Meet the new members
Two new members of the Great Britain Age Group Team have been chosen to join the existing Yellow Jersey Ambassadors for 2025. Following a competitive selection process, Tej Thaker and Sarah Myford were selected by British Triathlon and Yellow Jersey to join the five existing Ambassadors who are continuing in their roles from 2024.
To kick start their year working with British Triathlon and Yellow Jersey, Tej and Sarah attended a training day at British Triathlon’s Loughborough Performance Centre. In the morning, they were put through their paces on the bike in the lab with tests to determine their VO2 max and lactate thresholds, the results of which will help them in planning their bike training more effectively.
Over lunch, they had the opportunity to chat with Paralympians Dave Ellis and Claire Cashmore as well as fellow World Class Programme athlete Sophie Alden. In the afternoon, they hit the Powerbase Gym for strength and conditioning tests, this time, under the watchful eye of Loughborough University’s Head of Performance Services, Cormac Ryan
Talking at the end of the day, Tej said:
“Being an Age-Group Ambassador is amazing, my goal as an Ambassador is to inspire more people to get into triathlon. The vision I would like for triathlon is that it becomes less intimidating and a bit more inclusive. Personally I’d like to see more people from ethnic minorities get into triathlon and hopefully seeing someone like myself, someone relatable, on the start line, can inspire more people, to have access to the sport and be inspired to feel like they really can do well in it.”
Sarah added:
“I was 44 when I took up triathlon and as an Ambassador I’d like to encourage more older women to take up the sport. I’ve had seven children, and I want to persuade more women that they can take up triathlon. Additionally, I want to try and help keep young girls in sport. As I work in a school, I feel I’m in a good place – with teenage girls especially – to encourage them to stay in sport and I’d like to use this position to be able to do that.
“Triathlon changed my life. It gave me the confidence to do a degree, retrain as a teacher quite late in life and stand up in front of a group of 30 teenagers to teach them. I wouldn’t have had the confidence to do any of that without triathlon.”
Ruth Daniels, British Triathlon CEO said:
“I’d like to congratulate Tej and Sarah and welcome them to the Yellow Jersey Age-Group Ambassadors team. We had a huge number of applicants once again, so it’s a fantastic achievement to be chosen and I know they will have a huge positive impact on the triathlon community over the year ahead.
“Thousands of people take immense pride in wearing the GB Age-Group Team trisuit every year, and supporting a team of this size simply wouldn’t be possible without support from incredible partners such as Yellow Jersey.”
Ryan Georgiades, Yellow Jersey Managing Director, added:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Tej and Sarah to the Yellow Jersey Age-Group Ambassador team. Their passion for the sport and dedication to the age-group community perfectly align with our mission to support and inspire triathletes at every level. We look forward to sharing their journey and celebrating their achievements throughout the season.”
Now in its third year, the Yellow Jersey Age Group Ambassador team aims to encourage, inspire and motivate others to set their own swim, bike, run goals; from trying the sport for the first time, to qualifying to represent the GB Age Group Team. Tej and Sarah join current Yellow Jersey Ambassadors Nina Wareham, Katie Wright, Hayley Wells, Andi Britt, and Hussain Al-Zubaidi who will be continuing their role in 2025. They will all be sharing their journeys in the sport on their social media channels as they represent the Age Group Team across the world in 2025.
To support them on their journey, Tej and Sarah have received an exclusive Yellow Jersey and British Triathlon package, including a year’s free bike insurance from Yellow Jersey, a Yellow Jersey sponsored British Triathlon Age Group Team trisuit and an annual British Triathlon Ultimate Membership.
The Ambassador programme is a continuation of Yellow Jersey’s commitment to the Great Britain Age Group Team which forms part of a wider partnership announced in 2022. Yellow Jersey are also the national governing body’s Official Cycle and Travel Insurance Partner.
All British Triathlon Home Nation members can enjoy a range of Yellow Jersey discounts, including up to £75 off annual bicycle insurance policies, up to 20% off short-term bicycle policies and up to 15% off travel insurance, with GB Age-Group Team members receiving the highest offers available.
To find out more about the offers available to British Triathlon Home Nation members, from Yellow Jersey and all our other partners, please visit the British Triathlon partner page here.
The Great Britain Age-Group Team provides British Triathlon members with the opportunity to represent Great Britain internationally at World and European Championships in a variety of swim, bike, run disciplines and distances.
Find out more about representing the GB Age-Group Team here.
