James McCallum (cyclist)

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James McCallum
James McCallum - 2019 Tour Series, Aberdeen.jpg
McCallum in 2019
Personal information
Full nameJames McCallum
Nickname
  • Jimmy Mac
  • The King of Scotland [1]
Born (1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 46)
Bellshill, Scotland [2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team
  • Meta Bike Division
  • The Cycling Academy Race Team
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
  • Gravel
  • Cyclo-cross
Role
  • Rider
  • Directeur sportif
  • Coach
Amateur teams
  City of Edinburgh Racing Club
1998–2005Pedal Power RT
2005Clitheroe Bike Club
2005Trackcycling.co.uk
2006TheBicycleWorks
2015Neon Velo
2019–Meta Bike Division
Professional teams
2007–2008 Plowman Craven–Evans Cycles
2009–2010 Endura Racing
2011–2013 Rapha Condor–Sharp
2014 NFTO [3]
Managerial teams
2015Neon Velo
2015–2016 ONE Pro Cycling
2017 Team WNT
2019 Ribble Pro Cycling
2020–The Cycling Academy Race Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Circuit Race Championships (2007)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Scratch race

James McCallum (born 27 April 1979) is a Scottish multi-discipline racing cyclist, directeur sportif and coach. The winner of the 2007 British National Circuit Race Championships, McCallum also represented Scotland at four Commonwealth Games between 2002 and 2014, winning a bronze medal in the scratch race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

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Career

Born in Bellshill, [4] McCallum worked night shifts, as a nurse, between racing and training until 2007. [5] He became the Scottish Cycling Coordinator that year, combining the job with his racing and training, working to promote cycling in Scotland. [6] McCallum's grandfather was a cyclist before him, but McCallum dabbled in many sports before settling on cycling. At one point he was a gymnast. [7]

In 2011, McCallum joined the Champions in Schools project that helps to inspire Scotland's youth to follow a pathway to good health and sport, and set up his own coaching consultancy – Mach 10 Training Systems. Among the riders he has coached is two-time British National Circuit Race Championships winner Eileen Roe. [8]

McCallum left Rapha Condor–JLT at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the NFTO squad for 2014. [3] McCallum announced that he would be retiring from the sport after competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [9] After retiring from racing he became directeur sportif and general manager of the Neon Velo cycling team in 2015. [10] In August 2015 he announced that he was joining ONE Pro Cycling as a coach and directeur sportif with immediate effect. [11]

In 2016, McCallum broke Mark Beaumont's record for riding the North Coast 500, a 516-mile (830-kilometre) tourist route circumnavigating the top of Scotland, completing the distance in under 31 hours, [12] with 28 hours 57 minutes spent in the saddle. [13] The ride raised funds for Thrombosis UK in memory of his sister-in-law, Charlene Doolan. In the same year, he set up What's Your Meta – a performance clinic for athletes – and in 2020, he set up The Cycling Academy, a development team for young Scottish riders. [14]

Major results

Source: [15]

2001
1st Kilo, Scottish Track Championships [16]
3rd Team pursuit, National Track Championships (with Richard Chapman, David Lowe & Ross Muir)
2004
2nd Omnium, National Track Championships
2006
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch, Commonwealth Games
2007
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Circuit race, National Road Championships
1st Smithfield Nocturne [17]
2nd Derny, National Track Championships
3rd Circuit race, Scottish Road Championships
2009
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Omnium, National Track Championships
2011
2nd Smithfield Nocturne [18]
2012
1st Road race, Scottish Road Championships [19]
2nd Wales Open Criterium [20]
3rd Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic [21]
2013
3rd Road race, Scottish Road Championships [22]
2014
2nd Road race, Scottish Road Championships [23]
3rd London Nocturne [24]
4th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swarbrick, Susan (10 April 2013). "McCallum focused on ending his career in style in Glasgow". The Herald . Glasgow. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Statistics on sportscotland.org.uk". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  3. 1 2 Renton, Colin (18 September 2013). "Cyclist James McCallum signs for NFTO team". Edinburgh Evening News . Johnston Press . Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Statistics on sportscotland.org.uk". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
  5. ↑ James McCallum Training Update, Larry Hickmott Archived 5 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine British Cycling 15 March 2006
  6. ↑ McCallum on track after nearly quitting Martin Greig, The Herald [ permanent dead link ] 10 September 2007
  7. ↑ McCallum triumphs in British Championship Gerry McManus 20 June 2007
  8. ↑ Hart, Ross (16 December 2014). "High Valleyfield cyclist Eileen Roe 'living the dream' Down Under with Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling". Dunfermline Press . Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Henrys, Colin (6 June 2014). "Pearl Izumi Tour Series 2014: Tobyn Horton sprints to Canary Wharf success". Roadcycling UK. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "James Mccallum". LinkedIn . Retrieved 28 July 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ Renton, Colin (27 August 2015). "Capital cyclist McCallum new manager of ONE Pro Team". Edinburgh Evening News . Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cyclist James McCallum beats Mark Beaumont's North Coast 500 Record".
  13. ↑ "NC500 Non-stop www.rideforcharlene.com to support and donate. - Jimmy Mac M.'s 831.4 km bike ride". Strava. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  14. ↑ Egelstaff, Susan (28 December 2022). "McCallum on a mission to produce a conveyor belt of road racing talent". The Herald . Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "James McCallum". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Scotland National Track Championships cyclingnews.com 22 July 2001
  17. ↑ "Smithfield Nocturne 2007". londonnocturne.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Smithfield Nocturne". British Cycling . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Road: McCallum wins Scottish Championships". British Cycling . 20 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Wales Open Criterium". British Cycling . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Blain wins wet and wild Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". Cycling Weekly . 29 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  22. ↑ Hazlett, Janette (29 May 2013). "Scottish Road Race Championships". British Cycling . Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Scottish National Road Race Championships 2014". British Cycling . Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  24. ↑ Renton, Colin (9 June 2014). "James McCallum continues fine form ahead of Games". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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