Team Rider: Calum Chamberlain
Job: Paper-boy / GCSE student at Forest school
Race bike: Giant Anthem
Category: Junior
I have ridden mountain bikes for 5 years, and only 2 of those competitively. Although I seem to always have been doing something competitive. I came from a running backgound mostly, and have competed in many 1500m races for school and county. I also did a fair amount of cross-country running, once again for school and county. I even made it onto the British Talent Team for my 1500m skills. I also played rugby for about 3 years, playing mainly for Redingensians (which at one point meant representing England in the junior world cup!), but occasionaly making appearances at flanker for Berkshire.
Now I concentrate my time on cycling which I could not live without. I started off on the bike riding dirt and downhill, but somehow turned to the 'dark-side' of mountain biking (XC racing), stunning my friends by saying that I enjoyed the climb up White's Level (Afan Argoed) almost as much as the descent!
2008
National Points Series
4th Junior: Round 1Southern XC Series
1st Junior: Round 1Gorrick Spring Series
3rd Expert: Round 3
2007
British Mountain Bike XC Series
8th Junior: Round 1
10th Junior: Round 2
11th Junior: Round 3Trek Marathon Series
14th (50km): Round 1Southern Championships
2nd JuniorSouthern XC Series
1st Junior: Round 1
1st Junior: Round 5
1st Sport: Round 5Gorrick Spring Series
9th Sport: Round 1
5th Sport: Round 2
11th Sport: Round 3Gorrick Autumn Classics
2nd Expert/Elite: Round 1Dragon XC Series
1st Junior: Round 3Enduros
4th: Gorrick/Gore Bike Wear 100 Enduro (2 laps, ~22 miles)
2006
National Points Series
6th Youth (170 points): Overall Ranking
5th Youth: Round 1
11th Youth: Round 2
17th Youth: Round 3
3rd Youth: Round 4British Marathon Series
18th (50km): Round 2
20th (50km): Round 3Southern XC Series
2nd Youth (204 points): Overall Ranking
8th Youth: Round 2
4th Youth: Round 3
3rd Youth: Round 4
1st Youth: Round 5Gorrick Spring Series
1st Youth: Round 2
4th Youth: Round 3Gorrick Autumn Classic
1st Youth: Round 1
4th Sport: Round 2Enduros
7th (2 laps): Gorrick Sagem 100 Enduro
4th Pairs: Dusk Till Dawn 12hr "Young Guns"