Albert Saunders - June 19th 1920 - 28th April 2008
Albert enjoyed riding his tricycle and regularly attended the Eastern AGM and luncheon,as well as timing Eastern events, until a few years ago. He presided over a cycling dynasty which continues to the fourth generation.
Albert's funeral is at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday 14th May 2008, at Earlham Crematorium in Norwich. Family flowers only, but donations if desired to East Anglia's Childrens' Hospices or Shipdham Surgery please, c/o Co-operative Funeral Services, Watton Thetford, IP25 6AH.
Our sympathies to Margaret and all the family.
David Stone
Have you seen the successes achieved by our world paralympic champion David Stone in the recent Tour in Spain? There is an excellent report on the British Cycling website, under Disability News (which can be found in the list on the left-hand side of the home page.) The report is the second item of Disability News, on the Tour of Bizkaia.
www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/EventReports2008/20080504_tour_of_bizkaia.asp
www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/EventReports2008/20080504_tour_of_bizkaia.asp
Last call for Asse!
This is a reminder that entries for the World Tricycle Championships on 15th June 2009.
Entries close on 12th May 2008, this Monday coming.
We have received a good number of entries, including some new paralympic riders from France, Belgium and Holland; however, we are hoping for a record field and look forward to receiving more entries by the deadline of May 13th. Entry forms and information are attached to this notice, and Andre's website www.3wielweb.be also has a good deal of interesting information.
All competitors will receive a free colour booklet setting out the history of the World Tricycle Championships!
Contact Rogeralma21@aol.com for further information.
Entries to
Roger Alma, 28 Lansdowne Gardens, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, NP44 3GB.
Telephone: 01633 861266
Entry Forms for downloading:
Microsoft Word : World Tricycle Championships Entry Form 2008.doc
Adobe PDF : World Tricycle Championships 2008.pdf
Entries close on 12th May 2008, this Monday coming.
We have received a good number of entries, including some new paralympic riders from France, Belgium and Holland; however, we are hoping for a record field and look forward to receiving more entries by the deadline of May 13th. Entry forms and information are attached to this notice, and Andre's website www.3wielweb.be also has a good deal of interesting information.
All competitors will receive a free colour booklet setting out the history of the World Tricycle Championships!
Contact Rogeralma21@aol.com for further information.
Entries to
Roger Alma, 28 Lansdowne Gardens, Llantarnam, Cwmbran, NP44 3GB.
Telephone: 01633 861266
Entry Forms for downloading:
Microsoft Word : World Tricycle Championships Entry Form 2008.doc
Adobe PDF : World Tricycle Championships 2008.pdf
National Championship Criterium - Ixworth
Carl Saint wins Mike Dixie '10' in 21:28
The Mike Dixie Handicap Trophy went to Andy Such of Scunthorpe RC with a net 17:28.
Andrew Nye took fourth place and increased his lead in the Tricycle League, for which this was the 6th counting event, followed by Adrian Hills and a fast closing Jim Pitt.
Thanks to Event Secretary, Martin Purser for his fine set of photos from the event.
Dave Keene wins Eastern Region '25'

A weekend to look forward to ...
The sun is shining, it's a Bank Holiday and it looks like a great weekend in prospect for TA members. It all starts on Friday when people start to gather at Peter & Gwyneth's for their Mayday Camping Weekend. On Saturday Dave Keene makes the long trip from the West Country for the '25' on a sporting course near Sleaford, but no likelihood of records, so he can warm down with Sunday's Pace Judging Competition and a pub lunch.
Dave then moves North for the 22nd Mike Dixie '10' where he is again off scratch in the solo event. He faces stiff competition from new tricyclist Carl Saint, provided he successfully negotiates the two turn roundabouts! Carl's first two 10's were 23:18 and 24:01. Also riding is last year's Jenny Noad winner, Nick Wood. They are joined by thirteen other trikes, two tandem trikes and 14 tandems, so motorists on the A63 are due for a rare sight. Could Glen Longland's long standing Competition Record of 21:05 be under threat. The event starts at 10.01 am. Watch this space!
