Nikki Hunt riding for the VTTA Home Counties and Pete Hopkins for Team Swift on Sunday in the Norlond Combine TT 30 mile event on the F1 in Bedfordshire were successful in setting a new National VTTA age record for 2 x 66 year old’s beating the previous record for a mixed tandem-trike of 1.47.18 by exactly 22 mins with a time of 1.25.18 this is also a group record for London Home Counties as we are both with them. Congratulations to Pete and Nikki.

Less than one week left to enter - see World Tricycle Championship page for details, course maps and entry forms.

It is with great sadness to report that Doreen Knipe has passed away after a short illness aged 87.
Doreen has been a long standing member of the North Western Region and previously a member of the WTA for many years.
Sincere condolences to husband Harry at this sad time, they would have celebrated 60 years of marriage later this year.
There will be a private burial.

In the 2011 Para-Cycling World Cup in Sydney, Australia our David Stone won both the 28.8 km Road Race and the 11 km Time Trial (time: 20:18.98) in the T2 category. David is at the top of the T2 Road Rankings in the UCI table.

We send David our crongratulations on another job well done.

The 25th ‘Mike Dixie’ Handicap Trophy ‘10’ was run in sunny, but very windy conditions, on the V718 at Hull, which did not suggest that it would be a particularly fast morning.
Carl Saint, riding his first event since eye surgery earlier in the year, produced a storming Event Record of 21.19, only 17 seconds shy of his own Competition Record. Steve Bullas (Southend Wheelers) took the ‘Mike Dixie’ Handicap Trophy ahead of another visitor, Cumbrian Brian Moore. Best of three 30 mph tandem bicycle rides were Manchester Wheelers pairing of Scott Burns and Jerry Cross with 18.48. Alison Purser and Clare Ella were pleased to record a personal best of 23.49 on tandem tricycle.

The annual gathering at Dunston near Lincoln staerted a day earlier than normal thanks to the Royal Wedding. Barrow Row, in it's first incarnation of 2011, held a street party on the Friday.
Saturday brought the Eastern Region 25 on the C25/ 22 near Sleaford. Peter Holland had added an 'Old Skool' event to accompany the trike event.
13 trikes, a couple of tandems and 10 bikes rode on a windy day, Dom Cunningham was fastest trike with Steve Bullas making good use of his handicap to win that section.

A couple of dozen sat down at Scopwick 'Royal Oak' for an excellent meal in the evening.
On Sunday we participated in a Pace Judging competition where a route was ridden clockwise, then repeated in reverse. Greta Spiers was the winner, riding both ways at almost the same speed.
Bank Holiday Monday - Several people travelled north to the V718 for the Mike Dixie 10, won in fine style by Carl Saint with 21:19. If my calculations are correct, Steve Bullas continued to claim the handicap prize, but I await comfirmation.
Meanwhile four members set out from Dunston enduring rough-stuff en-route to Horncastle, then to Woodhall Spa for a coffee break then back and, for some, the trip home.

Results

Entries close on Tuesday 26th April 2011.

Entries (£7 Solo trike; £14 Tandem trike) to Jim Pitt, 33 Lyndhurst Road, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury. SP4 7PG
Tel: 01980 590876.

Email

Steve Avery made the long trip from Oxford to win the 3rd edition of the Bill Finch Memorial 25, run by the TA (South East) on 17th April. Richard Bailey was fastest on handicap.
Full Result.

If members would like to order TA clothing please see the lists of items and prices on the Tricycle Association Clothing page. There is also a copy of the design for those unfamiliar with it.
Orders should be sent to Alison Purser by May 31st 2011 with a 50% deposit, please.

Details including entry form and social programme are available on the World Championship page.

The weather was exceptional for April. Only the headwind return marred an incredible day. Sadly, Steve Avery was unable to start due to team commitments. Mike Marchant was a worthy winner in 26.16 and Bob West again "nicked" the Handicap award, but the others are getting closer. Interestingly if the result had gone to VTTA standard Geoff Booker would have won the award with a plus of +6.07..

A great day was made even better when "Novice Trikie" Paul Wheeler turned up on a recently acquired Jack Taylor trike, having ridden out from Winchester. I left him to discussing the pros and cons with Geoff and Richard. Before Paul left for home I did hear him "threaten" to join the T.A., and possible dabble at racing too.

