Name: Treve Ripley
Nickname: Rippers
Birthplace: Windsor
Age: A young 49
Weight: The wrong side of 10 stone!
Previous Clubs: None
Bike: Colnago CLX 2
Favourite Rider: Pelo
Favourite other team: The Superhoops
Most memorable ride: The first big one – The PACE Aylesbury to Dublin ride
Biggest thrill: Seeing Ripcor the Movie premiere in Leicester Square
Biggest disappointment: Dieter
Miscellaneous likes: Cheeky beers, cycling on hot sunny days
Miscellanous dislikes: Dry cotton wool, labels in clothes, chasing Lord Hampshire
Favourite cake: Bread Pudding
Favourite drink: Pale Ale
Favourite TV show: The Sopranos
Favourite singer: The Boss
Biggest influence on career: My dad
Biggest drag in cycling: The riding
International honours: Queen City Film Festival ‘Best Documentary’
Personal ambition: To beat anyone, literally anyone, up a hill climb
If you weren’t a cyclist what do you think you’d be? Better off
Which person in the world would you most like to share a beer with? Stan Bowles

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