As mentioned in my video,

My plan is to convert a local premises into a bike café and high performance centre,

combining several complementary activities:

• A small, high-quality coffee bar offering coffees, fresh snacks, sports drinks, sports snacks, and gels

• A workshop mostly for basic bike maintenance and other works, but nothing too heavy

• Performance testing and coaching, drawing on my background as a Level 3 personal trainer and REPS-qualified circuit instructor, and my experience managing Cadence Performance Cycles in London, where I ran lactate-threshold testing and structured six-week training programmes for cyclists, including work with former Tour de France riders.

• Voice and breathing sessions with a professional tenor from the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, exploring the crossover between athletic conditioning and vocal performance

• Wine tasting and dégustation sessions, and potentially vineyard cycling tours (for

example to Saint-Émilion), run by a well-regarded local sommelier friend

• General fitness classes, including indoor cycling (spin) sessions and circuit training,

alongside a welcoming space to relax, enjoy a coffee, and unwind — creating a genuine local hub and gathering place for cyclists & tourist alike.

• Gravel bike tours to Saint-Émilion and back, run by another good friend with several years experience here alone, who would use the hub as a starting point for these excursions.

Following the untimely passing of my father in a bike accident in Spain it has given me that extra drive to honor his memory in our community. There are also a number of additional activities I could incorporate. As a world champion in

rowing, I have a rowing machine and an elliptical trainer available, which could also be used for general training sessions. I already have most of the equipment needed for bike maintenance work — due to a genuine passion for bikes and cycling, and having worked for seven to eight months at a company called Velos, based in the Chartrons area of Bordeaux — as well as for general exercise and gym use, the likes of pure fitness &/or Yoga.

More to be revealed!