Results

A grateful (and very cheerful) greeting from Geoff Lonsdale:- As you will appreciate, a few weeks ago I had emergency surgery for a brain tumour. I am at home now feeling much better, and trying to get fit and keep fit for the next round of treatment (radio- and chem-therapy), which I am told can be very debilitating (commencing next Wednesday, every weekday until the end of May...). I am so lucky to have Sue as my lovely nurse and chauffeuse! Thank you all for the encouraging messages.
Best regards,
Geoff

Members of the TA are invited to join the Veteran-Cycle Club, Herefordshire section, for a celebration of cycling on Saturday, 14 May at The Grange, Leominster, Herefordshire. The event will run from 10 am to 4 pm and will include a static display of veteran cycles from the V-CC and the National Cycle Museum. Displays will also be organised by cycle shops and local and national cycling organisations. There will be a twenty-five mile ride in the morning for those who wish to explore the surrounding countryside and in the afternoon grass track events at 2 o'clock and an Edwardian cycle gymkhana at 3 o'clock. All tricycles are welcome but older tricycles are particularly welcome.

Further details from Alvin Smith e-mail: alvin.smith@btinternet.com or telephone: 01568 770327

Would TA members and other tricyclists who would like to join us for the day please contact Roger Alma: e-mail: rogeralma21@aol.com

It was a wild and windy day, in contrast to the weather the evening before when Ferg Muir and I (Martin Badham) met Geoff and Liz Booker and Jim Hopper for an eve of battle feast at the New Inn at Clapham. Ferg and I were relaxing over a pint at the tables outside enjoying the warmth as the river tinkled by following our short ramble up to the crags.

Weather forecast next morning was for sunshine and showers and there were plenty of the latter. By Burton-in-Lonsdale Ian Mackenzie had caught me and I was surprised to see Malcolm Waters ahead, a little later I had hauled him in and we were both catching Andrew Nye who had had a mechanical problem with his front changer, condemning him to riding on his smallest chain-ring. Not a problem later in the event but restricting him to a maximum speed of 15 mph.
Just short of Sedbergh, Malcolm came past me again and I began to doubt the wisdom of my fast start, but settled down to ride the climb up to Hawes at my own pace, overtaken en-route by the Jims (Ithell and Hopper). Inspired by the beautiful scenery I must have recovered my impetus because, having struggled out of Hawes and pushing into a head-wind larded with sporadic bursts of rain, the white patch bobbing along in front grew, once more, into Malcolm. We were both travelling at about 7 mph when I caught him. We exchanged more pleasantries and settled again into our private battles with the elements.
The finish was a long time coming then, much relieved, the descent into Ingleton and the Nelson Wheelers catering serving tea, rolls, cakes and much needed soup. Andrew Wilkinson was the fastest bike in 2:05:00, with Geoff Booker beating Jim Hopper by a minute on the trikes. Ian Mackenzie made good use of his handicap to win the Ed Green Trophy.

Image courtesy of Kimroy Photography, not to be reproduced without payment to them.

Full Results. Photos from Kimroy Photography.

The preceding week had been quite balmy but Sunday 27th March dawned with more seasonal temperatures and a stiff easterly wind. With Alan Nye DNS, Martin Badham had the job of warming the course up. His progress was deceptively good, the following three riders not starting meant that nobody overtook him until just before the turn. John Dupen flew by, followed by Ian Mackenzie. Peter Holland allowed him to get around the turn before coming past. Then we had to pay for the easy ride out, Ferg Muir and Mark Ready riding in the Pre-1980 event powered by to finish in 1:14:04.
John Dupen, defending the Eric Madgett Trophy, was the fastest in 1:15:14 with Ian Mackenzie fastest on handicap with 1:08:13. After tea and cakes, talk and perusal of classic machines, we headed to Redgrave "Cross Keys" for lunch and more chat. Chief disaster was the pub running out of real ale.
Results

A friend of Roger's, Gordon Chamberlain, of the Worcester St John's CC has recently acquired a tricycle which was found hanging in a garage in central France. There is no maker's names on the machine, but the axle may be by Ken Rogers - indeed the whole machine may be. There is a name on the cross bar: Les Saunders.
Correction: Name on the frames is Larry Saunders!
Does anyone know how the tricycle may have found its way to France?

Answers to Roger Alma: e-mail rogeralma21@aol.com.

A new page Tricycle identification has been added to the Tricycle History menu, listing machines that require identification. Please free to browse and, hopefully, comment on these machines.

