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Basil LaRoux

Having allowed my weight to balloon to 20 stone (see picture) following the end of my rugby playing days I decided I need to get fit otherwise I would be meeting my maker earlier than I hoped.  I began mountain biking in 2004, a great choice given it involved lumping my considerable bulk up hill and after 2 years the competitive juices started flowing and decided I wanted to race.
 
In order to do this I needed to lose weight and bought a road bike in 2007.  I began enjoying this more and more and

through friends found out about the Etape du Tour and decided to enter.  At which point I realised that my local 15 mile loop would not suffice and I need to join a club – enter The Seamons.
 
Like so many others it was a daunting experience turning up on my first Sunday but everyone made me feel very welcome and were incredibly supportive and so I came back and have not looked back. I completed the Etape in 7.20hrs which placed me in the top 15%. I would not have achieved this had I not joined the club and now I enter my second season convinced that in a previous life I was Eddy Merks.

 
 
Badge For information on Seamons membership call Mike Brooks on 0161 969 3873. Alternatively you can e-mail him at info@seamonscc.co.uk.