Today is exactly one year since Nicola got hit by a car cycling over Walton Bridge to meet the Viceroys for the first time. That was a pretty low point, she’d broken her teeth, her bike was a write-off and the driver couldn’t be traced.

She never wanted to be a triathlete, she joined Viceroys because a friend told her that triathletes would be friendlier to ride with than a pure cycling club! But whilst I was waiting for her injuries to heal and to buy a new bike, she thought she may as well learn to swim. Mark still laughs about her first session at Shepperton lake, when she barely got her face wet!

But today, says Nicola (our club secretary), “Thanks to fantastic coaching from Mark and great support from all the Viceroys, I did my third triathlon today. And the swim is my favourite discipline!”

A few weeks ago Graham Alsop made it in to cycling weekly in his Viceroys kit as he climbed to the top of Box Hill and now Carla Gilbey has been found fronting a flyer for an upcoming event!

Proud to wear pink? Congratulations to Rory on reaching the highest levels of triathlon, with confirmatation of his overall placing for the 2012 Ironman 70.3 season – 2nd in GB and 15th in Europe.

In Rory’s words: ‘Amazing support throughout the year from friends and family that made me secure a place at the World Championships in Las Vegas. Relentless focus and training structure from close friend and coach Mark Yeoman got me to the start lines. Looking forward to seeing what we can achieve over this season and beyond.’