Freelance Cycling Event Professional
I’m Ed Beckmann – an enthusiastic fan of travel; sport on two wheels; problem-solver; hobby photographer and advocate of personal self development.
This site focuses on my activities for sport and logistics – click here for information on Interweave business consulting services.
Do browse this site for more about:
- Event support – specialist motorcycle outrider, driver and other practical support for races and road-based sports events (cycling, sportive, triathlon, duathlon, distance running, charity fund-raising etc.) or simply driving and delivery services
- Tours and Training camps – Safety, logistics, life coaching and rider / customer support for single or multi-day tours, training camps and holidays in the UK and Europe
- Design and facilitation for corporate activity-based team and management development. Social rides and company health and fitness activities
- Planning projects and events – input into funding or planning your events or projects
- Blog covering my reflections whilst on two wheels, and event reviews
- Challenge your thinking – challenging or reflective comment, and services I offer related to related to problem-solving, creativity and self-development
Skills, Qualifications and experience
Relevant qualifications include:
- NEG Level 2 moto marshal
- Current ‘First Aider’ certificate
- Full clean UK current driving licence, Advanced driver since 1994
- Cytech 2 cycle mechanic
- Certificate in food hygiene
- Various certifications in coaching and personal development – contact me for specific details
Practical skills and experience include:
- route planning (using both real maps and GPS!), signage
- incident management and problem-solving
- communicating well with clients, team members, other road users and the general public
- customer care and marketing – both from a commercial marketing / PR level and face-to-face with customers
- working travel knowledge of French, German, Spanish (Italian pending – I studied GCSE Latin)
- project planning and budgeting. I’m a trained accountant familiar with project management
- broad experience facilitating corporate team, leadership and personal development, executive coaching and experiential learning
- worked on closed-road events (Etape Caledonia, Etape Cymru, 2012 Olympic Road Race, London Triathlon 2012, ITU World final triathlon 2013, Youth World Series Triathlon 2013, Run to the Beat 2012); many sportives; Cycletta and DIVA female-only events; charity cycle events and open road races (to National level)
- toured widely in Europe by motorcycle
- completed / assisted on multi-day expeditions such as Duke of Edinburgh Gold, 3 peaks trial, ‘at risk’ youth in Scotland