gave it to you and why? In the words of Captain Ben, ‘He’s big, he puts up a mighty chase, and the girls would let him catch them up a hill’. Age? The youngest member of the team. Generally show the ageing members how to…
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Ben ‘Captain’ Ackland
Name: Ben Ackland Do you have a cycling name? If so, who gave it to you and why? Captain, on account of my nautical beard, I assume. You’ll have to ask Lowell… What do you do when you’re not riding a bike? I’m a father and a teacher. What bicycles do you own and, importantly,…
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Lowell ‘Disco’
Cycling name? Disco Why do you ride your bike? I love the adventure and the people I meet along the way. Favourite place to ride? France. Up or down mountains? Both, in equal measure. Favourite climb? Ventoux. What song/tune/music goes through your head while riding? Climbs: “Ghosts” by Made in Heights | “Flynn Lives”…
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Robert ‘Crazy Legs’ Sargent
What’s your name? Robert Frank Sargent Do you have a cycling name? If so, who gave it to you and why? Crazy Legs. I think it was Lowell the first time he saw me ride up a hill. What do you do when you’re not riding a bike? Once a web developer, turned sailor, who is…