About us

The author born in South Yorkshire in 1938, was an early pioneer of paid continental cycle racing. He then established a successful career  in financial services. Currently, he was a reluctant rider at the outset of the professional class in the UK. Then he organised  the  most successful cycle training camps in Mallorca for almost 20 years. He became a  permanent resident in France in 2005,having spent  a considerable time in France even before he  bought his first  property in Saint - Quay- Portrieux  in 1990. also subsequently having winter homes in the Algarve and  Mallorca, consequently having considerable travel, racing & club experiences in those & other countries including South Africa, winning a world championship in Russia in 1993..