Is the first time you have had support from the Dave Rayner Fund?
- Yes, this is the first time

 
What is your cycling history ?
- I’ve been riding bikes since I was 3 years old but only started racing when I was 15. I started taking it seriously in my last year as a junior where I was able to achieve a few results in the Junior National Road Series along with a couple of smaller wins.

 
What team are you joining in 2016?
- Zappi’s Pro Cycling (U23s)

 
Tell us a bit about your team.
- Zappi’s was founded, and is still run, by ex Italian pro Flavio Zappi and this will be his 5th year running the team. There are 10 of us on the team this year, all U23s, with 3 first years, 3 second years, 3 third years and a fourth year rider.

Have they a website/FaceBook or Twitter we can link to?
- www.zappis.cc
- https://m.facebook.com/Zappis-Pro-Cycling-109827639138546/ (Facebook link)
- @ZappiProCycling

 
What is your race programme looking like?
- Our race calendar is fantastically diverse with events spreading across many European countries. The season kicks off in Spain and Portugal before being mainly based in Italy with a trips to France, Belgium and Luxembourg to name a few.

 
Where are you going to live?
- From January to mid March we live in Tavira, on the southern tip of Portugal right on the edge of the Algarve. From mid March onwards we are based in Rimini on the east coast of Italy.

 
Your Twitter name and any website or blog links.
- @jackbillyard