For those who prefer tight turns and short sharp climbs every mile, then the National Criterium Championship is being run, also on Bank Holiday Monday, at Ixworth. There is racing all afternoon, with trikes scheduled for 1.55pm. A great days spectator sport, or if you get carried away then entries are being accepted on the line.
Dave then moves North for the 22nd Mike Dixie '10' where he is again off scratch in the solo event. He faces stiff competition from new tricyclist Carl Saint, provided he successfully negotiates the two turn roundabouts! Carl's first two 10's were 23:18 and 24:01. Also riding is last year's Jenny Noad winner, Nick Wood. They are joined by thirteen other trikes, two tandem trikes and 14 tandems, so motorists on the A63 are due for a rare sight. Could Glen Longland's long standing Competition Record of 21:05 be under threat. The event starts at 10.01 am. Watch this space!
For those who prefer tight turns and short sharp climbs every mile, then the National Criterium Championship is being run, also on Bank Holiday Monday, at Ixworth. There is racing all afternoon, with trikes scheduled for 1.55pm. A great days spectator sport, or if you get carried away then entries are being accepted on the line.
Geoff Booker wins Thames Valley '25'
Dave Keene wins SW '25'
Trike Criterium Details - Ilton Somerset
Details have been added to the Activity entry for the Tor Team 2000 Tricycle criterium on 7th June. A good warm-up before heading for Belgium. Ian tells us that they need a minimum of 8 riders to make a race, so sharpen up your hub nuts and get entering. Directions, including a map are available here:DirectionstoMerryfieldAirfield.doc.
You cannot fall off of a trike!
Although some means of dismounting are less graceful than others.
There were two such instances recently in the East:
Arriving at the start of the Stowmarket & District CC Hilly 20, East Captain, Ferg Muir intended to dismount opposite the timekeeper, put his foot down and rolled into a ditch.
He claims a culvert was camouflaged by long grass.
More details of the event itself on the East Region pages:
At the CC Breckland club 10 the other day, Martin Badham arrived after a hectic 20 mile thrash after work and in dismounting managed to tip the barrow over and knot his calf with cramp. I am still trying to work out which came first.
The main requirement of these less than dignified dismounts is that they should be performed before the largest possible audience!
In both cases there is no photgraphic evidence. (Shame!)
There were two such instances recently in the East:
Arriving at the start of the Stowmarket & District CC Hilly 20, East Captain, Ferg Muir intended to dismount opposite the timekeeper, put his foot down and rolled into a ditch.
He claims a culvert was camouflaged by long grass.
More details of the event itself on the East Region pages:
At the CC Breckland club 10 the other day, Martin Badham arrived after a hectic 20 mile thrash after work and in dismounting managed to tip the barrow over and knot his calf with cramp. I am still trying to work out which came first.
The main requirement of these less than dignified dismounts is that they should be performed before the largest possible audience!
In both cases there is no photgraphic evidence. (Shame!)
Victory in Victoria Park for Booker

The order of the event stayed much the same with the three groups working away and the others riding to finish.
Geoff finally launched another sprint that gained him top points in the competition with Jeff Jones second. The next group crossed the line Roger, Peter then Martin and finally Ian, Ferg, Gawain, Greta and Emma.
After the event a club-run rode to Radford Semele to meet car assisted members for lunch at the White Lion. Results 2008 Results and league positions have been updated. Pictures taken by the apres-criterium runs leader Steve Walker at Criterium 2008, and a few on the www.britishcycling.org.uk website. If anyone has others please send to Martin Badham.
Malcolm Waters wins Ed Green Memorial Trophy

Ralph Dadswell wins Thames Valley Hilly '30'
The weather provided real hardriders conditions as it was very cold, very windy and rather damp for the Thames Valley Hilly '30', despite being held almost a month later than last year. Ralph Dadswell's winning 1:36:11 was 8 minutes slower than last year but still 25 minutes too fast for runner up, Geoff Booker. Andrew Nye was third and the only other rider inside 2 hours. Jim Pitt was the clear winner of the handicap with a net of 1:17:45, followed by Malcolm Waters and Andrew Nye. See our 2008 Results page for the full result. Andrew Nye took the lead in the 2008 Time Trial League on both actual and handicap.
