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Joined LC&AC at age 15, enjoyed three years of cycling and competition before joining the Royal Navy. He got back on dry land as soon as he could - in 1947! Then he took up cycling again for five years before other commitments got in the way. From 1952 till 1982 he did not cycle at all, then staged a comeback in 1982. In 1986 he took the club 10 mile vets record for many years with a plus of 6:08 and held it for many years. His early memories are of 'volunteering' to support the club's top riders in longer time trials. They would leave Coventry at 1:00 on a Sunday morning, laden with extra bottles for the competitors, and ride through the night for a time trial at Newbury. After feeding the competitors they would have breakfast in a local inn then make a day ride of the journey back to Coventry. |
