Mark McKay got interested in racing bikes by watching the 1984 Olympics here in America. He vividly remembers Alexi Growl and Steve Bauer coming to the line. Mark says within two weeks he'd quit football, had his mom buy him a bike and did his first race, a time trial.

The kid from Northampton was hooked on bike racing. For the first three years Mark focused on time trials and yes he broke the hour. But by 1989 he got deep into road racing.

Mark got so good at road racing it was suggested to him that he go race abroad. To most folks that meant racing on the continent. Instead Mark went to Canada and the U.S. He eventually returned to the U.K. to try and make the national team. He made the national team and represented his country off and on for nearly 10 years.

Before Mark turned pro he raced the Tour de L' Avenir, amateur worlds to the Tour of Canada. When Mark did turn pro he raced for Diamond Back, Harrods, to Ambrosia to name a few. Mark retired mid 1999 but he wasn't done being an athlete. He won a duathlon national title and made the worlds podium in 2005 in Italy in the same event. Because of injury he had to stop.

Mark eventually started his own coaching business in France. He also worked for British triathlon to Scottish Cycling. At the moment he and his wife live in Scotland and Mark runs a corporate cycling company.