Julian Fountaine, Cyclist, SQ2SQ Charity Cycle Challenge Team 2008

image: Julian Fountaine, cyclist with the Square to Square Team 2008

Cyclist profile - Julian Fountain

The team currently comprises of ten cyclists, including a guest cyclists from Wight Mountain, Newport, British Cycling and the Carisbrooke Schools Sports Partnership.

 

Date joined the IW Fire & Rescue Service: 1989 (Retained) 1991 (Wholetime)

Current Role: Station Manager rank as Community Risk Planning Manager. I served most of my first 4 years with White Watch before moving to the training department in 1995. Where I spent approx 9 years. I then briefly went back to the watches at Newport as a watch manager before returning to training then promoted and moved to Service Headquarters, where I am now as Community Risk Planning Manager.

 

About Julian

  • Nickname: Ferret, Joules, Red October

    Age: 45

    Status: married, for nearly 15 years to Angela

    Kids: 3 children:, a girl (Kimberley) and 2 boys (Oliver & Cameron)

    Interests/Hobbies: - My interests are outward bound type of events, hiking, occasional climbing, marathons, triathlons (local) and of course long distance cycling.

    Favourite Food: a curry and a good roast dinner or calvery.

    Favourite Drink: orange juice ( the "E" numbers explain a lot!!)

  • I would describe myself as: Outgoing family man. good out look on life and full of life.
  • Who inspires me: My 2 boys, full of fun and never sit still and my grandad, Ex RSM from WWII.Very proud man.
  • My philosopy: Never give up, you never know what's round the corner.
  • On thing I always carry with me: A picture of my family.
  • Distinguishing features: Scar on right forearm and hole in my head.
  • Bad habits:
  • Likes: Good food.
  • Dislikes: Bad manners and people who don't pull their weight
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  • Favourite film: Pitch Black
  • All-time favoute song: Eye of the Tiger
  • Favourite Band: Marillion
  • Favourite Male Singer: None
  • Favourite Female Singer:
  • First Gig: Marillion at the Odeham, London
  • Best Gig: Marillion at the Odeham, London
  • Dream car: Mitsubishi Evolution or rally prepared Subaru Impreza
  • Most treasured possession: My family
  • Anything else: I cherish my free time, but when I get free time I like to do something like SQ2SQ/ I lovelife and life it to te full/ I shall miss my family during the trip and I am looking forward to the challenge.

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The Challenge

On the Challenge: - I hope to see a lot of interesting places, test my limits, enjoy the challenge of course, meet different people.
Odds of completing the challenge 100%. I wont give up. I have a good positive mental attitude to challenges and events like these.

Odds on completing the challenge: The odds of completing any challenge like this are open to many factors however, sprains, strains, bike failure, weather, crash's, to name a few. But if all goes well and in our favour, then I will complete the challenge.