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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Edinburgh, SCO |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Edinburgh Road Club: Edinburgh, SCO |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | Her boyfriend, Ronny now coaches her in Belgium. (clairethomascycling.co.uk, 15 Sep 2010). |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She had to take time off from running with an injury. She loved to participate in bike and road racing so she continued the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Former coach in Scotland, Neil Muir, her boyfriend and current coach, Ronny, her parents and Callum Gough who encouraged her to 'experience real racing in Belgium'. (clairethomascycling.co.uk, 15 Sep 2010) |
| Awards and honours | She was the first Scottish cyclist to take overall victory in the British Cycling Women's Road Series 2009. (edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 07 Sep 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She bought her first bike in 2006 after an injury forced her to take time off from running. She joined Edinburgh Road Club straight away and started doing time trials a week later. |
| Name of coach | Ronny Couliez |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Sales |