James lives in Bristol and has been racing for over 15 years. He is a qualified coach and works within the sport helping to develop talented youngsters for British Cycling.

Small and agile on a bike but with incredible sprinting speed makes James an excellent foil to the teams ‘power’ sprinters. James is another who brings massive experience to the Plowman Craven team having represented Great Britain on both road and track and for this reason is the team’s Captain.

James won runner-up in last season’s National Circuit Race Series but is aiming to go one better this year with the teams’ support. He has been National Champion 25 times so far in his career – 4 of these being when partnered with Tony Gibb in the Madison. James is another in the team who has raced around the world and has spent several seasons based successfully in America - twice winning their prestigious Greenville Spring Series.