The Thames Valley 25 on Saturday 23rd April, has been cancelled due to major roadworks on the A4.

It has been postponed to Saturday 9th July to run in conjunction with the Oxonian CC on Course H29/19S.
Start time is 15:00 hrs. It is a time trial league event.
This is the same course we used last year.

Unfortunately it will clash with the Fliss Beard 100 and the S.W. 10, but it can't be helped.

Entries close on Tuesday

Date: 9th April
Course H10/ 8
Start: 14:00

Solo trikes and Tandem trikes
Entry Fee: £7 solos; £14 tandems

To be held in conjunction with Charlotteville CC Open 10

Event Secretary: Jim Pitt
33, Lyndhurst Road, Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Wilts. SP4 7PG
01980 590876; jim.pitt47@ntlworld.com

For 2011 TA (SW) events, certificates will also be awarded to all Veterans (i.e. riders over 40 years of age) beating their Standard times as tabulated by the Veterans’ Time Trial Association / Tricycle Association.

Ralph Dadswell sped around the hilly 31 miles in 1 hour 30 minutes 57 seconds, bagging the fastest on handicap despite being on Scratch. Mark Silver was second fastest with Geoff Booker in third place.

Full Result

We have received an invitation from The Long Sutton and District Veteran Cycle Club for any of our members with older tricycles to attend their Annual Rally which will be from Tydd St Mary near Wisbech.

Due to a clash of dates this will now be held on the weekend of 13/14th August 2011.

Presumably riders of younger machines are also welcome in a spectator capacity.

An entry form will be available from our website www.lsdvcc.com in the next week

The Kent CA and TA SE 100s were scheduled for 26 June at Kingsnorth, Kent, but this is also the weekend of the National 24 hour, which is being held in Sussex this year, and which many Kent riders are planning to enter.

The Kent CA have suggested, and we in the TA SE have agreed, that the Kent CA and TA 100s be moved back to Sunday 7 August. All other TA event details remain unchanged (although I understand the Kent CA promoter may change as a result).

Alan Nye of the TA Eastern Region rode the Viking RC rode the Lea Valley 25 on 13th March. Well done Alan for warming the roads up for the rest of us.

Significant thing for me today:-
- went to local chemist to buy more stuff for healing process (sticking plasters for blisters on feet (I've walked a lot during the past week -can't face sleeping on the sofa all afternoon)
Best regards,
Geoff

Email from Geoff on 11th March:

I have been suffering from blinding headaches, and even more confusion than normal (leaving bathroom taps running, leaving upstairs lights switched on), and my lovely wife Sue literally dragged me out of bed on a cold February morning to see the Doctor. I was immediately rushed to Frenchay Hospital (Luckily local, and with specialist brain surgery expertise). Couple of scans shewed that I had a tumour, and I returned to the hospital after a couple of days for surgery, which has hopefully been success, though further chemotherapy and radiotherapy are to follow (with me as an in-patient).
Best regards,
Geoff

We all wish Geoff a speedy and complete recovery

We have received an invitation from The Long Sutton and District Veteran Cycle Club for any of our members with older tricycles to attend their Annual Rally which will be from Tydd St Mary near Wisbech on the weekend of 6/7th August 2011.

Presumably riders of younger are also welcome in a spectator capacity.

An entry form will be available from our website www.lsdvcc.com in the next week

Geoff reports that he now back home, "on remand", and scheduled to have an operation on Thursday or Friday. We all wish Geoff the best for a successful outcome and look forward to seeing him out on his trike very soon.

It is regretted that the South Western Region "25" scheduled for February 27 has been cancelled. Geoff Lonsdale, the event secretary, is in hospital and so has been unable to respond to e-mail enquiries.

The following members were ratified at the National Executive Committee Meeting held on 12th February 2011:

Eastern Region
Roger, Gawain & Callum Akers, Tom Deakins, Gavin Drage, Emma Kirby, Dilys Lloyd, John Tietz

North Western Region
Mike Roberts, Roger Vincent

Overseas
Glenn Brady (USA), Gerry Meyen (Belgium), Peter Jourdain (USA)

South Western Region
Bob Merrill, Colin Patience, Glyn Williams

Thames Valley Region
Gary Guntrip, Greg Warwick

We welcome you all and look forward to meeting you out and about on three wheels!

