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Yorkshire’s oldest bike retailer supports world champion rider

Twenty year old mountain bike trials cycling champion Jack Carthy of Haworth is the latest young Yorkshire rider to be supported by well-known bike retailer, All Terrain Cycles which has stores in Salt’s Mill in Shipley and in Wetherby.

Jack, who grew up in Haworth and went to Oakbank School in Keighley, first came to the notice of the cycling world in 2012 when, competing in the 26 inch category, he took third place at the UCI World Cup in Belgium at the age of just 16. A year later, he won the fifth and final stage of the UCI World Cup in Antwerp and took home a bronze medal overall and last year he went on to win both the World Cup and the World Championship – the first time that a rider has won both titles the same year.

Jack is now being supported by Nick Hindle, who races mountain bikes himself and is the co-owner of NRGym in Keighley, and has taken on the role of coach and manager. Nick explains: “I’ve known Jack for a couple of years; he’s done phenomenally well just on the strength of his natural talent – to have won both titles in his first season in men’s elite is amazing. Since September, we’ve been working together and I’ve devised a bespoke fitness regime and nutrition programme for him to make him stronger, faster and leaner.

“Being ex-military and a former body builder, I understand what high performing athletes need and believe that I can help Jack reach the next level – he’s aiming not only to defend his two titles this year, but to win by an even bigger margin.

“Getting the right sponsors behind Jack is crucial and it’s fantastic to have so much local support. I’m a long time customer of All Terrain Cycles and know how committed they are to supporting young riders in Yorkshire, not only are they providing kit and parts, the experts at All Terrain are also giving technical advice to help Jack get the best possible performance from his bike.”

Jack comments: “I’m passionate about trials riding and really excited about this year’s world cup which gets underway in May – thanks to Nick and my sponsors, I feel I’m at the top of my game and hungry to win; I hope that my success will encourage more people to get involved in this exhilarating sport.”

Tony Booth, managing director of All Terrain Cycles, which has superstores in Shipley near Bradford and in Wetherby, comments: “It’s great to be helping develop young local talent like Jack – to have a prized rainbow jersey in Yorkshire is something we should all be proud of. Jack has been invited by Welcome to Yorkshire to display his stunt riding skills at this year’s Tour de Yorkshire events and is an inspiring role model for youngsters interested in trial biking.”

Click here to see Jack in action www.youtube.com/watch?v=weertlDum0Q&feature=youtu.be

Dating back to 1907, All Terrain Cycles is the oldest cycling business in Yorkshire. It plays an active part in supporting the region’s cycling fraternity, sponsoring a number of cycling and charity events as well as having its own race team.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Emma Kilmurray .