Meet The Team
Rory McAllister
Managing Editor at BikeTips and UESCA Cycling Coach
As a UESCA-certified cycling coach, Rory loves cycling in all its forms, but is a road cyclist at heart. He clocked early on that he had much more of a talent for coaching and writing about bikes than he ever did racing them.
In recent years, the focus of Rory’s love affair with cycling has shifted to bikepacking – a discipline he found well-suited to his “enthusiasm-over-talent” approach.
See Rory’s latest articles here.
Ben Gibbons
Deputy Editor at BikeTips
Ben has toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom, French Alps, and the Pyrenees, ticking off as many iconic cycling mountains as he can find. He currently lives in the Picos de Europa of Spain’s Asturias region, a stone’s throw from the legendary Altu de L’Angliru – a spot that allows him to watch the Vuelta a España roll past his doorstep each summer.
As a qualified sports massage therapist and personal trainer with eight years of experience in the field, Ben plays a leading role in BikeTips’ injury and recovery content.
See Ben’s latest articles here.
Robbie Ferri
Senior Bike Maintenance Writer at BikeTips
Robbie has traveled the globe as an endurance athlete, challenging world records and competing in international ultra-cycling events such as the BikingMan series and the Transcontinental Race.
He’s also worked as an ambassador for some of the industry’s leading names, including Shimano and Ritchey. If Robbie’s not on a bike, he’s either fixing them or out walking with his dog.
See Robbie’s latest articles here, or check out his BikeTips Maintenance Guides on YouTube.
Jessy Carveth
Professional Cyclist for BePink and BikeTips News Correspondent
Jessy is currently based in the Spanish town of Girona, a renowned training hotspot for professional cyclists.
See Jessy’s latest articles here.
Lydia Gurley
Features Writer at BikeTips
Lydia’s cycling journey was never straightforward. She initially took up mountain biking while living in Canada aged 25, but after a close encounter with a bear on the trail she traded in the mountain bike for the road and later the track and never looked back.
After retiring from elite competition, Lydia’s passion for the bike remains as strong as ever. She loves a bikepacking adventure and has undertaken multiple trips including a ride from Canada to Mexico and many throughout Europe. She has also worked extensively as a cycling guide in bucket-list biking destinations such as Mallorca and Tuscany.
While cycling for Lydia now is all about camaraderie, coffee, and adventure, she’s still competitive at heart – and likely to race others up hills on group rides!
See Lydia’s latest articles here.
Jack Gazeley
Deputy Editor & Features Writer at BikeTips
Jack is an experienced cycling writer based in San Diego, California. Though he loves group rides on a road or gravel bike, his true passion is backcountry bikepacking trips. His greatest adventure so far has been cycling the length of the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia, and the next bucket-list trip is already in the works.
Jack has a collection of vintage steel racing bikes that he rides and painstakingly restores. The jewel in the crown is his Colnago Master X-Light.
See Jack’s latest articles here.
Quentin Deby
Performance and Racing Features Writer at BikeTips
Quentin’s background in bike racing runs deep. In his youth, he won the prestigious junior Roc d’Azur MTB race before representing Belgium at the U17 European Championships in Graz, Austria. Shifting to road racing, he then competed in some of the biggest races on the junior calendar, including Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders, before stepping up to race Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Paris-Roubaix as an U23.
With a breakthrough into the cut-throat environment of professional racing just out of reach, Quentin decided to shift his focus to embrace bike racing as a passion rather than a career. Now writing for BikeTips, Quentin’s experience provides invaluable insight into performance cycling – though he’s always ready to embrace the fun side of the sport he loves too and share his passion with others.
See Quentin’s latest articles here.
David Lavery
Features Writer at BikeTips
Something of an expert in balancing cycling and running with family life, David can usually be found battling the North Sea winds and rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, but sometimes gets to experience cycling without leg warmers in the mountains of Europe.
David mistakenly thought that his background in aero-mechanical engineering would give him access to marginal gains. Instead, it gave him an inflated and dangerous sense of being able to fix things on the bike.
See David’s latest articles here.
Amber Sayer
Sports Science Features Writer at BikeTips
With over a decade of experience as a certified personal trainer, two Masters degrees (Exercise Science and Prosthetics and Orthotics), and as a UESCA-certified endurance nutrition and triathlon coach, Amber is as well-qualified as they come when it comes to handling sports science topics for BikeTips.
Amber’s experience as a triathlon coach demonstrates her broad and deep knowledge of performance cycling.
See Amber’s latest articles here.
Riley Nicholas
Features Writer at BikeTips
See Riley’s latest articles here.