Jane Barr

Jane Barr

I spent the winter months training in the warm climes of New Zealand in preparation for the new race season and, with a few more sessions to go before my first race - the Gifford Sup6r Six on March 5 – I’m feeling really positive about the season ahead.

Having competed in Delhi last year, I can’t wait for the Games to come to Scotland in 2014. For me personally, there’s a huge sense of achievement connected with completing a successful race when you’re being cheered on by friends, family and local supporters.

There’s also a sporting advantage for us racing on home soil. In Scotland, there’s no need for me to acclimatise to the weather(as was the case in Delhi) and I am used to racing on the country’s notoriously hilly roads – something I’m hoping to capitalise on in 2014.

Above all else, the main difference for us competing in Scotland will be the home support. Having a huge crowd behind us will really make a difference to all the athletes competing in the Games and I know, true to form, the Scottish people will turn out in high numbers and cheer us on all the way to the end.

I think “Sport Your Trainers” is a great idea and will help generate awareness of the Games throughout the whole country. I will be “Sporting my Trainers” on March 14 along with the rest of Team Scotland and we hope the rest of the country will join us and get behind the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Biography

Event: road cycling
Age: 29
Lives: Cambus
Competes for: Velocity 44 Stirling
Commonwealth Games representation: 2010
Main Achievements: 
2010 placed 19th in the British Road Race Championships
2010 placed 7th overall in the Women's National Series
2010 Scottish Women’s Road Race Champion
2010 Finished in the lead group of the women’s 100km road race at the Delhi Games

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