My star protégé is undoubtedly Emma Pooley: Olympic Silver medallist and World Time Trial Champion, major tour winner and multiple classic winner.

I met Emma first in October 2003 when, as a runner-turned-novice-triathlete, she first came to a Cambridge Triathlon Club turbo session (incidentally she practises the same pedalling drills on her turbo to this day).

I started coaching her formally when she started bike racing in 2005. Since then she has become one of the most accomplished, knowledgeable and self-aware athletes in the world, capable of preparing for and delivering world beating performances at major events with little or no support. She is, I believe, the ultimate vindication of my coaching philosophy.

Though I worked with Emma on every aspect of her cycling my most high-profile achievement was converting her descending from a liability into a strength – much to the amazement of her peers, her team management and everyone who follows women’s cycling.

I also coached my wife, Heather Williams, from novice triathlete (though she was previously a national swimming finalist) to national elite champion, GB international and professional triathlete. Heather is now the Performance Director for British Triathlon.

We coached Will and Rosie Clarke before they left Cambridge and joined the World Class Triathlon Programme at Loughborough University. They both won national youth and junior titles and European medals. Will went on to win National Senior Elite and World U23 Championships, and compete in the Beijing Olympics.

I’ve helped a number of local cyclists gain first and elite category licenses and compete at national level. Following success racing in Belgium, France, Serbia and Sweden Dave Mclean is racing professionally in Italy with the Meridiana Kamen team.

I’ve helped local triathletes win national, European and World age-group championships.

I currently work with a number of young triathletes through the Eastern Region Triathlon Academy. This is a long-term project. I also act as a cycling consultant and locum coach for the National Triathlon Talent Academy.