President

Chris is the Clubs third President. Chris has been the Participation Lead for two years, so provides some great continuity for the committee. He is a British Cycling Level 2 MTB Guide and is also one of our most experienced ride leaders, You’ll see him out on group rides, and supporting our ride leader training.

president@newburyvelo.cc

Chair, Welfare Officer, & Club Kit

Simon has been passionate about cycling throughout his life and joined Newbury in2019. Our dedicated Kit Shop manager and Safeguarding Officer, he keeps us ‘on brand’. He sits on the British Cycling Safeguarding Board, where he heps to develop national policy. He is one of our experienced ride leaders.

chair@newburyvelo.cc

General Secretary

Nick looks after the club membership and general secretarial duties. Bio to follow.

secretary@newburyvelo.cc

Club Treasurer

Ian is a founding member of Newbury Velo, and a seasoned racer. He has an impressive collection of awards and accomplishments on track and road. He is our most experienced tandem pilot, setting TT records with Rachael Elliott, our racing secretary. He is one of our valued coaches, and as well as racing manages TTs.

treasurer@newburyvelo.cc

Triathlon Treasurer

Scott joins the committee to look after the triathlon accounts related to club activity and plays a key role in the annual Newbury Velo Triathlon. Scott is a keen cyclist and triathlete, and brings a wealth of experience to the committee in terms of event management, planning and accountancy skills.

treasurer2@newburyvelo.cc

Coaching lead

Mel is in charge of the Club's coaching programme. If you're between 3 and 12 years old and would like to gain more bike skills, please do get in touch. Club membership is optional to be involved, but most join once they get a flavour of the fun involved! Mel is also a Masters champion track rider, and TT competitor.

coaching@newburyvelo.cc

Road Participation Lead

Darren leads on getting the road based group rides together for our Sunday coffee speed rides. He works to ensure that our members can enjoy a wide range of cycling activities. He leads our Ride Leader Programme.

participation@newburyvelo.cc

Off-Road Participation Lead

David is the Club off-road lead, and heads up NVXC, our dedicated off-road section, you will find everything but tarmac! He is a qualified mountain bike coach, and can often be found leading a gravel or MTB adventure. He is one of our coaching team and also one of the Club’s official photographers, producing first class photographs of everything Velo.

nvxc@newburyvelo.cc

Women’s Participation

Our women’s lead, ensuring we support and promote women’s involvement at Newbury Velo. We warmly welcome female members. A good proportion of the club’s membership is female, and five of the club committee members are women. Catie is one of our valued coaches and works tirelessly to get more women cycling.

women@newburyvelo.cc

Vice Chair and Limitless Lead

Andy assists the Club chair and secretary with general duties and is joint participation lead with Andy Hockedy. He leads the clubs engagement and involvement with British Cycling’s Limitless programme, developing our offering to less able cyclists. He also assists the coaching team and is an experienced ride leader.

vicechair@newburyvelo.cc

Racing Secretary

Rachael is a founding member of Newbury Velo. Rachael has set many TT tandem records with Ian Greenstreet. She is passionate about coaching and also our tandem initiative, which ensures those who are less able than others have the opportunity to ride bikes. Rachael is one of our valued coaches.

racing@newburyvelo.cc

Communications Secretary

James is our communications secretary so if you have any news you’d like to share in our weekly newsletter, do get in touch with him! James is one of our ride leaders and often leads our Club introduction rides. He is a member of our Steelie section, with quite a few vintage machines in his quiver.

comms@newburyvelo.cc

Triathlon Secretary

Martin is a cycling and triathlon member of the club. He heads up the triathlon sub-committee, supported by Scott Nicholls the triathlon treasurer and Bart Kuitjen our triathlon coach. Martin works with thr triathlon subcommittee to organise and host the Newbury Triathlon, he is also am experienced ride leader.

triathlon@newburyvelo.cc

Social Squad

New for 2026, we are arranging social activity through a subgroup of likeminded members. Acting as the club’s social conscience, they remind us that there is more to the club than just riding our bikes. The subgroup organises our social gatherings, and our prestigious annual awards evening where we celebrate our members’ successes and our Velo Volunteers, to name but a few.

social@newburyvelo.cc

Club Mascot

Ted is our four-legged morale officer and official Club Mascot! He may not lead rides (yet), but he’s a regular at events, cheering from the sidelines and sniffing out cake crumbs with unrelenting focus. He’s partial to post-ride pub stops and has been spotted sporting club kit with more style than most humans.

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