Steve Kirby

 What did you do before cycling –  Fishing

How did you get into cycling –   I was given a 'Raleigh Record' race bike for xmas. I was about 13 and went everywhere on it.

How long have you been riding -  About 25 years but only 8 at club level. I only started racing though in 2007.

What’s your biggest achievement that you are most proud of –  A solo unsupported ride from John O Groats to Lands end in 2004

What’s your most embarrassing moment –   I once told the grandmother of an old girlfriend that she looked hot. The girlfriend was Spanish and my Spanish was a bit woolly at the time. I was trying to say 'It is Hot'

What do you do when not riding your bike –  Thinking about the next ride.

What’s your life’s ambition on the bike –   To win the Tour de France. (whose isn't)

Do you have a coach?? How do you plan your riding - No coach but I have quite a complex training diary and closely monitor every heart beat.

Whose your cycling hero and why –  Lance Armstrong. He was so inspiring. Graeme Obree for his Hour Record.

Your favourite holiday location –  Fuerteventura 

Favourite TV program     The Weather Forecast 

What’s on your I Pod at present (favourite music)  What is an Ipod. I have a David Bowie LP.

What do you class yourself as, Roadie, Tester, Triathlete, Cross rider?? –  Roadie and tester. 

Other hobbies –  Hiking/trekking 

Your pet hates –   Idiot car drivers, Punctures, black ice & headwinds.

Wine, women, or song –  Wine

Favourite food -  Paella 

Anything else we should know about you –  I love to ride fixed gear for all my general training and commuting duties.