Meet Our Brand Ambassadors For 2019!

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Ashley Oldfield

Nickname – Ash, never really acquired a nickname
Club – Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club
Bikes – Pyga Stage (it’s a crazy light 10.1kg dual suspension bike designed and made in SA) and a Battaglin steel frame roadie
Favourite riding spot – Stellenbosch, just outside Cape Town. Massive mountains, trails and forests and year-round riding.
Best event – Wines2Whales 3-day MTB stage race
First bike – As a kid, I think I broke every Raliegh ever made. As an adult, GT Force 1.0
Tip – Spend time on bike handling skills
What am I doing now – I’m a motoring journalist. Mostly I test cars I can fit my bikes into.
Ambitions – One day I’ll have a go at the Cape Epic
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Jennifer Lucas

Nickname: J-Force – assigned to me by my coach, and Jen-Dog from my best friend at Uni – I’m definitely not cool enough to pull either of them off.
Club: currently flying (or should that be riding) solo.
Bike: Canyon Speedmax CF 8.0, named ‘The Beast’.
Favourite riding spot: I love riding in Mallorca, the ride out to the lighthouse (from Port de Pollenca, up Cap de Formentor and out) is awesome. Go early and it’ll just be you and a super friendly goat who will nick the fig rolls out of your bento box if you don’t watch her!
Best event: Ahh I can’t choose! Ironman Zell am See 70.3 for the bike course, Ironman Copenhagen for the support on the run and the ITU race in Leeds for the joy of galloping around my University town.
First bike: My first ever bike came from Father Christmas when I was tiny – it was pink, had a dolly seat and I forced my Dad to go out in the snow to teach me to ride it. My first road bike was a women’s Boardman Sport FI frame, with all the other bits and bobs sourced and put together by my boyfriend.
Tip: Be honest with yourself about your weaknesses – choose the thing you’re worst at and work on it until it becomes a strength.
What am I doing now: Recovering from my first Ironman, planning out my off-season training and eyeing up the next adventure!
Ambitions: The sights are set on the Big Island – the dream would be to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii -even if it means I have to keep racing until I’m 80 to do so! I also raced at the European age group standard distance championships earlier in the year too, which was so much fun but fell right in the middle of Ironman training so at some point I’d love to qualify for the GB age group team again and be able to race properly.
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Luke Taylor

Club – Runcorn (RCC)

Bike – Canyon Aeroad Dura-Ace R9100 Mavic Cosmic wheels

Fav riding spot – North Wales horse shoe pass area. There are still hills to be Conquered

Best Event – CW125 nothing better than riding on a classic race circuit and one of the UK’s toughest climbs Mow Cop. Great distance with speed and ascent.

First bike – 2014 GT Sportive (first road bike)

Tip – There is never an excuse not to ride your bike

What am I doing now – I practically pre-planned a full years riding, many adventures to come – Heading to Ireland and doing some closed roads velos.

Ambitions – To feel that I have reached out to other riders, from the simplest of things such as helping repair a puncture, advice on recovery for injuries or assisting on training. Anything to help or inspire people to get on a bike and I am happy.

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Martine Hoaas

Nickname – Monkey

Club – Nordlysbyen STK

Bike – Specialized Shiv

Fav riding spot – Mallorca

Best Event – Norseman

First bike – Probably one with 3 wheels

Tip – Find the fun in everything

What am I doing now – Eating

Ambitions – Always become faster and keep chasing fun

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Nicole Pugson

Nickname – Cole , Puglet

Club – London Fields Triathlon Club

Bike – Canyon Ultimate (it was a tough choice between that and an Orbea!)

Fav riding spot – in the UK it has to be through Essex, flat and smooth and I can’t resist a stop at the Blackmore Tearooms; best peanut butter in the county and [hands down] the biggest servings of cake. Outside of England, the Morvan National Parks in Burgundy, France are amazing; beautiful lakes and scenic views but be prepared for a few hills…!

First bike – a very entry level Cannondale Synapse, which did what it said on the tin.

Tip – eat

What am I doing now – training for the ETU Middle Distance Championships in Ibiza and mapping out my 2019 race season. Somewhere in between that, I’m probably eating peanut butter…

Ambitions – The list could go on, but I guess the main ones would be to do an epic cycle event next year and (possibly!) do my first full distance triathlon…. we’ll see.

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Sam Farrar

Nickname: I’ve never had a nickname, that I know of….

Club: I’ve never joined a cycling club, I just prefer having free reign to go wherever I please.

Bike: Trek Remedy 9.8 mountain bike, De Rosa SK Pinnifarina special occasion road bike, Parlee Z5i as my daily rider, Surly Pacer, BMX, trials bike and a cyclocross bike.

Favourite Riding Spot: The Lake District (Home), Mallorca – road bikes and Finale Ligure – Mountain bikes

Best Event: Kinlochleven Enduro or PMBA Enduro Series

First Bike: Redline micro bmx

Tip: If you want it enough, then you will find a way of getting it.

What Am I Doing Now: Working for Trek Factory DH Team, alongside the Athertons, Kade and Muddy.

Ambitions: To ride my bike in new places and to go on more adventures. I also have a wild ambition that one day I will own a small bike shop with a little cafe on the side, serving the best coffees and the best veggie food around. Im not even a vegan, I just like food!