Jon’s Blog

The Future Starts Now – ‘Impossible to Ignore’?

I’ve been on radio silence since June when I received a short email telling me that I hadn’t been selected for the Tokyo Paralympics >>
6 November 2021/by infoandtech

Oxygen Therapy & London 2012 Olympics

At the time of writing, the September 2020 Tokyo Olympics have rescheduled and my Paralympic Podium dreams are temporarily on hold. It’s amazing how time has flown and how my Team GB journey began >>
20 August 2020/by infoandtech

World in a Day – 8 Turbo Tips

Around World in a Day Prep - 8 Turbo Tips to Make Sessions More Fun. On Thurs 14th May, I’ll be cycling 240 miles on my turbo trainer in a day for NHS Charities Together >>
11 May 2020/by infoandtech

Pandemic – Crazy Few Weeks

Today I’m working and training from home with kids to home school and tough business decisions to make. After 7 years training for Paralympic games I'm both gutted & relieved >>
26 March 2020/by infoandtech

Making the cut – Milton Track Worlds, Canada 2020

I’ve never been so nervous going to an event as I have the Track Worlds in Milton Canada this year.
11 March 2020/by infoandtech

The Swifty Podcast

The Swifty Podcast Episode #13 finds Jason talking with Para-cycling Double World Champion and Swifty ambassador Jon Gildea about his journey as part of the British Cycling Team and also in setting up his own business.
20 November 2019/by infoandtech

Second City Divide | Steve Bate & Jon Gildea

British Cycling team mates Steve Bate and Jon Gildea set off to cycle from Manchester to Glasgow in three days.
8 November 2019/by infoandtech

Jon Gildea’s PechaKucha

"Jon Gildea began mountain bike racing at the age of 13 and represented Great Britain as a junior rider. He always remained a keen cyclist and in 2012 he was badly injured in a mountain bike accident and broke his left leg badly."
11 October 2019/by infoandtech

Northern Soul: Riding the North with an aspiring Paralympian

Some champions are born, some are made and some have far more circuitous routes. Northern Soul’s Andy Groves meets Jon Gildea and gets behind the story, the training and the ambition of the Sale-based aspiring Paralympian.
10 March 2014/by infoandtech

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