John Hancock (British)
Twitter: @JohnHHancock Rides Cotic FlareMax; Trek Farley; Rocky Mountain Vertex 990RSL; Whyte M109c; 1996 Dekerf Team; Specialized Tarmac; Mason Bokeh Gravel Bike Most proud of... Putting in the training since my accident in April 2016 Having a sense of adventure and willingness to "jump off cliffs together" Most scared of...
Cycling accomplishments 2019 St. John's to Grand Falls - Windsor, NL 451.3km in 43 hours, 10 min 2 hours sleep on the side of the trail in a bivvy bag 2019 Dirty Reiver (Dirty One Thirty) First official gravel event. Hoping to snatch up an entry to the 200km distance for 2020! 2018 BC Bike Race Just getting back on the bike after recovering from ORIF surgery for multiple right heel fractures. Now the proud owner of a plate and 12 screws! 2017 JoBerg2C (South Africa) Completed first stage race as a team (with Jenn); 3rd place in first 24-hour MTB race (I think I'm hooked); 4th MTB in The Al Adaid Inland Sea Race; 1st Cat 'B' QCF / RAM Dukhan Road Race 2016 Trans Hajar (Oman) 4th place finish (first multi-stage MTB race) https://vimeo.com/157913903; Recovering from polytrauma after being struck head-on by a motor scooter at high speed 2015 Completing the 6-day 'Volcano Tour' with Tenerife Bike Training https://tenerifebiketraining.com/ 2013 Rode from Pokhara to Kathmandu in Nepal where I proposed to Jenn overlooking the Annapurna mountain range (she said yes). Currently...
Qualifications UCI Level 1 Coaching Certificate UCI Level 2 Coaching Certificate NCCP When I'm not on the bike Architect Keen researcher for all things cycling Director of Coaching for Bicycle NL |
Jenn Wicks (Canadian)
Twitter: @jennwicks Rides Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt BC Trail Edition; Trek Farley; Specialized Amira; Mason Bokeh Gravel Bike Most proud of... Successfully completing my first unsupported ultra endurance challenge - Bikingman Oman! Most scared of...
Cycling accomplishments 2019 Solo Cross NL T'Railway (930km) Rode across the island of NL via the old railway bed on a mountain bike, raising money for the charity Cycle for Sight to fund research to treat and cure blinding eye disease. 2019 Dirty Reiver (Dirty One Thirty) First official gravel event. Not keen to go for the 200km at the moment - the shorter distance was hard enough without suspension. But perhaps with some fitness improvements and tweaks to the bike...you never know ;) 2018 BC Bike Race Bikingman Oman: Completed first ultra-endurance race; 1050km including 9000m of climbing and the notoriously difficult Jebel Shams 2017 JoBerg2C (South Africa) Completed first stage race ever!; 1st place in The Al Adaid Inland Sea race in Qatar (a race across 6 sand dunes in the desert); 1st place in my first 24-hour race 2016 Getting back on a bike after John's horrific cycling accident - I thought I would never ride again! 2015 Surviving a training camp on Mount Teide, Tenerife on a rented Pinarello (lesson learned) 2013 First mountain bike race; Conquering immense fear in order to mountain bike from Pokhara to Kathmandu (Nepal) with John on a hard tail(!) Scott Scale 610 Currently...
When I'm not on the bike Executive Coach Musician Blogger Director of Women's Cycling for Bicycle NL |