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NAME : James Makepeace
DOB : 1975
HOME : Worthing, West Sussex
MARRIED : soon, July 2008!
OCCUPATION : Public Sector
RACING CATEGORY : 2nd
CYCLING HISTORY : Started racing in 1990 with Cheltenham and County Cycling Club.
As a Junior in 1992 rode the Peter Buckley series and got 6th at the Farnway International, 10th in the Nat 25 and 11th in Nat RR. With Vc St Raphael
In 1993 rode numerous times on the continent for GB Juniors and won the first main international in Harelbeke. 7th overall in Buckley series, 4th in Nat RR and 3rd in Lincoln GP winning KOM!!! With Vc St Raphael.
1994 1st cat with Vc Venta, winner of last stage of Rockingham 2 day, 29th in tour of Cotswolds, raced in Limoges with Southern Centre of excellence for four weeks.
1995 Wembley Road Club, Gp Essex, Wheely Down, Perfs, before finishing cycling through ill health. (Saddle problem!)
spent 10 years putting on three stone and not cycling…getting back into it now. Won the last Goodwood Gallops in 2006 and 3rd in Dunsfold series 2007.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS : Every Race on the Continent!
CYCLING ASPIRATIONS : To be good again before I get too old.
CYCLING INSPIRATIONS : Greg LeMond, 1989 Tour was the best.
A PROPER RACE : Milan San Remo
LIFE AFTER CYCLING : Work, Harry (son), Gemma.
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