MY TRAINING SPACE - Simon Jones

I played rugby in my 20s but got into off-road riding in the Nineties. A few years later, in my early 30s, I began to dabble in road riding too and did a few TTs, until family life took over and put my cycling on hold. I didn't start again until I turned 50, when I decided to enter a local cyclo-cross race. The high standard was a massive shock.

- David Bradford

I'm now 56 and still racing cyclo-cross in the very competitive West Midlands League - and I've got back into time trialling too, achieving my 10-mile PB of 23.45 at the age of 55. In fact, I'm now more into cycling than I've ever been. I've done triathlons and runs too.

PROFILE

Age: 56

Height: 5ft 9in

FTP: 265W

Rides for: Black Country RC

Lives: Dudley, West Midlands

Occupation: Risk manager for insurance broker

Proudest cycling achievements: Rode through the High Atlas Mountains for MacMillan Cancer Support (about 25 years ago); competed in the 2018 National Hill-Climb Champs; achieved 10-mile PB at the age of 55 jonescervelor5

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