The Outliers- Ribble’s Gravel Racing Team

Moving to gravel racing feels like a natural step in my career. I’m excited to compete in this fast-growing discipline and be part of a forward-thinking team. This year, I’m bringing my road racing experience to gravel and aiming to make an impact in major events

I have been road racing on the World Tour for the past six years, starting when I was just 19. It has been a fantastic experience, but now I'm ready for a new challenge. I'm excited to return to my off-road roots and look forward to racing on gravel. I can’t wait to see what our Ribble Outliers team can achieve together!

Coming from a Cyclocross and Road background, gravel, to me, is a combination of both that requires different skills from both disciplines. I feel it suits me perfectly so I’m really excited to get stuck into the racing and hopefully achieve some great results

It was a no-brainer to join the Outliers team. Having ridden Ribble bikes in other teams, I knew exactly how they performed when racing. With the new equipment and sponsors, I’m confident we have the tools to compete at the top level of the sport.

I’m beyond excited to be racing for Ribble Outliers this year and gearing up for an epic season. Kicking off with Sea Otter in California—a long-time bucket list race—I’ll then take on Traka 360, my longest race yet, before heading to Unbound, where I'm hoping for a cleaner run than the infamous peanut butter mud year. The Rift in Iceland is another major highlight, with its brutal yet breathtaking challenge. Having previously raced with the Ribble Collective, I’m thrilled to now be part of a team that truly supports each other in a solo-driven race environment. With Ribble’s full backing and top-tier sponsors, plus the chance to race for the brand I work with daily, this was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down. And with a stunning bike and kit, I can’t wait to take on the world. Bring it on!

Having ridden as a privateer for the past few years I'm excited to be a part of a team again after riding for a couple of UCI mountain bike teams earlier in my career. With the athletes riding for Ribble Outliers we have a great chance of being competitive at each event we go to and should have a lot of fun along the way. The event calendar allows me to fulfil so many dreams, we'll be doing all the major UK races, select events from the Life Time Grand Prix in the U.S. including Unbound, the Gravel Earth Series in Europe (including the Traka), and the UCI Gravel Series, culminating in the World Championships. With the support of the team and its sponsors we have everything we need to perform on the race track as well as enjoying some huge cycling adventures away from the race track.

I'm really excited to embark on the 2025 season with Ribble Outliers! The planned calendar is extensive and incorporates some events I've wanted to do for several years but haven't had the opportunity to race. The team atmosphere is great, and everybody is really enthusiastic about the season; after many years of racing for UCI road teams, I'm looking forward to a change and being part of a group of riders with the same values who want to race hard but also have fun riding bikes at the same time. I'll still be incorporating some TTs into my calendar, but my main focus will, of course, be the gravel races. I always seem to race well at The Gralloch, so I'm excited to return to Scotland in May. I'm also really looking forward to experiencing the US gravel scene, as I think the style of racing will hopefully suit my strengths as a rider.