Jack Cousins

• born:

  19th January 1992

• team:

  Decock Sportivo

• sponsors:

  Vermeeren, Dave Rayner Fund, CKT

• Racing base:

  Oudenaarde, Belgium

• home town:

  Manchester

• nickname:

  Some of the locals here enjoy calling me Mr Cousins. I think it's the accent. Apart from that it would have to be my old nickname of boogie shoe. That's right, Boogie Shoe!

• website:

  wielerteam.antoondecock.be/start/home/nl

• Facebook:

  www.facebook.com/JackCousins.106

• likes:

  Gettin a good sweat on.

• dislikes:

  Mussels. I think you can OD on sea food.

• favourite rider:

  Chris Boardman

• favourite race:

  The Tour.

• If money was no object what would be the first thing you would buy:

  An Iced Tea or maybe a Fanta.

• What do you do when not racing:

  Learn Dutch or repair my bike and generally just try to have fun at all times!

• Race history:

  I went to Italy on a cycling holiday with my dad when I was 11. I fell in love with the sport then. When I was 16 I bought a road bike - a green Principia from ebay. ooooooo! The next summer I tired 2 or three races and the year after raced a full season. My parents kindly paid for a coach for the year. I remember that I wanted to get a cat one licence and I did. I found I had a thirst for racing so next year I went to ride kermesses and a few Premier calendars. I applied for Dave Rayner funding at the end of that year, last year, got it and have been getting stuck in to Kermesse racing since.

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