2026, Olive Wooliscroft, British Cycling Regional School of Racing for Mountain Biking.

I am writing to say thank you to the Jack Bloor Fund for helping me to attend the British Cycling Regional School of Racing for Mountain Biking, during January, February and March this year.

I was selected, along with about ten other girls to be part of this British Cycling training and development program and it was excellent! Not only was the physical training beneficial, but also I learned so much about race tactics, nutrition and bike handling skills relevant to racing Mountain Bikes in the British National Series and into European competitions.

The Regional School of Racing was held over three full weekends, firstly at Leeds Urban Bike Park, then The Forest of Dean and finally at Cannock Chase. I am really looking forward to racing my mountain bike in the British National Cross Country Series during 2026 and the experience of attending the Regional School of Racing has boosted my confidence and fitness too!

Without the generous support of The Jack Bloor Fund I wouldn’t have been able to accept my invitation to be part of this development program with British Cycling…so thank you so much! It was epic!