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| Born | 24 August 1980 [1] South Queensferry, Scotland [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Tandem | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Pilot | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2009-2013 | City of Edinburgh RC [2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2014– | Team Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
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