With the recent appointment of Gary Coltman as Head of Performance at Scottish Cycling, VeloVeritas thought it would be interesting to learn about the man and his plans – here’s what he had to say to us:
Depending on the source you’ve won 10 or 11 British titles, which is it and what were the disciplines?
“I’ve actually won 11 throughout the years which include – the Youth Circuit Race Championship, Senior Kilometre, Senior Madison three times, Professional Omnium five times plus the first ever official British Cycling Downhill Championship.”
MTB/Road; and a medal in the Commonwealth Games Team Pursuit in ’86 – very diverse…
“I started as a youngster in cyclo-cross and then got into riding crits, TT’s and track racing during in my youth years.
“As a first year youth I focused on sprint and won the White Hope Sprint – then switched my focus to endurance as a senior.
“I focused on