James McCallum

Who is James McCallum?

James McCallum is a Scottish racing cyclist who rides for the NFTO Pro Cycling squad. He represented Scotland in the Team Pursuit, Points & Scratch Races at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and again in 2006 in Melbourne in the Scratch, Points & Road Races, winning a bronze medal in the Scratch race.

Until 2007, between racing and training, McCallum worked night shifts as a nurse. He is currently the Scottish Cycling Coordinator, combining the job with his racing and training, working to promote cycling in Scotland. McCallum's Grandfather was a cyclist before him, but McCallum dabbled in many sports before settling on cycling, at one point he was a gymnast.

He recently joined the Champions in Schools projects that helps to inspire Scotland's youth to follow a pathway to good health and sport. James now runs his own coaching consultancy - Mach 10 training systems.

McCallum left Rapha Condor-JLT at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the NFTO Pro Cycling squad for 2014.

James has won numerous Ingliston Criteriums. So many that he has lost count after eight rounds and two series overall victories.