T.A. Cycle Clothing
Alison Purser
East Region "Spring?" 25 - Easter Sunday
The East Region 25 was held on March 23rd 2008 on the Bressingham - Thetford road in Norfolk. There were ten entrants. Peter Holland had the advantage of knowing what was on the way e-mailing his apology for not starting from underneath 2 inches of snow, and it's still pouring. Despite the misgivings of some present the event started in the snow and eight hardy (mad) souls lined up for the timekeeper with two deciding part-way round that enough was enough. Ian Mackenzie storming round to win in 1:27:57 and take 1st handicap. Photos.
In the supporting events (medium gear and Pre1980 spec 25). the starters were a far lower percentage but John Malseed teetered around the course on his Ordinary in two and a quarter hours. Full results in the 2008 Results.
In the supporting events (medium gear and Pre1980 spec 25). the starters were a far lower percentage but John Malseed teetered around the course on his Ordinary in two and a quarter hours. Full results in the 2008 Results.
Ian Finch wins South Eastern '25'
Ian Finch was the fitting winner of the first event of the season. The number two start position was dedicated to his father and our President, Bill who passed away on 10th January. Ian overcame a strong wind, rain and even more impressively the event organiser and scratch rider, Marl Vowells to win by over three minutes in 1:9:17. Mark was second with 1:12:20 and Roy Canning took third with 1:17:36. John Hastings took the Handicap award with 1:3:43. Full details are on our 2008 Results page.
Tricycle Association Gazette Photographic Competition
Roger and Myra Alma
World Tricycle Championship, St Marsault 2009
David Heighway does not wish to act as event secretary for the 2009 World Tricycle Championship in St Marsault. There is an excellent team of organisers in place in the French village where the Tricycle Association has enjoyed hospitality since 1998; however, at the February meeting of the National Executive Committee no one could be identified to take David’s place and it was decided that, out of fairness to the French organisers, if no one came forward to take David’s place by the time of the May NEC meeting this year (2008), the race would have to be cancelled. This would be a great disappointment to the people of St Marsault and great loss to the Tricycle Association. If you are interested in helping, please contact the Honorary Secretary, Norman Fenn, as soon as possible.
World Tricycle Championships, Asse, June 15, 2008
Entries are beginning to come in for the World Tricycle Championships this year, including new competitors from France and Belgium. Details of the races planned and the social activities of the weekend can be found elsewhere on the TA website, on Andre Van Bosbeke’s Belgian website www.3wielweb.be and in the TA Gazette. Entries must be in by May 12, but early notification of your intention to ride or support would be very welcome, to help our Belgian friends organise camping and other accommodation.
Contact Rogeralma21@aol.com for further information.
Contact Rogeralma21@aol.com for further information.
Get your Criterium Season planned
On the Mayday Bank holiday on 5th May we have the National Criterium Championship.
On Sunday 22nd June at 4:20pm we have the Horwich Carnival Criterium near Bolton. These is a fantastic day out with events for all ages, running, bicycling, tricycling and even ordinaries racing over a tight triangular closed circuit with a significant hill each lap.
To whet your appetite we have created a Criterium Archive with reports from all last year's races.
All the events are listed at the bottom of this page.
Bill Finch
His funeral was held on 24th January and was attended by his family and many friends from the South Eastern cycling community including our Chairman, Brenda Jackson and many of Bill's TA friends.
He will be missed by us all.
South Eastern Region '25' and AGM
Please note that the South Eastern Region '25' and AGM shown in the Gazette and CTT Handbook as 14th September 2008 has been moved to 21st September to avoid a clash with the Jenny Noad / Stan Spelling Weekend.
North Eastern Regional Lunch
The menu for the North Eastern Regional Lunch at Easingwold has been released. Whet you appetite here.
Little boys and water
With these words ringing in my ears I left my mother's house in Sudbury to meet up with the Eastern Ford Storming detachment. This was to be a shallower version of February's tour of the fords around the Box valley in South-West Suffolk.
