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Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows

Story posted March 9; Source: Graham Barclay


On yet another snowy morning, Team Leslie Bike Shop/Right Move Windows held their team presentation for the 2010 season. The team are entering their third full season of racing with an increased squad of riders for both Road and Mountain bike racing. The squad is up from eight riders last year to 23 riders for 2010; 15 riding road and track and 10 competing in mountain bike races. Two of the riders will be competing in both.

The team's success from its first two seasons includes three European Masters track titles, four British Masters Track titles, British Youth Triathlon Champion, British Masters Silver medallists at both mountain bike and track and a British Masters Bronze Medallist, along with Scottish mountain bike titles.

 
Above: Graham Barclay European Master Pursuit & Points Race Champion

Backing the team once again are Specialized who are providing Tarmac road bikes and are kitting the team out with crash helmets, mitts, socks and race shoes.

Leslie Bike Shop and Right Move Windows are the main sponsors. Andy Hain and Raymond Reidy are both excited about the 2010 season with the larger and stronger team. Other sponsors include Extreme Nutrition providing the team with specialist supplements, J McCaffery Roofing, Glenrothes Fabrications, W.Simpson & Sons – Scottish Craft Butchers, Jim McLeod Plasterer, Powerbar and MGM Timber. Team clothing is being supplied by Endura.

 
Above: Some of the team sponsors. Back row Jim McLoud (Jim McLoud Plasterers), Andy Hain (Leslie Bike Shop), Raymond Reidy (Right Move Windows) and Ronnie Garrett (MGM Timber). Front row John McCaffery (McCaffery roofing) and Mark Burnett (W Simpson & sons Scottish Craft Butchers)

The team has once again included a mixture of youth and experience in its line up for 2010. Former World Masters 3000 metre Pursuit Champion Graham Barclay continues as road team captain. Although the youngsters in the team are hoping to learn from their team-mates, they have a list of results which outshine their seniors.

Triathlete’s Andrew Hood and Cameron Milne are members of the triathlon Olympic Talent Squad and played a key role in qualifying the Great Britain team for the European youth relay. Cameron is current British Youth Triathlon Champion. Joining them in the Junior ranks are Matthew Hamilton, Callum Foster and Kyle Yates who are all in the Scottish Development Squad. Kyle is Scottish Youth Road Race Champion.

The senior team moves up a gear from last year with Scott Macrae, Alistair Robinson and Kevin Barclay making the move from last years Endura team. Supporting these riders will be Jim Meek, Callum McGregor and last years team of Raymond Reidy, Gary McCrae, Graham Barclay, John McCaffery, Brendon Roe and Andrew Brierley.

Scott Macrae and Ali Robinson returned from wintering in Spain to be at the presentation and are looking forward to the season opener where they will also lead the team in some rounds of the Premier Calendar Series. Off roading Gary McCrae and John McCaffery are joined by Alex Slaven who has already chalked up a win this year for the team in the Strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike race, Paul Newnham (a former British Expert Champion), Natalie Milne (3rd place in the Scottish Female Sport MTB XC Championships) and the youngest team member 14 year old Callum Foster. Also in the team are Damien Slorach, Mike Nellies, Mark Barnett and Gary Beall.

The team are looking to improve on their impressive list of results from last year and will target the Scottish Super6 road race series, Scottish time trial championships, Scottish sxc championships, Scottish Road Race Championship and the World Masters Track Championships. The team is also looking to securing top 10 finishes in some Premier Calendar events.

First event of the 2010 road season for the team will be the first round of the Scottish Super6 series at Gifford. The team is looking to improve on last years series and are defending the A race Junior (Matthew Hamilton) and the B race Sprints (Brendan Roe) and over 50 (Graham Barclay) titles. The road team will also be out for victory in the Newcastle Cheviot Easter 4 day with a strong eight man team entered.

Off road, the mountain bike team kick off their season, in the middle of March at Kirroughtree Forest in Dumfries with the first round of the SXC series. The team are defending the Veteran title (Gary McCrae) and are out to take the team award this year.

The full list of riders are;

Road
Raymond Reidy    Winner Dundee 2 day
Scott Macrae          Top 12 finish in East Yorkshire Classic Premier Calendar RR
Gary McCrae          Edinburgh Nocturne support race winner
Ali Robinson          Bronze medallist Scottish 10ml TT Championships
Kevin Barclay         2009 Silver medalist British Omnium Championships
Graham Barclay    2009 Double European Masters Track Champion
Callum MacGregor
John McCaffery
Jim Meek               Fife Midweek TT Category winner
Brendon Roe        Sprints winner Super6 B race
Kyle Yates             Scottish Cycling youth squad member
Matthew Hamilton    Scottish Cycling junior squad member
Andrew Brierley    Scottish Veteran half Ironman Champion
Andrew Hood        Great Britain triathlon Olympic talent squad member
Cameron Milne     Great Britain triathlon Olympic talent squad member

MTB
Gary McCrae        2009 Silver Medalist British MTB Veteran XC Championships
John McCaffrey    8th 2009 Scottish Veteran MTB XC Championships
Alex Slaven            Winner Strathpuffer 24 hour Mountain bike challenge
Damien Slorach   10th 2009 Scottish MTB XC Series
Mike Nellies          5th Scottish MTB XC championships
Mark Barnett         16th 2009 Scottish MTB XC Series
Gary Beall
Callum Foster      Scottish Cycling youth squad member
Natalie Milne        3rd 2009 Scottish Female Sport MTB XC Championships
Paul Newnham    3rd 2009 Scottish cyclo cross series