One of the true allrounders in the club he took up cycling early and
completed the 150 mile Birmingham to Llangollen and back early season
reliability trial many times as a youngster - sometimes getting into
trouble at home for failing to get up for school on Monday morning!
Roger Gardner time trialling in the sixties
He has ridden road races in Britain and abroad, competed in cyclo-cross and
time trials. His racing successes include
5th in Bognor Regis road race
13th in the 46 mile road race in the Guernsey festival of Cycling in 1972
5th and 6th in Isle of Man kermesses in 1975
12th in his first ever 100 mile event, the Manchester Wheelers open
Rode the 3 peaks cyclo-cross for about ten years in the eighties and early
nineties, his fastest time being 4:34:19 in 1983 to finish in 69th position
Clocked 2:07:59 for a 50 mile time trial at Bawtry, Yorkshire, the second
fastest 50 ridden by a club member in 10 years
Broke the club 2-up 25 m record in 1981 with John Oxtoby with 57:31 in a
Rutland CC event.
Currently club President, Roger has filled most of the club's offices over
the forty three years of his membership. He was awarded life membership in 1984.