Members of the Hereford Section of the V-CC have extended an invitation to the Tricycle Association to join them on a gentle ride of about twenty miles on the Gwent levels to celebrate the publication of “A History of the Tricycle”. The ride, organised by Timm Frenzel, will be held on Sunday, March 20.

There is plenty of good parking at the start, and the roads are quiet and generally well-surfaced, with no hills. The occasion will give the opportunity of photos of tricycles outside Newport Velodrome. Several members of the Hereford section ride tricycles and it would be very pleasing to see a good turn-out.

Details: Sunday 20 March
Tour Chan Gwent Llefelau, Book Launch and Tricycle Turnout.

Timm’s Tour of the Levels will this year also be the Section’s hosting of a launch of “A History of the Tricycle” written by Roger Alma (TA & Hereford Section) and Cyril Hancock (V-CC & VSCC). To support the book and give lots of photo opportunities a good turnout of Section trikes is requested (the number seems to increase monthly!)

10.30 at International Sports Village, Newport (ST335865 off A48) for 11.00 start.

At M4 J24 (Coldra), follow the brown signs to the "International Sports Village" and meet outside the swimming pool complex or inside the cafe, NOT the Velodrome.

Pub lunch at Magor, with copies of the Tricycle History on sale.

Further information on ride; Timm Frenzel; 01633 615169. Would any TA member planning to join us, please contact Roger Alma?

The death of Pat Kenny has already been reported on the website. He died following following a collision with a car whilst out cycling near his home on Friday 21st January. Pat was a former tricycle Land's End - John O'Groats record holder (1980 in 2days 10hours 36minutes and 52 seconds) and a multiple breaker of other records. In 47 years he had completed over half a million miles on his tricycles and his total mileage was in the region of 910,000 miles. The deepest sympathy of the Tricycle Association is extended to Pat's wife Hazel, his three daughters and all the family.
The Funeral Mass was held on on Thursday 3rd February 2011 at St Peter's and St Paul's Catholic Church, Lichfield. Followed by interment at St Giles Church, Whittington. The village in which Pat had lived since his marriage to Hazel. The Funeral Mass and the gathering afterwards at Whittington Social Club was attended by family, villagers and the many cycling friends Pat had made since he began cycling some 57 years ago. Amongst others, there were representatives from The Tricycle Association, 300,000 Mile Club and 24 Hour Fellowship and local CTT Officials.

On the day, there were family flowers only, but donations are now being accepted as a testimonial to Pat and all donations will be divided between Roadpeace and a diabetes charity.
All donations should be sent to:
F.M. and J Wait, Funeral Directors, 25 Bird Street, Lichfield, WS13 6PW
Please ensure that the donations are clearly marked “In Memory of Pat Kenny”.
Cheques should be made out to “Hazel Kenny”.

Any other informal enquiries should be directed to Jim Hopper on 01543 472349 or e-mail mail@jhopper.fsnet.co.uk.

St Marsault, France

25km time trials for solo, tandem and recumbent tricycles using a course centred on the village of St Marsault, Deux Sevres, France. These events will take place on the afternoon of Saturday 18th June 2011 as part of the village fête. There will also be a social programme of activities covering the weekend. A list of accommodation available in the vicinity is downloadable here - ACCOMMODATION.doc. Accommodation should be booked as early as possible. If you have any queries please contact the organiser - Alison Purser.

Produced as a collaborative project between Roger Alma of the Tricycle Association and Cyril Hancock of the Veteran-Cycle Club, using some material first published by Derek Roberts in The Boneshaker, this book traces the development of the tricycle from its conception to the present day.
The many uses of the tricycle for transport, commerce, leisure, touring and racing are all covered in the eight chapters. Profusely illustrated, the book has 116 litho printed A4 pages and is case bound with an attractive coloured cover design. See A1 TricycleHistoryCoverArtworkVer3Comments.pdf.

The price is £12.00. plus £2.40 p&p*.
Order now from Veteran-Cycle Club Sales Officer: VCC History of the Tricycle form.doc.

It is with great sadness that the death of Pat Kenny is reported. He died following following a collision with a car whilst out cycling near his home on Friday 21st January. Pat was a former tricycle Land's End - John O'Groats record holder (1980 in 2days 10hours 36minutes and 52 seconds) and a multiple breaker of other records. In 47 years he had completed over half a million miles on his tricycles and his total mileage was in the region of 910,000 miles. The deepest sympathy of the Tricycle Association is extended to Pat's wife Hazel, his three daughters and all the family.