First I met Dave Huffey at Lavenham church and we descended to "Sweetmeats" where the proprietor was greasing his trumpet slide. We climbed the stairs to the cafe and the sax-man, son of the trumpet player and brother of the guitar player. This morning he was more involved with preparing the tea-cakes and coffee. Ferg arrived soon after us, and we were just reaching the bottom of the cafeteaire when Adrian Hills rolled up for the latest part of a hectic weekend taking in the Glendene Cycle Jumble and the Thames Valley hostel weekend at Milton Keynes before a few hours sleep and then driving over to join us.
Refreshed we rode out of Lavenham to Frogs Hall Road, when we arrived at the ford the frogs were hibernating, but a gentleman was washing his car in the stream. After several passes and Fergus B DeMuir getting upset with us for not riding through in a pack we headed, initially back to Lavenham but then off to Preston St Mary and Monks Eleigh. Just off the lane was the second ford on the entrance to a farm. This time we satisfied the director with a formation ride in both directions.
The forecasted rain began as we set off for lunch at the Wheelhouse in Naughton. I stopped to put on my cape, thinking that I would soon catch the others up but the next hill descended into Monks Eleigh, coming from such a direction that I couldn't recognise where I was and started bashing on the way to Hadleigh. I soon realised that I was wrong and returned, recognised the junction and made for Chelsworth and Bildeston, getting to the pub where Paul Willsher, Alan Nye and Roy Proctor were sampling the brews. John Purser arrived and still my erstwhile companions had not got there. They arrived shortly having taken a different route from Chelsworth, soon followed by Jill Cole and Tandy, and then Geoff Morse. Soup and Huffers (Baps) were dispatched and we headed for home about three.
The forecast had been decidedly wet, so we were lucky to get away with a fairly dry day. Most of the rain fell while we were in the pub.
First I met Dave Huffey at Lavenham church and we descended to "Sweetmeats" where the proprietor was greasing his trumpet slide. We climbed the stairs to the cafe and the sax-man, son of the trumpet player and brother of the guitar player. This morning he was more involved with preparing the tea-cakes and coffee. Ferg arrived soon after us, and we were just reaching the bottom of the cafeteaire when Adrian Hills rolled up for the latest part of a hectic weekend taking in the Glendene Cycle Jumble and the Thames Valley hostel weekend at Milton Keynes before a few hours sleep and then driving over to join us.
The forecast had been decidedly wet, so we were lucky to get away with a fairly dry day. Most of the rain fell while we were in the pub.
Major Events coming up
National events are listed below. Click on the date for further details where available. Go to the Regions page for events in your area or the Activities for different types of event.| Date | Region | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd May 2008 | North West | Bruce Kingsford Weekend, Astley |
| 24th May 2008 | North West | NEC Meeting Hadnall Village Hall |
| 25th May 2008 | North West | Bruce Kingsford, TA National Championship 50. |
| 7th Jun 2008 | South West | Ilton, Somerset |
| 15th Jun 2008 | Overseas | World Tricycle Championships, Asse, Belgium |
| 15th Jun 2008 | Overseas | World Trike Criterium Championship at Asse |
| 22nd Jun 2008 | East | Fliss Beard Trophy '100' at Attleborough |
| 22nd Jun 2008 | North West | Horwich Carnival |
| 26th Jul 2008 | North West | Mersey Roads Club '24 hour' for H Wison (Major) Trophy |
| 10th Aug 2008 | North West | Tricycle Trophy '12hr' in West Cheshire TTCA Event |
| 10th Aug 2008 | East | Bury St Edmunds Grass Track |
| 23rd Aug 2008 | East | Mildenhall Grass Track |
| 13th Sep 2008 | Midland | Jenny Noad '10' at Wolvey |
| 14th Sep 2008 | Midland | Stan Spelling '25' at Wolvey |
| 14th Sep 2008 | Midland | Warwick Town Centre Races |
| 25th Oct 2008 | Midland | 7.5m 'Appetiser' at 3.00pm |
| 25th Oct 2008 | Midland | Annual Reunion and Prize Presentation |
| 26th Oct 2008 | Midland | Annual General Meeting |
