Jim Cotton

Jim is a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. Since joining the Velo team in 2017, he's developed a wealth of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours and the major spring monuments. He's more recently led Velo's work on the high-carbohydrate revolution as part of his "Behind the Ride" series. These trademark features focus on the present and future elite performance. Before joining Velo, Jim worked with various nutrition, apparel, and racing websites, including Red Bull, Cycling Weekly, Road.CC, Veloforte, and Haute Route. Jim studied English Literature at Bachelor's level at the University of Leicester and Master's level at the University of Nottingham. And when he’s not working? Jim is riding, running, listening to antisocial music, and getting antisocial tattoos.