The arrangements for the funeral on Thursday 3rd February 2011 are:

11.00 am Funeral Service at St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Dimbles Hill, Lichfield, WS13 7NH

Followed by interment at St Giles Church, Whittington, WS14 9JX

Then afterwards at Whittington Social Club, Fisherwick Road, Whittingham, WS14 9LL - all welcome.
(n.b. this is the Whittington, Staffordshire near Lichfield and just off the A51 Lichfield - Tamworth road)

Further details of how to find the Church will be found below.

Family flowers only, but donations are being accepted. At this stage we are not sure for what, but it has been suggested that a separate account is set up and then Pat's family can sort out the charities later when they have more time to think.

These details and any additional information can also be obtained from Jim Hopper on 01543 472349 or e-mail mail@jhopper.fsnet.co.uk.

How to find St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Dimbles Hill, Lichfield, WS13 7NH

From the south: come along the Birmingham Road A5127, the old A38 when it ran through the city. Straight on at the 1st lights, under the rail bridge, straight on at the next island, to the Friary island. Here take the second exit signed Rugeley and onto the Western Relief Road. At the next lights at the top of the hill, right onto Eastern Avenue, A5129. At once right again onto the old through road, Stafford Road. You will be entering the city from the north west. The road becomes Beacon Street at a small island for a supermarket and you will need a left turn into Anson Avenue. This is the 4th on the left after the island. Anson Ave becomes Dimbles Lane and in a short distance you will see the church across on your right.

From the north: Ashbourne direction. Follow the A515 the the island at the A51 and go left. At the next left turn into Eastern Avenue and the directions are as above from there.

From the Rugeley direction: when you reach the island at the A515 go on to the lights and then as above.

From the north: Burton direction. Leave the A38 at the first Lichfield turning onto the A5127. Follow along, over a rail bridge to the island. Right onto Eastern Avenue, A5129. Continue along to Dimbles Lane on the left. It is perhaps a mile or so from the island and is the 2nd on the left after a right turn called Watery Lane, where there are signs for a garden/craft centre.

From Lichfield City station: it will take a bit to walk. It will be about 2 miles. Out of the station and cross the road. Go right, away from the traffic lights. Left into the precinct, Bakers Lane. Across the road, Conduit Street and along the side of the market place into Dam Street. At the bollards at the Cathedral Close, right into Reeve's Lane. This is a cycle way and footpath eventually. Stowe Pool will be on the left. About half a mile there is a way through on the left into The Parchments. This leads onto Dimbles Hill, where right and the church is soon on sight.

John Taylor has written a fitting eulogy on the RRA website under In Memoriam.

I am sad to report that Jim Thorburn passed away early this morning, 19th January.

The funeral will take place at Netherhall Church, Maryport on Thursday, 27th January at 10.30 am.

Please note that the printing of the Winter Gazette has been delayed by technical problems with the printing press cause by extreme cold and damp. The problems have now been dealt with by the service engineers and printing has been resumed. We hope that it will be possible to post the Gazette towards the end of the week.

Pre lunch ride - meet at Kings Court Hotel, Kings Coughton near Alcester at 9.30am for pleasant ride to 11's and back in time for lunch.
Annual Lunch at Kings Court Hotel, Kings Coughton 12 for 12.30, £15. State if Vegetarian
Bookings Greta Spiers, Jasmine Cottage, 25 Cleeve Road, Marlcliff, Bidford on Avon, B50 4NX.

Please note that Greta's 'phone number in recent gazettes is incorrect it should be Tel. 01789 491119.

Mick died peacefully at about 6.15 a.m. on Thursday 30th December after a long and courageous battle with the cancer which finally caught up with him.

The arrangements for the funeral on Monday 10th January 2011 are:

9.15 am Cremation at Hereford Crematorium for FAMILY ONLY.

2.00 pm Service of thanksgiving at Ashford Carbonel Church followed by tea in Ashford Carbonel Village Hall - all welcome.

Both of these locations are in the village of Ashford Carbonel, near Ludlow, Shropshire where Mick and Jacquie live.

For those of you who may wish to attend and use satnav the postcode for the area is SY8 4DB.

Details should also be posted on the TA website soon.

Or contact Norman Fenn on 0121 550 3644 or normfenn@hotmail.com for further information.

Please note that there will be two 30 mile time trials in the South Eastern Region in 2011.

On Easter Sunday Adrian Hills is running an event for tricycles of the long and short varieties in the west of the Region.

