Meet the Team

Steve

Race Coach

Steve has been an active cyclist for 40 years, during this time he has competed in Road Racing, Criteterium, Time Trial and Cyclo Cross

Qualifications

British Cycling Level 2 Coach

NSI Cycle Instructor

Qualified First Aider

Child protection and CRB checked

Jim

Coach

Jim started out racing mountain bikes as a child in the 90s and now competes in cyclo-cross, road racing and criterium. He still likes to get out mountain biking for fun though, riding enduro and cross country.
 

He's also been teaching Bikeability to 9-11 year olds for over ten years.
 

Qualifications

NSI Cycle Instructor

Level 3 Personal Trainer

Qualified First Aider

Child Protection & Enhanced DBS

Mike Cripps

British Cycling level 2 Coach

Ex Cat 1 Rider raced in the UK and Europe

Competing between 2014 - 2017 

Mike has been a BC coach since 2013

Don Muir

National Standards Instructor

Don is a lifetime member of Cheltenham County Cycling Club, he has competed in both time trials and road race.

Don was the lead co-ordinator for Bikeability Instructors for Gloucestershire County Council

Martin

Instructor

Martin has been a qualified NSI cycle instructor since 2013 working at local schools delivering Bikability training. Martin is an enthusiastic cyclist and prefers using his bike to the car for most journeys. A member of Cheltenham County Cycling Club Martin mostly enjoys touring, however he has raced in both Cyclo Cross and Road.

Qualifications

NSI Cycle Instructor

Qualified First Aider

Child Protection & Enhanced DBS

Mel Glass

Cycle Instructor

Mel has been a cycling instructor for 4 years although he has been cycling for many years and his speciality is endurance.

Mel is a fantastic coach to the younger riders and creates games that get children riding confidently whilst having fun.

Qualifications

National Standard Cycle Instructor

First Aider

DBS Checked

Erica Hack

Welfare Officer

I'm a keen leisure cyclist, with a cycling obsessed 7 year old son who has been learning with Cycle Stars since the start. I attend sesions as often as I can and look after the club and it's riders welfare.

Please come and see me if you have any concerns.

Qualifications

Children Safeguading

Qualified First Aider

CRB checked