Introducing: Evangelos Empochontsif

Welcome to CCC introduces, our series spotlighting the incredible contributors who give their time and energy to Cycling Culture Club.

Meet Evangelos, aka Evan, the content creator focusing on demystifying cycling for beginners and more experienced riders alike.

Words: Evangelos

Photos: Evangelos

From: Nigeria (Born in Greece)

Lives: Midlands

Instagram: evangelos.jpg

Tell us about yourself.

My name is Evangelos (@evangelos.jpg), and as well as creating content online, I've also just got into cycling after playing football since I was 7.

What do you love about cycling

How much fun you can have cycling both by yourself and with other people. You can discover amazing places just with your body and your bike, and most importantly, cycling is low-impact on the body!

What barriers have you faced in cycling

Cycling initially felt like a sport for a certain demographic, which made is a little difficult to fully immerse myself in, but once I was in I never looked back.

Why were you interested in contributing?

There are so many benefits to cycling, and I wish I had got into it earlier, so if I can introduce someone to cycling earlier, then I'm more than happy.

Your fondest memory on the bike

My first bike was when I was 11/12, and it was a BMX, and I just loved doing tricks on it, but at the time, I didn't even know what road cycling was. That was when my first memories of cycling were formed.