James McCallum (born 27 April 1979 in Uddingston/

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) is a Scottish former

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...

who last rode for the NFTO Pro Cycling squad. He represented Scotland in the Team Pursuit, Points & Scratch Races at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

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, and again in

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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 Scottish Cycling, legally the Scottish Cyclists' Union (SCU), is the governing body for cycle sport in Scotland and is part of British Cycling, the national governing body in Britain. Scottish Cycling is currently located in the Sir Chris Ho ...

Coordinator, combining the job with his racing and training, working to promote

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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

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. He recently joined the Champions in Schools project that helps to inspire Scotland's youth to follow a pathway to good health and sport. McCallum now runs his own coaching consultancy - Mach 10 training systems. Among the riders he has coached is British National Circuit Race Champion Eileen Roe. McCallum left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined the NFTO Pro Cycling squad for 2014. McCallum announced that he would be retiring from the sport after competing at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

. After retiring from racing he became

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and general manager of the Neon Velo cycling team in 2015. In August 2015 he announced that he was joining as a coach and directeur sportif with immediate effect. In 2016, McCallum broke Mark Beaumont's record for riding the

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, a 516-mile tourist route circumnavigating the top of Scotland, completing the distance in under 31 hours, with 28 hours 57 minutes spent in the saddle. The ride raised funds fo
Thrombosis UK
in memory of his sister-in-law, Charlene Doolan.

Palmarès

;2001 :1st Scottish National Track Championships, Kilo :3rd

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...

, Team Pursuit (with Richard Chapman, David Lowe &

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) ;2004 :2nd Silver medal blank

Omnium,

;2006 :3rd Bronze medal blank

Scratch Race (20km),

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...

;2007 :1st

British National Circuit Race Championships The British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were ...

:1st Smithfield Nocturne :2nd

British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...

:3rd Scottish National Circuit Race Championships ;2009 :1st

British National Omnium Championships The British National Omnium Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation ...

;2011 :2nd Smithfield Nocturne ;2012 :1st Scottish National Road Race Championships :2nd Wales Open Criterium :3rd Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic ;2013 :3rd Scottish National Road Race Championships ;2014 :2nd Scottish National Road Race Championship :3rd

London Nocturne The London Nocturne (formerly the Smithfield Nocturne) was a cycling race in London, United Kingdom, organised as a criterium around a long course in the City of London. It was first run in 2007 for men and in 2009 for women, and took place a ...

:4th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic

References

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Interview with James McCallum
(Film)
Results on

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website {{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum, James Scottish male cyclists Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland 1979 births Living people Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Cyclists from Glasgow Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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