June 2015

Saint-Hill Thompson. What do you do for a living? I am currently involved in the finance/commodities world as negotiator. I am also a fashion designer and have bravely showed in Paris during Haute Couture Week. I am currently working on a few ideas and hope to make my way back towards making a big splash again after a realisation incubation period. So...

Helen Pinkerton. What do you do for a living? I’m the PA to the Chief Executive of Grosvenor, a family property company that owns a large chunk of property in Mayfair and Belgravia. How long have you been a cyclist? I had a bike as a child, but as an adult I bought a Pashley back in 2011, as...

Sally Mackereth. What do you do for a living? I'm an architect with my own practice called Studio Mackereth. We recently designed and built our own office from some derelict former Victorian stable blocks. We specialise in high-end residential buildings, global luxury retail design, galleries and bespoke furniture. How long have you been a cyclist? I wouldn't call myself...

James Simpson. What do you do for a living? I am Managing Director of Pol Roger Portfolio; the UK agents not only for Pol Roger Champagne (one of the very rare great champagne houses still in family hands) but also for a small number of top end family owned wine and spirits producers. How long have you been a...

Natalie Morton.     What do you do for a living? I’m a News and Documentary filmmaker for the BBC, specialising in investigative journalism. For the last eighteen months I have been working in some of the World’s most toxic war zones – Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza. I’ve also travelled to Iran, Tajikistan and Belarus this year. How...

Jools Walker aka Velo-City-Girl.     When did you start cycling? At 28 and after a ten-year absence from cycling, I decided to get back on the saddle and start again… There was a mix of reasons why I’d stopped cycling by the time I was 18; I wasn’t feeling that confident on the roads anymore, and I’d managed...

Arthur Dyjecinski.   What do you do? Many many things, some more interesting than others, but even then only interesting to me. I certainly don't believe in free time. I try to occupy my time making something I enjoy doing better. So perhaps one day, I may actually be good at something. What bike are you riding? I ride...

Renaud Thillaye.   What do you do? Think-tank researcher. How long have you been cycling? Since I was five or six I guess, but in London for two years. What bike are you riding now? Eastway FB 4.0, a hybrid. How many bikes have you owned? No more than three. One every 10 years. How often do you ride...

Ian Hoyos. Tell us a little about yourself... I was born in London, but my family are from Colombia. I have 3 kids, and live in Brixton. I opened Champs Barbers in Fitzrovia after working for someone else for 15 years, and always felt that I could offer a better service. At Champs I provide our customers with more...

Jo Wood.   What do you do? Organic beauty product CEO, author, and I appear on television too. How long have you been cycling? Since I was seven. What is your earliest memory of cycling? My dad renovated an old bike for my seventh birthday. He used to renovate Lambretta scooters. I just loved that bike! What bike are you...

Kate Silverton. What do you do? I’m a broadcast journalist. How long have you been cycling? Around ten years. I used to compete in triathlons and had a beautiful Pinnacle racing bike, but then I had to have a back operation and it put a stop to any running. But it did mean I started cycling even more. What...