Is the first time you have had support from the Dave Rayner Fund?

Yes, this is my first year being supported by the Dave Rayner Fund.

What is your cycling history ?

I got into cycling when I was around 15 years old and began by just riding at the weekends with my Dad. I became a member of Warrington Road Club and started off doing time-trials as well as the odd criterium and junior race but it wasn’t until 2012/13 that I started racing seriously on the road. I’ve gained an enormous amount of experience these past two seasons and have also picked up a few wins and a number of respectable results racing across the UK and in Europe. After living in Belgium for a month in both 2013 and 2014 I knew that’s where I wanted to be for the whole of the 2015 season. I love the style of racing in Belgium and competing on the continent is a fantastic environment to further my development and also provides a greater number of opportunities than in the UK to turn professional and form a successful career in cycling.

What team are you joining in 2015?Tell us a bit about your team.

I’ve joined Team Handi-ness (formerly known as Terra safety shoes) for 2015. The team is predominantly English speaking with a mix of Brits, Australians, kiwis and an American which makes life in on the road and at the team-houses a little simpler.

Have they a website we can link to?

They don’t have a website but they regularly update their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/TERRA-Safety-SHOES/411159502350574

 What is your race programme looking like?

The team’s race programme is a good mix of interclubs, top-comps and international stage races. I’m looking forward to doing some kermesses inbetween team races and at the end of the season as well.

 Are you going on a training camp with the team?

I’ve not been on camp with the team but I did go to Alicante in January for two weeks with a team-mate.

 When are you heading out to Europe/USA?

I’m travelling over to my team house in Ottenburg at the start of March.

 Twitter handle and any blogs or website links:

Twitter: @bracey94 https://twitter.com/Bracey94

Instagram: http://instagram.com/bracey94/