Athletes

Dean Macey
Decathlon
2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1999

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Bradley Wiggins, OBE
Track and road cyclist
2008 UCI Track World Championships Multiple Gold Medal Winner
2004 Olympic Gold Medallist

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David Davies

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Stephen Bayliss

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Tim Brabants

Kayak
2007 K1 1000m World Champion

Tim Brabants is the most successful sprint kayak paddler Britain has seen over the last 25 years, and is currently the K1 World Champion. He became Britains first ever Olympic medalist in the sport in Sydney 2000 and is our only ever European Champion. He currently holds the World Record for the K1 1000m which he achieved in the first round of the Athens Olympics 2004. With two Olympic Games under his belt, Tim is aiming towards another Olympic medal in Beijing 2008.

www.timbrabants.com

Ian Marsden

Hand Cycling
2004 Olympic Bronze Medallist

As an able bodied athlete Ian won some of the worlds major events in junior powerlifting, holding British and European titles, and breaking all the records for the teenage and junior classes.

His best achievement was in the World Championships in 1992 where he won the World and European title; and smashed three World, four European and six British records. He was also named best lifter, and also received a special commendation from the Sports Council for the achievements.

After a spinal injury he became wheelchair bound. After discovering Handcycling he has been racing for over six years representing Great Britain

He competes annually in the European Handbike Circuit (EHC), a series of races held in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Holland, Austria, and Great Britain (Tour of Britain). Around two-hundred riders compete in the EHC between April and October, making it one of the hardest-contested circuits in the world

Ian is now ranked Number One in the UK, winning the National Time Trial Championships and he is in the top five in Europe after competing in the European Handcycling Circuit during the 2005/6 season.

“My aim is to be World Champion in my Division, and then on to gain Paralympic Gold medal in 2012”.

www.ianmarsden.com

Cambridge University Boat Club

Founded in 1828, the Cambridge University Boat Club has just celebrated its 179th birthday. Crews are formed to race Oxford in the University Boat Race over what has become famous as the Championship Course on the River Thames in London: Putney to Mortlake, 4 1/4 miles. Of the 153 Boat Races, Cambridge have won 79 including ten of the last fifteen.

Through the guidance of the Club`s professional coaching team, now with Duncan Holland at the helm, and including guest coaches of the distinction of Donald Legget and Tim McLaren, the CUBC has consistently produced racing crews of the highest standard.

www.cubc.org.uk

Watford Football Club

Watford are one of the UK’s top football clubs and are currently battling to re-gain their Premiership status. The club was founded in 1881 and play at Vicarage Road. Since 1997 they have shared the ground with Saracens Rugby Club. The club has the nickname of The Hornets due to its yellow and black strip.

Watford FC have made a brilliant start in the 2007-2008 season. They are top of the Championship, six points ahead of second place having only lost two league games all season.

For Goodness Shakes! is the chosen sports recovery product of the club, and were identified by the clubs sports scientists as the most efficient way to recover for the next day’s training session or match. For Goodness Shakes! are proud to be supporting Watford FC’s bid to get back into the Premiership..

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Luke Narraway

Luke made his Test debut in the 2008 6 Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham after benefitting from the retirement of Lawrence Dallaglio and injuries to Nick Easter and Joe Worsley. He added to this with a further two appearances from the bench against Italy and Scotland. Luke then went on to start in both this summer’s test matches against New Zealand where he won many plaudits for his performances. Luke has been named in the England squad for the 2008/09 season and has a real chance to make the England number 8 shirt his own.

Luke has played for his club team Gloucester for the entirety of his young career - making over 70 appearances scoring 6 tries.

Michael Cotty

Cycling (Road and Mountain Bike)
1st British finisher (22nd overall) L’Etape du Tour 06
1st British finisher (36th overall) La Marmotte 06
1st La Morzine Vallee d` Aulps, Grand Trophy series, France
1st British finisher Grand Raid Cristalp, Switzerland
Sporting Aim’s/Goals: To continually inspire cyclists in races and events that are open to everyone, whilst also seeking out the next ‘epic endurance challenge’

Mark Racher

Long distance Triathlon (Ironman)
Greatest Achievement: Swam for Great Britain and England over 50 times
6th in age group in first Ironman 2007 at lanzarote
Sporting Aim’s/Goals: To become one of the best long distance triathletes in the uk and get a top 5 at an ironman

Agiskoviner.com

Agiskoviner.com are one of the UK`s premier road & track cycling teams. For Goodness Shakes! provide the squad with recovery drinks.

Ross Brewer

Gymnastics
4 times British Champion
2 times twice Commonwealth Games gold medalist
Sporting Aim’s/Goals: To compete in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Kristina Semple

Kristina is an elite triathlete. In 2003 she won the F30-34 World Championships in Queenstown, New Zealand.

London Dynamo Cycling Club

London Dynamo, one of London`s premier clubs is supported by For Goodness Shakes. FGS will be available for riders at LD organised events and if anyone can catch Stuart Jeffreys he has always got a bottle or 2 on him!

Nathan Douglas

A graduate of Loughborough Uni, Nathan is aiming to fill the shoes of Jonathan Edwards. In 2005 Nathan arrived on the world scene winning the London Grand Prix jumping to 17.32m. At only 23 Nathan is aiming for Beijing and London with serious medal potential.

Amir Williamson

Sport- Athletics-Hammer ThrowAge- 20
Best Sporting Achievements- 2007 u23 National Champion, 2006 World Junior Championships 15th, 2005 u20 National Champion
Sporting Aims- 2008 retain u23 national title and be a finalist at the senior national championships, 2009 u23 Championships, 2010 Commonwealth Games

Scott Wiseman

GB Age-group Triathlete new to the FGS stable. Scott is a Captain in the British Army and is part of their sucessfull triathlon programme. Scott`s aims are to achieve a top three fininsh at the World Championships

Jamie Atkinson

Athletics
Club: Blackheath & Bromley Harriers
Coach: Gordon Cooper
Greatest Sporting Achievements: Winning the SEAA Track Champion in 2006 and running a PB of 3:47 for 1500m. Five months later running 30:43 at the chichester 10K AAA Champs.
Sporting Aims: To represent Team GB at the London Olympics in

Paul Smith

Triathlon
Greatest Achievements: 7th National u23 elite champs, 9th Windsor Triathlon 2007, 4th National Junior Elite Aquathlon Champs 2005 , Winner of Junior `Bill Smith` Trophy Windsor 2005
Sporting Aim’s/Goals: Get selected for World U23 champs in the short-term and long-term `the sky`s the limit!`

Tim Benjamin

GB 400m specialist, who competed in the Athens Olympics. Tim now has his sights set firmly on the Bejing Olympics under the tutelage of GB athletics legend Colin Jackson.

Pete Roper

Distance running
Age: 42
Best sporting achievements: Winner @ the Jurassic Coast 3 day challenge (3 marathons in 3 days Dorset) 2007. Winner @ the Atlantic Coast 3 day challenge (3 marathons in 3 days Cornwall) 2007.London Marathon 53rd in the men’s race 2002
Sporting Aims: To go under 70:00 @ the Bath ½ Marathon 2008

Glen Kerr

Bobsleigh/Athletics
Attended Bobsleigh World Championships 2007