Mick Ives

Career

Mick Ives now runs The Team Jewson Michigan Racing Team. M.I.Racing was formed in 1997 by Mick Ives, and has been one of the United Kingdom"s most successful Cycling racing Teams ever since. Ives became the first pensioner to complete the Tour de France in 2005.

Riding alone two days ahead of the big race itself, Mick completed the 3,608 km distance under par, in just 20 days,having ridden two of the stages in one day.

He is the only rider in the world to complete the race solo.

Achievements

• Ives has been the UCI World Masters Cycling Champion five times, British national cycling champion 62 times (with 5 championships won in 2007). He was at one time, the manager of the Great Britain cycling team, and the National Coach, and is the winner of over 1000 races. During that period, the Team has won over 1,000 races, all over the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.