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ART: Art comes from a background of racing competitively as a Junior XC Mountain Biker. He's since tried his hand at BMX riding, Downhill Mountain Biking, Road Racing, Team Time Trialing, and is now racing Triathlon. Art has won the Sprint Distance Triathlon National Championships, the Irish Triathlon Series, and even represented Ireland at the Duathlon World Championships in Rimini, Italy.
Art has also been known to cycle the West coast of Ireland towing a trailer for his surfboard and camping gear. As you can guess he eats, sleeps, and breathes bikes and loves to travel.
MARK: Mark is a long-time cycling aficionado thanks to the heroics of Kelly and Roche (not to forget LeMond and Chiappucci), a pretty handy bike rider and an all round nice guy.
Having dabbled successfully in other sports, Mark has come full circle to where his heart has always been and has rejoined the competitive cycling ranks. Injuries led him to qualify in Sports Massage and Remedial Therapy. He has since worked as a soigneur on the Tour de L'Ain stage race in France and as a masseur to the touring All Blacks, Argentinian and Pacific Islands rugby teams.
Mark is currently on sabbatical, touring the world by bike, and at this very moment is somewhere in New Zealand. You can follow his adventures directly on www.thebionicdude.com .
PATRICK: Patrick is an active club cyclist and veteran of many cyclosportive and running events. He is half French, and brings his unique perspective to travel, which was developed over his yearsliving in New York City. During this time Patrick worked as a traveling commercial photographer and spent several years in helicopter flight school. More recently, he spent two years exploring Europe with his bike while based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Patrick now proudly calls Ireland home, but really feels at home anywhere, especially with his bike and a good map.
PAUL: Paul first caught the cycling bug while watching Stephen Roche's triple victories of Giro, Tour and the World Championships in 1987. After racing for St Tiernan’s Cycling Club in his teenage years, Paul was attracted by the lure of triathlon and has been racing competitively since his mid-twenties, representing Ireland at the European Duathlon championships in 2007 and 2009. He is passionate about all things cycling and is happiest when the going gets steep.
He is also a keen practitioner of yoga and is currently pursuing a teacher training course in Iyengar yoga. Having spent time living and cycling in France, Spain and Japan, he is always ready for his next cycling adventure.
Should anyone have relevant experience and a possible interest in joining our On Your Bike team, please contact
patrick@onyourbike.ie for more information.