The course will be the G30/89 which is predominantly on the A22 starting East Hoathly to Boship (a mile from the the Hills' residence, most useful for aide de camp photographers), turn back up to Maresfield turn then before returning to finish there is a jog to the left up a lane towards Uckfield to get in the extra 5 miles. The course is easy and mildly rolling.

Adrian and Jill are hoping that they can make this a TA weekend with room for camping and car parking.

There will be a clubrun on the Saturday.

This will give tandem riders a great chance to test their pairing befoire the 'Invicta' trophy 3 weeks later.

Pictures of tricycles enjoying the seasonal weather are still coming in. Please feel free to send Webmaster your pictures. Trikes in the Snow Gallery.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and an enjoyable New Year.

Subscriptions are due to on 1st January and should be paid by 1st March. Rates were left unchanged at the AGM at £10.00 for full members and £5.00 for each family member. A renewal form will be sent out with the Winter Gazette in early January but a downloadable form is available here. Payment can be made by cheque, postal order, direct payment or standing order.
Alison Purser (Hon Treasurer)

Full Details and forms.

The SE Luncheon, cancelled due to bad weather, has been rescheduled for Sunday 30th January 2011.

Venue at the same place, The Royal Wells Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent from about midday, lunch being served around 13:45, the Chairman buying a beer for all those who ride down. (at least that’s what he promised for the cancelled function).

There will be Tricycle runs in the South Eastern Region for Kentish Men and Men of Kent, not forgetting the respective Maids.

West Kent: The Bull, Bethersden, Kent

Meet outside The Bull at 10.00hrs for a short ride around the lanes, and see 1st TT of season, returning to The Bull for lunch at 12.45hrs.

East Kent: The Bell, Kemsing

Meet at The Bell at 12.00hrs for lunch.

Please book via Mike Ducker on 01622-683653, by 20th Dec for either event.

The TA South East Region on 5th. December 2010 is cancelled due to bad weather.
It will be re-scheduled not too late into the new year at the same venue, The Royal Wells Inn at Tunbridge Wells, Kent from about midday, lunch being served around 13:45.
The Chairman buying a beer for all those who ride down. (at least that’s what he promised for the cancelled function)

We end the year, climatically, as we began with several regions basking in the snow. As tricyclists we are best fitted to take advantage of these conditions. I have been sent the photo below to demonstrate the delights of tricycling in the snow, suitably wrapped up, of course.

Offerings so far!

The deadline for copy for the Winter edition of the TA Gazette is on 7th December, which is fast approaching. Now is the time to let Roger Alma know of your plans and notices for 2011 as well as your tricycling tales.
We hope regular contributors will submit their reports in good time. We welcome letters, photographs, reports and articles from all members, and we are happy to give advice and help. The Winter edition should be out in early January.

Members will be sorry to hear that Dick Morris has died at the age of 97 from the effects of the stroke he suffered in April.
Dick was best known in the tricycle world as builder of the outstanding H R Morris tricycle frames at his shop in Walthamstow.
He first joined the Century Road Club in the late 1920s and was brother-in-law to RRA record-breaker Jack Rossiter. In post war years he was a member of the Comet CC and its successor the Lea Valley RC.

The funeral will be on Tuesday 16th November in the West Chapel at Cambridge City Crematorium at 12.45pm. This will be followed by a Wake at Bar Hill Sports and Social Club at which his son Keith will have Dick’s collection of photo albums on display. (Incidentally, Keith is able to offer copies of particular photos in these albums on request). Some of you will remember seeing the albums on a glorious November day in 2001 when the TA East held its “Meeting with H R Morris”.
The crematorium is just off the A14, west of Cambridge, near Dry Drayton.

There is a superb article on Dick and his frames on the Classic Lightweights website at
www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/hrm-builders.html

