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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Edinburgh, SCO |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Endura Racing: Scotland |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Freestyle motor cross. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Injuries | Broken left shoulder in 2008,snapped bicep tendon and dislocation of humerus. The whole left side of his leg had no skin on it from ankle to hip. It cost £13,000, 10 weeks off and 3 operations. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) Injured his left ankle in 2007 and had to take 4 weeks off training. It compromised his rides in the Tours of Ireland and Britain. (heraldscotland.com, 10 Sep 2007, veloresults.co.uk, 04 Sep 2007) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning Bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth games and getting a chance to make his sport his job. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Other sports | Has also represented Scotland in road cycling. (cgcs.org.uk, 18 Jul 2002, reference.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His father was a cyclist (reference.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
| Hero / Idol | Lance Armstrong because he's done so much for the sport. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010). |
| Ambitions | He wants to win a medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, regain his national criterium title, help Endura racing win the Tour Series and gain selection for the Tour of Britain. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010, veloresults.co.uk, 28 Jan 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Training Regime | Regular sessions involve turbo for an hour, with intervals, 3 minutes on – seven of them, then two hours at threshold or just above, followed by an hour behind the motorbike. Sessions at the Alkmaar velodrome in the Netherlands for training and testing as it’s much easier to get track time there than Manchester. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He got his first bike in 1990. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1995 |
| Competing for | Great Britain |
| Tournament | Great Britain Youth Olympics |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coordinator |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Jimmy Mac. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010). |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "If you don’t do something right, there’s always a consequence, and the end result of not approaching the racing correctly will be to not reach the success we can". (veloresults.co.uk, 28 Jan 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Graeme Herd |