British Continental, British Conti, 21 Martxoa 2020
Nork aipatua: DZI

Today was a good day. For the first time in months, my average power was higher than my average heart rate on a training ride. At the start of December, I got a virus. Before anyone panics, not that one. No, I picked up an honest, hard-working virus that isn’t just in the game for the headlines and publicity. My new lodger is the type that’s happy to keep its head down and get on with its job. I got the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis (aka Glandular Fever) and it’s taken me...

British Continental, British Conti, 17 Otsaila 2020
Nork aipatua: DZI

This story starts on a relaxed day in the middle of September 2017. I had recently finished my second season as a junior, which was arguably my best yet. Frustratingly though, I fell short of qualifying for the World Champs in Bergen, one of my main goals for the year. Shortly after the selection was decided, however, I took the win...

British Continental, British Conti, 9 Urtarrila 2020
Nork aipatua: DZI

Joe Nally and five other cyclists are keeping rider journals for The British Continental this season. The 20-year-old Scot, a former Great Britain Cycling Team Senior Academy rider, races for Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK. This is Joe’s first journal entry… ‘Who is Joe Nally?’ Good question. To be totally honest, 20 years on I’m still not...

Velo Veritas, Ed Hood, 24 Abendua 2019
Nork aipatua: Bitossi

Scottish professional bike riders are a bit thin on the ground so when we heard that 20 year-old Fifer, Joe Nally – who’s the youngest man ever to win the British Elite Points Race Championship – had signed with Vitus Pro Cycling for 2020 we thought we best ‘have a word.’

VeloVeritas, Ed Hood, 5 Urtarrila 2019
Nork aipatua: Tim Booth

This year, until Tour of Britain time, season 2018 hadn’t gone as he’d have liked. However the Tour of Britain saw him finish in one piece against the strongest of opposition and delivered a welcome boost to his flagging self-confidence.

Rouleur, Kenny Pryde, 16 Azaroa 2018
Nork aipatua: Tim Booth

It’s fair to say that in recent years Scotland hasn’t produced as many road stars as – say – fellow Celtic nation Wales, but there’s a new crop coming up, including Joe Nally, who made the transition from junior to under-23 GB Academy rider and ended the year with a ride in the Tour of Britain.