Graham R. Jones - Historian-At-Large

Raised in London and South East England in the post war years, my early cycling experiences were dominated by club rides and time-trials. Like so many of my generation we wanted to break out of the TT world and ride road races like the European pro's. Having cut my teeth on British road races and tasted Belgian racing on a few brief vacations, I decided to terminate my fledgling engineering career and headed for Belgium. My parents were totally disgusted!

I spent 1967 and 1968 based in Ghent and racing over much of Europe. By 1972 I had raced myself empty and turned my attention to building a serious career.

I stopped riding completely and eventually moved to Germany in 1975. I stayed there working for Hewlett-Packard (HP) until they transferred me to our current base near Boston in 1988. Having retired from HP, I now run my own sales/ marketing consulting business.

After moving to the U.S. my wife regularly teased me in front of friends that "he claims to have raced bicycles". So around 1990 I dusted off my 1970 Bill Hurlow and had a rude awakening with my first attempts to ride. However, shortly thereafter I 'found' New England's premier cycling club, the CCB International, which turned out to be Tyler Hamilton's home club. I train and race (almost) like the old days with the CCB and now form part of their Super-G team (G standing for geriatric!).

I have a beautiful wife and two wonderful teenage daughters. Through my writing I try to express my passion for the sport which I hope encourages others to take a keener interest in it's many facets.