{"id":9048,"date":"2026-08-26T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:56:21","slug":"an-evening-with-ian-gilkes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/an-evening-with-ian-gilkes\/","title":{"rendered":"AN EVENING WITH IAN GILKES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog-1024x523.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog-1024x523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog-1536x784.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-Gilkes-Banner-blog.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#edece8\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1d85a55d81e88726f3d4ff4e5746b136\">AN INTIMATE EVENT WITH JUST 40 GUESTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-569f5cf19ccdc19071850e35dd85ad0d\">We\u2019re hosting a very special evening at PAU Caf\u00e9 with <strong>Ian Gilkes<\/strong>, a highly experienced British road racer with decades at the heart of competitive cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d2529a6264bf4ddeb106a49785ed7b09\">Join us for an intimate evening of stories, insight and conversation, with just 40 guests in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-17cdc932d933c8929b3417e70d219ce0\">Tickets are <strong>\u00a315, with every ticket donation going directly to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pau.co.uk\/blog\/project-pau\/\"><strong>Project PAU<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_3011f61c-497b-44f7-b275-9e135c2ff070\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #af2227; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9b692d7420d65cd3fa96a9d1fadfcca4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#edece8\">\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d2688112642758f3d1d5f311b3a971f\" style=\"font-size:35px\">LIVE INTERVIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd06e589e80d175714e2f8d535ea13c1\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Go behind the scenes of Ian\u2019s cycling career, from racing at elite level to competing across the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-29cb0303\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_98f05d7f-ba4b-4dcc-a5e6-60b2dd959d2e\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #af2227; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d752098c34668219f6ba6e0c5a9e3f38 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#edece8\">\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c68df80774c9cd11b6b06178fe8787b5\" style=\"font-size:35px\">AUDIENCE Q&amp;A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-416e7f65cc7bfcdddbb83e860a207566\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Got a question for Ian? Hear his stories, insights and experiences from a lifetime spent racing and living cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-29cb0303\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_896e07b1-a034-48a7-9e39-4dacd9539a0b\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #af2227; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5315cd73fdc7f8d372a67a48f1456ff9 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#edece8\">\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c1696fbfefd3c92717d476a9f2045ce\" style=\"font-size:35px\">MEET &amp; GREET<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f9d38820c8c2df3b71906eba77955275\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Meet Ian after the interview, grab a photo and chat all things cycling. With just 40 guests, get closer to the man behind the racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-29cb0303\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_1e1c0c22-9830-4d7e-a9fb-7d747883848e\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #af2227; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-a9edf8c2-9739-4807-8adc-1b92fa9d89ec\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/pau.co.uk\/blog\/ms-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #af2227; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #313131; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; font-size: 17px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">BOOK NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-68ebd4fcf878be6fe14cf60e30690e1f\">ABOUT IAN GILKES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-635b5946a917f110d0f6d1ec2dce2705\"><strong>A racer with decades of experience, Ian Gilkes has been part of British cycling for more than 30 years, from his early days as an amateur international to racing at elite level.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/08\/Ian-PNG.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2e51227da8c952e48f7de9733b16dc49 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7efebed4808d09aed05cf0ecef433c58\">Ian first made his mark as an amateur, representing Great Britain and competing at the <strong>1991 UCI Road World Championships<\/strong>. He continued to race competitively throughout the 1990s and 2000s, recording results across British and European road races, including a third place at Paris-Troyes in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-001a471115351d34ff7a7ff1931ad9bc\">His racing career has continued well beyond his early competitive years. Ian remains active in road racing today, with results including victory at the <strong>Hell of North Herefordshire in 2025<\/strong>, demonstrating that his competitive edge is still very much there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-center ub-buttons orientation-button-row ub-flex-wrap wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-f6425c0d-886f-400a-a1f2-908ffdfeb0ef\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/pau.co.uk\/blog\/ms-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #af2227; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: #313131; --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; font-size: 17px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">BOOK NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-black-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/pau+cafe\/@53.0290735,-2.4813795,11z\/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x487a692fd0100b63:0x9610b390ab4f84d0!2m2!1d-2.1969595!2d52.9602109?entry=ttu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/01\/Reserve-a-Table-at-PAU-Cafe-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/01\/Reserve-a-Table-at-PAU-Cafe-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/peak\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2026\/01\/Reserve-a-Table-at-PAU-Cafe-2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-37f8bedd72a495b6f590846952ae6edd\">HOSTED AT PAU CAFE ON 20TH NOV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e0cd25daa8c195098f67c5ac3d4b78b1\">A community hub for sport, coffee, events, and live talks. 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