I started cycling after I got a racing bike for my 9th birthday . My bike had always ben my favorite toy as a kid but with this one I could ride further and faster with less effort than before.

Soon I was nagging my dad to take me on long bike rides and we both joined rotheham wheelers in 1988. I did club runs mainly with the occasional time trial and some juvenile crits at wombwell go kart track. I turned junior in 1994 which mean`t that I could now do road races which I instantly enjoyed more than other aspects of the sport.

In 1995 I joined Thurcroft CC because it had a lot of other members the same age as me and ew all had quite a good season with three of us getting selected to ride the junior tour of ireland for the north midlands. This was an 8 day stage race with riders from all over europe and I took a right battering and had three crashes so I came home feeling sorry for my self and didn`t really touch the bike for 6 months.

For the next few years cycling took a back seat while I started a job and had to do work for college and didn`t really have much time to train.

After I was fully qualified at work I packed the job in and went to belgium for 6 months to race over there which was very hard as the racing is really fast.

I joined Doncaster wheelers in 2003 and have enjoyed riding for the club.The club runs are good and the youth hosteling trips a good laugh.I think that racing for the club is brilliant as we all get on and work very well together and I have learn`t a lot off other members in the team and as a result it has brought me on which I am very gratefull for.