Starting cycling in his early 20’s, Ivan enjoyed time trials until he discovered road racing, which he enjoyed this until he discovered cyclocross. He realised early on that training for road racing was hard work and didn’t fit in with his plans of becoming a proficient commuter.

His minimal gains approach to training by cycling to work and back with a couple of weekly rides ‘around the block’ on the way home has happily given him a palmares of consistently average results across the disciplines.