Born with cerebral palsy, Gordon Allan grew up in western Sydney as a keen sportsman. During his school years, he competed in swimming, athletics and football (soccer), even representing Australia at the Football World Championship Under-19.

However, after attending a Paralympics Australia talent day in 2011, Allan was encouraged to take up cycling by Paralympic cyclist Peter Brooks. He joined Parramatta Cycling Club and began training with the Western Sydney Academy of Sport.

In 2014, Stuart Jones was cycling to work when a motor vehicle accident left him with spinal injury and no movement on one side of his body. Despite being told he would never walk again, a determined Jones not only learnt to walk, but also cycle again using a recumbent tricycle.

During rehabilitation, the Newcastle-based rider set himself the goal of becoming a world-class para-cyclist.

He competed at the 2017 Para-cycling Road National Championships, winning gold in the T2 time trial – the first of many national titles.