James Ouchterlony

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James Ouchterlony
James Ouchterlony 2008MarathonChamps (cropped).jpg
British National MTB Marathon Champs.
Margam Park, 1 June 2008
Personal information
Full nameJames Angus Heathcote Ouchterlony
Born (1973-08-09) 9 August 1973 (age 48)
Team information
DisciplineMTB
RoleRider
Rider typeXC/Marathon
Professional teams
2006Massi-Abarth
2007Team Singletrack Pipedream
2008Limpiezas Victoria – Bemekis

James Ouchterlony (born 9 August 1973) [1] is a racing cyclist specialising in marathon and cross country mountain bike racing. He represented Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was also the Sports Personality of the year in the Angus Sports Awards 2005. [2]

Contents

Palmarès

2005
2nd Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships
3rd XC, British National Mountain Biking Championships
2006
2nd Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships
2007
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marathon, British National Mountain Biking Championships
1st Overall, NPS Marathon
2008
6th Marathon, 2008 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

2015

4th UCI World Championship XCO MA-40 (Vallnord)

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References

  1. "Seizoen 2005: James Ouchterlony".
  2. "Angus Sports Awards Winners 2005". Archived from the original on 15 May 2008.