Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Falkirk, SCO |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Endura Racing Team: |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Air-brushing and spray-painting. He's painted a few cars and done some custom helmets and bikes. He also likes cooking Chinese food (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010, enduraracing.com, 18 Jun 2010) |
Injuries |
He damaged his left knee while riding with Brendan Milliken who cut across him going around a corner because there was a car coming. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He has a can of Relentless before a race. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
A lot of his racing career was spent on the mountain bike but there weren't as many opportunities. Track racing allows him to show himself and everyone else his best. He believes he's achieved more in the last couple of years than he ever did on the mountain bike. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Gary Hand as he is a great motivator and very encouraging whether you're winning or losing. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Hero / Idol |
Jason MacIntyre (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Ambitions |
Commonwealth Games selection, Tour Series victory for the team and perform well in the Premier Calender to retain his place in the Endura team. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
He does most of his training commuting the 60 mile round trip to and from work. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He got his first bike when he was three and his first road bike when he was 16. He couldn't straddle it and had to run with the bike and then jump on. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Firefighter |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Wavie. (enduraracing.com, 16 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
None |