Published 28th February 2015

Collecting all your new kit for the coming season is always one of the most exciting days of the year. I’d previously arranged to meet the team mechanic at 10am at the team Service Course; to my word I’m there dead on time. I’m a bit obsessive when it comes to cycling equipment as it […]

Published 27th February 2015

Team Tomacc Pre-Season Training Camp! After an early start and an 11 hour drive to a beautifully scenic Southern France, we arrived in Berganty, on the Saturday evening.We stayed in the Mas Des Flandrien, a chalet like converted barn, an ideal place to recover and relax after hard training. Mas Des Flandrien, our home for […]

Published 27th February 2015

LE STAGE! February 27, 2015 Having moved into my new apartment in France last Friday evening, I was up at 5am on Saturday morning, after just 6 hours sleep I may add, to get ready for a week-long training camp in Spain with the new team. By 7am, I was wedged into a mini-van and heading south with seven […]

Published 26th February 2015

A New Beginning It’s been a week exactly since arriving in a rather cold Belgium. The journey started by catching the steam packet ferry from the Isle of Man to Heysham, which on the Ben-My-Chree is a good four hour sailing. After a tedious trip over to the UK, my dad and I had to […]

Published 26th February 2015

David Millar has praised the Dave Rayner Fund for its role in his development as an aspiring professional, calling it “a massive help” for riders on the fringe of moving to continental teams. Millar was part of the early draft of the fund, which was set up after the tragic death of Yorkshire pro Dave Rayner in 1995. […]

Published 25th February 2015

Here’s the latest blog from Jake (Spot) Scott about his first move away from home Belgium (Moving out and in) So the aspiration, perhaps dream of moving to Belgium is now very much in process, well it’s happened, I’m here, I’m living, and the racing starts this Sunday. I’m under no doubt that this first […]

Published 24th February 2015

  FEB 23 Copa Espana Circuito Guardia 2015 During pre-season there is always one small dark place in the back of a cyclists mind. Doubts that will plague your thoughts hours, days and sometimes even weeks before the first race of the year. ‘What if’ is the usual suspect, ‘what if I didn’t do enough miles’. […]

Published 23rd February 2015

A new season There are a lot of people who enjoy their comfort zone. That’s not me! Why would you not try to be the best person you can be? Why can’t you push yourself to your limits? Why can’t you set yourself goals that are sky high? These are the things I don’t get about […]

Published 20th February 2015

The comeback After the crash things seemed to move fast, I stayed at the race HQ with the rest of the team for a couple of days and got to go in the car behind the race on Thursday which was a new experience although I would have preferred to be in the race it […]

Published 16th February 2015

  Is the first time you have had support from the Dave Rayner Fund? No i was supported by the fund last year this is my second year being supported by it What is your cycling history ? I started racing on the track when i was younger then i made the move to the […]