The Tricycling fraternity, including the ladies in this definition, gathered at the Ramada Hotel, Chesford Bridge, near Leamington Spa to celebrate another year awheel. The first item on the agenda was the traditional 7.5 mile appetiser time trial, now back to the normal course. Fine weather saw a dozen participants struggle up the hill away from Celia with the watch. Then along the ridge past Stoneleigh, dive down to the bends around the bridge before turning left again for home. As part of the entry fee has to provide a prize, and these were distributed, accompanied by tea and cakes.
Later the riders, now washed, brushed and presentable were joined for the dinner other guests. About 60 diners sat down with the International Cycling Commentator Mike Smith as Guest of Honour. Lively cross-toasting ensured plenty of entertainment before we settled down for the speeches. President Jim Hopper welcomed the guests and Mike Smith replied with memories of sporting incidents and commentators gaffs. Mike's toast of the Association was then given an entertaining riposte from the Pardoe double act, John and Carol producing all sorts of props from their sack.
The Trophies, Medals and Certificates were then presented by Mike with Carl Saint requiring a wheelbarrow to carry away his share. Cliff Tremaine proposed the toast to the prizewinners and Caroline Nye ably replied on their behalf. Caroline has had a phenomenal year riding at every distance up to 12 hours, entering and finishing a second 12 when the initial event was aborted due to an accident.
With the official business of the evening dealt with, we sang 'Auld Lang Syne' before settling down to catching up with news from the many friends around.
At the Annual General Meeting the following morning Chairman Brenda Jackson reckoned that the membership had celebrated over much the night before, because we rattled through the business, reaching Any Other Business before the mid-way coffee arrived. We celebrated with the brew before all heading off home.

Results of the 7.5 mile TT

As good as certain: road race (criterium) on Saturday June 11 during the yearly fair (4 days of festivities) in Merchtem, near to Asse. This means that the 2011 3wielweb tricycle season highly concentrates on June with the 7 of Kettelo on the 5th, the Merchtem race on the 11th and the WTC on the 18th of June. To be presented as the dream holiday for our guests: 3 top races in 2 weeks time! And lots of (tri)cycling fun! Details will be presented later on the 3wielweb website.

On Sunday June 5, 2011 the Belgian classic “The 7 of Kettelo” is run for the seventh time. This race is a 7 km time trial with participation of tricycles, bicycles, recumbents, handbikes, … Anyone can participate and gets an insurance for the day for 5 euros. Location : Asse, Belgium, near to Brussels and other big cities. Tenth, BBQ, speaker, … fun really. A club run is set for Monday.

And on Saturday June 18 it’s the World Tricycle Championships in St. Marsault, France and the local fête. And club run I suppose. And more fun!

So why not take that holiday you are entitled to and deserve so much! Start in Belgium with the 7 of Kettelo, have great cycle runs and follow the numbers along canals and rivers, into small villages and cities, towards Holland and Germany, have a look at the cycle network: www.fietsnet.be/routeplanner/. It’s incredible. Not to mention the many local beers.

Whether it will work we do not know, but getting the British delegation tired by so much to explore (getting lost now and then) and being exposed to the pleasures of barley & wheat alcoholics, could right be the ideal tactics of the Belgian team for the World Tricycle Championships in France. Just travel south and you will get there from here. Easy!

Nearly two weeks of pure cycle fun. Think about it…

My apologies for the delayed report due to family duties.
The first World Tricycle Championship to be held in this country was given a good selection of British weather.
A large group of tricycle riders, with a few bicycles, gathered in Woodstock market place. A few purchases were made in the Farmers' Market, then Geoff led us off to explore Oxfordshire. After a mile or so we joined National Cycle Route 5 which turned out to be a cycle path meandering around trees and, in places quite narrow. I suppose we should have noticed that Geoff had not appeared on his broad gauge machine. Malcolm Walters nearly came to grief negotiating the gate part way along, but the sun shone and spirits were high. Stopping for refreshments at the café at Lower Heyford we met the Belgian contingent who were amused by the description of 'bubble & squeak'. Leaving the canal-side café, we headed north through the Tews and up and down the many Cotswold hills. Finally we reached Route 5 again to bowl back into Woodstock, about 30 miles later. Then back to our various digs and camp-sites before meeting up again at the 'Sturdy's Castle' inn for a convivial buffet. As we left the rain had started, continuing on and off throughout the night to reappear as the competitors and supporters arrived at Blenheim Park. Once again Martin Purser's publicity display, and the van became the focus of pre-race activity.
Just after 9 o'clock the first of the trikies sped off around the course, followed by 37 others and the tandem-trike of the two Peters, Brocklehurst and Daniel. The rain meant that the roadway was a bit muddy, laced with wet leaves and conkers to crunch. The trikes appeared to fare better generally than the bikes as some parts were quite slippery.
Carl Saint flew around the three laps in a little over 32 minutes, a time that compared very well with the bikes. Filip Neirinckx was fastest on handicap with Hilde Verbeken fastest lady, making the victory rostrum a substantially Belgian affair.
After the time-trial the Brompton race with it's Le-Mans start entertained us before we settled down to the exploring the event village. Cycling Organisations, trade tents and a variety of refreshments were available, the crowds turned up with their families, donning wellies and cagoules.
Then the sun started to shine again on another great Blenheim Cyclefest.
I hope our visitors enjoyed the weekend with a generous sampling of British rain and sunshine.

