British Champs Rider Bio - The Hanlon Cole Sisters

There seems to be a lot of family double acts in cross-country mountain biking. Here's yet another, Eve and Millie Hanlon Cole. They're smiley girls who put all their effort into racing and will do their club and us at the SXC proud when they take to the Cathkin Braes course at 9.30am on Sunday morning. They're part of the recent young generation of rising stars coming from Peebles and should be easy to spot in the red, white and black of Peebles CC. Make sure you say good luck to them pre-race and cheer them on extra loud during the race as they put their all into it.

Good luck girls from all us here at the SXC Series! :)

Older sister Eve...

Name: Eve Hanlon Cole

Race category: Youth Female

Club/Team: Peebles CC

Aim for the Cathkin National Champs: To finish! And to do my best and go home with a smile on my face!

Best result of 2013 so far: 4th at Cathkin Braes SXC

Where/when was your first ever race: Kirroughtree SXC in 2011

Favourite Scottish MTB trail: Don't have a favourite, they're all awesome!Best things about being a MTB'er:It's fun, keeps you fit and you get to meet cool people.




Younger sister Millie...

Name: Millie Hanlon Cole

Race category: Juvenile

Club/Team: Peebles Cycling Club

Bike: Kona Kula Deluxe

Aim for the Cathkin National Champs: To stay smooth on the technical sections and keep the bike rubber side down.

Best result of 2013 so far: 3rd at Drumlanrig 

Where/when was your first ever race: Dirt Crit at Glentress when I was 9.

Favourite Scottish MTB trail: Aviemore, because the whole place is a trail!! 

Best things about being a MTB'er: the freedom of the trails! 

Little known fact about yourself: I have an awesome American old lady accent