Remarkable roles: How international cyclist Anna Turvey keeps her career on track

Before Anna Turvey decided to train for an amateur triathlon five years ago she didn’t even think she was all that sporty.

Fast forward to July 2014, and the very same person is being cheered on by thousands in a packed-out Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome as she represents Scotland at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

It was quite a transformation for the Sunderland-born optometrist and cyclist, who rides for Scotland by virtue of her Glasgow-born mother. She studied optometry at City University before completing her pre-reg at Dollond and Atchison, working in an independent and moving into roles at Specsavers and Tesco Opticians in the North East.