Cycling can mean a multitude of things to each of us, whether it’s feeding a competitive urge, keeping the weight off or pure exhilaration, but few can argue it’s good for our mental health.
Elaine Scott has been cycling for around seven years, starting after her then partner, a time trialist, took her to a race in the Lake District. “What I noticed was women my age taking part,” she tells us from her home near Dumfries. “I thought, maybe I’m not too old at 40 to take up cycling. So I went and bought my first bike just after that, and it just sort of snowballed from there.”
