Ollie Morgan

Great weekend at the British University Track Champs in Newport with the Cardiff Uni Team.

Proud of the boys taking Silver in the Team Pursuit with our DIY preparation and I was happy with 9th in the Kilo.

Thanks to 42 Degrees Coaching for organising a great event at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales

Credit Chris for the fab photos Graffika Photography !

Cardiff University Sport
Cardiff University Road Cycling Team

Been able to string a solid block together over summer and can feel my strength building back up again.

Picked up 12th at the weekend down in Portsmouth at the Omega Nat B Crit, and 6th tonight at Pembrey E123.

Back to basics, no heart rate or power meter this year and loving it 👊

Cardiff University Road Cycling Team
Cardiff University Sport
Echelon Cycles

Thanks Chris for the class photos Graffika Photography

Back racing on the road after a long break, I’ve missed this! Nice to be mixing it up with the fast boys again and enjoying it.

Excited to see what the rest of the year brings.

Cardiff University Road Cycling Team
Cardiff University Sport
Echelon Cycles

Big credit to Graffika Photography for the ace photos!

Really happy to say I’ll be supported by Cardiff University Sport in their High Performance Pathway whilst studying in my first year in Cardiff.

Earlier in the year I unfortunately tested positive for the Epstein Barr virus, so have since been working on my recovery back to full health (hence I haven’t posted in a while!) I felt given the current world climate, starting my studies again was the best option to reach my future goals. If anything, it had been the best time to come down with the illness that can linger for a while, and I haven’t missed too much! I’ve been working off the bike on other parts of my game and staying focused.

I feel I’m in a great place for the foreseeable future, and will be stoked to represent the University when possible also.

A big thank you to THE Roger Black, one of my sporting heroes, who had given me some inspiring advice and helped me stay positive.

Stay safe everyone.

Thanks:

Echelon Cycles
CG5
Shokbox UK
The Rob George Foundation

Also,
The Lewis Balyckyi Trust Fund
The British Continental
Roger Black
Cardiff University

A little update for the Rob George Fund :)

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1592351364255612&id=260814944075934

Big up the guys at Worcester Cycle Centre for helping sort this tidy race lid - looks FAST!
Support your local bike shops or lose them.
WCS, Echelon Cycles 🔥🚴‍♂️

My first blog for The Lewis Balyickyi Trust Fund is up, just a brief summary of settling with my new team and training at the start of the year. Feel free to give it a read! (It was written pre-coronavirus.) https://www.lbtf.org/ollie-morgan-2/

Ollie Morgan | The Lewis Balyckyi Trust Fund Ollie Morgan A Place in the Sun My name is Ollie Morgan, I am a 3rd year U23 cyclist racing for Memil Pro Cycling U23 Team for the 2020 Road Season. I will be proudly supported by the Lewis Balyckyi Trust Fund for 2020, in which I believe could be my break-through year as an athlete.   My team for ...

A big shoutout to local company Shokbox UK, based in Alcester, for sorting me out my new bike box. After researching into the best and most protective cases for my race bike, I stumbled across local brand Shokbox.

They have fantastic reviews and offer a lifetime warranty on cases. Designed and made in the UK it is a brand worth supporting if you are after a travel case (hopefully to be used in the near-distant-future!) They also feature GPS trackers in their range.

If interested be sure to get in touch with Martin at https://www.shokbox.co.uk

Cheers guys!

Nice write up in the Journal ! :)

Pershore cyclist pursuing professional goal FORMER Worcester St John’s and Team Echelon cyclist Ollie Morgan competed in the Challenge Ciclista Mallorca.

Many thanks to The Rob George Foundation.

Great to end my Challenge Majorca with a finish result today. I'm very grateful to MEMIL Pro-Cycling and the sponsors for this fantastic opportunity. I'm excited for the season to properly kick off !

The first 3 stages in the bag here at Challenge Majorca 2020 for MEMIL Pro-Cycling. A tough day today in the mountains, and gave everything to try and get Carl Ljunggren back to the main group after he punctured. We hit the summit of Puig Major and were very close, but no cigar. Loving the experience nonetheless!

Credit: Mario Stiehl and Cycling Photo Live.

Nice to get a report on the Velo UK site! If you have a spare 2 mins give it a read, I'd appreciate it. Cheers.

