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Thule has partnered cyclist Mick Ives and his racing team MI Thule Racing, since 1990. In this time, Mick has won a British Champion title every year and achieved a world championship six times over (2000, 2001 and twice in 2004, 2005 and 2006) and is the first man in the UK to represent their country in four individual disciplines: Road, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Biking and Track. Mick, aged 66, is now in his 52nd racing season. He has been competing, non -stop through the summer and winter months since 1956, winning British Championships every year he has raced, which is something no other cyclist has achieved.
MI Thule Racing, like Mick, is also extremely successful, and has won more open events in the UK over the past eight years than any other UK registered cycle racing team. The 25-strong team has been running for 13 years, and unlike most cycle teams, races all year round – from cyclo-cross in the winter, to road in the summer. MI Thule Racing comprises mainly Masters (cyclists from age 40+), although the team has seen its fair share of youngsters including Nicole Cook who came 5th in the Women’s Road Race in the 2004 Olympics.
Each master in the MI Thule team is world class. From pros and ex pros to international stars, the team, lead by Mick, continually strives to achieve cycling excellence and to keep up with changes in the industry. MI Thule Racing has held the record of more than 100 race victories per season, since forming 13 years ago. Thule is proud to be its longest standing partner.
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At the start of September, Paul Stubbs, won his second successive British Cycling Federation National Road Race Championship for Master Riders aged 45 and over at Pontefract, North Yorkshire. Stubbs attacked in the first mile of the 75 mile race and along with three other riders stayed clear of the classy field assembled from all over the U.K to win comfortably. Stubbs also won the 65 mile LVRC National Road Race Championship just two weeks earlier.
In other races, Avril Swan won the Ladies Veteran race in the Rudy Project National Time Trial Series in Buckinghamshire. Brian Davison won the North East T.L.I National Road Championships and 70 year-old John Dixon won Echelon 10 mile Time Trial with a time of 23 minutes, 41 seconds.
42 year old Carl Halpin, recently recovered from a virus which spoilt most of his season, bounced back with a victory at the Staffordshire Oatcakes Road Race.
In the Percy Stallard SPIUK National Road Race series Phil Wilkins finished in the 45 -49 years race at Inkberrow Road Race in Worcestershire and has now won the series at his first attempt. Team mate John Stevenson supported Wilkins with a fine fifth place. In the race for 65+ Mick Ives finished third in the 65 plus race and Derrick Woodings placed fourth; placing Woodings second in the series and Ives 3rd.
Geoff Giddings, National Cyclo Cross Champon, finished a close fourth in the latest round of the Notts and Derby series, beaten only by three top senior riders, Giddings easily won the Veterans class.
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- Five times U.C.I. World Masters Cyclo Cross Champion, including 2006
- 52 times British Cycling Champion. (4 championships won in 2005)
- 2005 winner of the World Championship, the British Cyco Cross Champs, the BCF National Road Champs, the BCF /CTT National Time Trial Champs, the LVRC National Road Champs, the LVRC Natiuonal Criterium Champs,and the Percy Stallard National Road Race series.
- In 2005, Mick became the first person ever to the ride the Tour de France route solo, in one day less than the race itself (i.e. 20 days).
- Only rider to win U.C.I. World Championship medals in 3 different disciplines of the sport
- U.C.I. ranked No 1 in the world for his age category
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