Rider report: Challenge Mallorca Race 1

Racing for the Under 23 Memil Pro Cycling team, British rider Ollie Morgan is looking to find his feet in the pro peloton - here's his report of the race on Thursday (Jan 30)
https://www.velouk.net/2020/01/31/rider-report-challenge-mallorca-race-1/

Good luck today Ollie

Challenge Mallorca: Race 1

Italian sprinter Matteo Moschetti wins first race of the four-day Challenge Mallorca Thursday. Team Report: https://www.velouk.net/2020/01/30/challenge-mallorca-race-1/

26 Alex Colman
36 Connor Swift
61 Jacob Scott
78 Robert Scott
88 Alex Paton
97 Ryan Mullen
99 Max Stedman
146 Jacob Hennessy
148 Oli Morgan

After finishing my season in Belgium in 2019, I began preparations for this coming season and made a plan.

I had a few phone calls with Craig Gillis, ex professional rugby player for Worcester Warriors, who runs the CG5 Sports Funding for young athletes in the Worcestershire area. I had never recieved any financial support before, and was very pleased to become a recipient of a grant at the end of last year, that has helped a lot with my equipment costs. I was able to travel out to Sweden in December to finalise my team position with Memil Pro Cycling's newly formed U23 team too, flying to Denmark and taking the train across to Sweden, thanks to the generous support. It has also helped get me settled at the pre-season base in Majorca! Thanks guys.

The day after I arrived home from my racing in Montenegro, I began one of my part time jobs, pot washing 4 lunch shifts a week in The Swan at Birlingham. I am very grateful to Will and the guys and can't recommend the place enough. I also worked 3 evenings a week at Pershore Tennis Centre, which was great to help save for my season this year, and still train enough too. My (lucky!) brother has taken on the Tennis Centre job with a bit of persuasion ! I obviously worked the odd shifts at Echelon Cycles which is my 2nd home!

It's official! Looking forward to getting stuck into some big races and helping the team the best I can!

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Arrived in Majorca for the start of our 2020 pre-season training. Perfect training weather and roads, I can't wait to start getting some miles in! My bike is now built up courtesy of Tim at Echelon Cycles; and bike fitted by Neill Williamson.

A couple of sunny hours in this afternoon to bed in the bike, and it didn't miss a beat. Thanks to MEMIL Pro-Cycling and the Ninja Cycling Academy for this fantastic opportunity, as well as all the vital support from the sponsors!

Memil Bikes
CCN Sport
TAYA Chain
Sensah official
SAMOX
Maxxis Tires - USA
Bliz - Protective Sports Gear
MEIYO
VELO-BikeSaddles
Xpedo

Over the past few years, Neill Williamson, of Echelon Cycles, has looked after my bike fitting and also other issues both on and off the bike. He is a great guy with so much knowledge, and I couldn’t recommend him enough. He has spent some time with me recently getting my bike set up for my 2020 season.

I’d also like to thank my coach, Nick Yarworth, for the fantastic support he has given me over the past 18 months. Together we have improved both my physical and psychological attributes to help mould me into a much improved all-round cyclist. He is always a phone call away and I’m very excited to have him continue to support me into the future. YarworthCycleDevelopment.

Echelon Cycles
Nick Yarworth

Very chuffed to announce that I have signed for Memil Pro Cycling for 2020, to fly the colours of their newly established U23/Academy Team.

I’ll be racing a Continental U23 Calendar, where my aim is to show the same level of progression as my 2019 season, and help the team. I’d like to thank Fredrik and the guys for this fantastic opportunity, and recognising my potential - I can’t wait to give it my all after a solid winter of training.

I’ve spent the last 2 weeks out in Sweden at the Team Base, meeting my team mates and staff, and have had an amazing time, as well as getting some hard training in! Bring it on! 🇸🇪

The winner of my signed jersey raffle is... Jason Nind.

A very appropriate winner as he has had close links with Team Goma, and also helps young riders experience racing in Belgium too. He also runs TBW U23 race team based in Kent.

Thanks all for the support, I am very humbled and appreciate it very much!

Tim Wood of Echelon Cycles in Pershore picked the lucky winner.

Just under a week until the winner of my fundraising jersey raffle is drawn. I've been really chuffed with the support and am most grateful! Drop me a message if you would still like a ticket, £5 each and the draw is the 25th November. Signed by Mark Cavendish, Mathieu Van Der Poel and Alexander Edmonson.

I have set up this page to share my achievements and experiences on my journey to fulfilling my goals on two wheels. I will post about my training, racing and the general life of (trying) to live like a full-time athlete! Thank you for taking an interest.