Results

Photographs taken at the weekend. Please send more to the Webmaster and to the Editor for inclusion in the Winter Gazette, closing date December 7th.

Official Photos on www.philoconnor.com/sportive/blenheim2010.htm.

See World Championships page for list of riders' numbers.

Winner of the ‘Jack Riley’ Memorial Handicap Trophy 2010:
Alan Shuttleworth (Altrincham R.C.) ~ 58.56

A strong and cold north wind persisted throughout the day making conditions difficult on the V235; especially the last five miles back to the timekeeper, John Coulson. Carl Saint (Yorkshire R.C.) turned in the actual fastest time of 1.01.30, which, although slower than his other rides on this course, was a sterling performance on the day. Visitor from the North Western Region, Alan Shuttleworth (Altrincham R.C.) used his new blue tricycle to good effect to win the ‘Jack Riley’ Memorial Handicap Trophy this year (from the scratch-man!!)

Results

Pictures

With a stiffening wind, rain lashing it down and standing water in abundance this event was not a stroll in the park!
Seven solo’s showed their wheels to the timekeeper, Brenda Jackson who wisely conducted proceedings from the warmth & comfort of the motor. Alas the only tandem entry didn’t show so George didn’t have to struggle holding it up.
The course is hard enough in clement conditions, but it was most definitely inclement!
Seven started, but only six finished, bob Nolan weakened at the temptation posed by the HQ, so turned the barrow around at just about 3 miles. The chief excuse being that he didn’t wish to trouble the Inshore Lifeboat crew by them having to launch to save him from the worsening conditions?
The fact that his rear minute man caught him at that point was a mere coincidence! Hard riding type? I think not.
Sadly rain usually brings about punctures, something which afflicted Peter Brocklehurst, but he not being a wimp, quickly grabbed a spare drive wheel from his car a cranked his way onward.
Alas there was to be a further cruel twist of the torture rack, temporary traffic lights before the far turn. Cruel luck for some, less so for others.
With two riders finishing with 1 hour 16 minute rides, it was especially cruel to find them separated by just 4 seconds!
Dennis Hornby crossed the timing station first with I hour 16 minutes and 18 seconds, the one left to go home & kick the cat was John Thompson who was timed as taking just 4 seconds longer to cover the course!
The lottery of the traffic lights may surely have played some part in the outcome, but I want Dennis to purchase my National Lottery Tickets this week.
All 6 finishers deserved awards, but tables & times offer no sympathy or reward, they’ll just have to accept the admiration of the one who chickened out – Hard Men one and all.

Results

Eileen's cremation was a great occasion; a humanist ceremony, no sadness, with loads of old friends including TA members from far and near. It was a warm sunny afternoon, and I counted over 150 people there, some wearing their Club jerseys. There were a number of trikes and bikes parked outside, and the attendees were for me a "who's who" of the Bristol cycling scene. Eileen was very much a well-loved person!

Geoff LONSDALE (Clevedon & District RC)

The CTT have published the start sheet for the 20km time trial; at Blenheim Palace on 3rd October 2010.
View the Tricycle Section here.

Click here for full Programme.

The day is a splendid celebration of cycling with many activities taking place. As well as more than 350 riders on two and three wheels in the time trial, there is the spectacle of the Brompton race, the chance to take part in the family rides around the grounds, the Sportive and a host of things going on in the exhibition area, not least Martin Purser's TA stand with plenty of photos, machines, etc. on show, together with the chance to 'Try-a-trike' in safety.

More details (3rd October).

Anyone who has tried accessing Geoff Booker's 'Trykit' website recently will have discovered that a gremlin had set up residence. Geoff has managed to construct a diversion, through the Oxonian CC website, that ends up on his site. This will be in force until the gremlin has been tracked down and dealt with.
www.trykit.com

On 14th September, Ralph Dadswell and Paul Mace set off from Pembroke Docks to attempt to improve the Men’s Tandem Trike record from Pembroke to London from Pat Kenny and John Taylor record of 11h 42m 5s.
After being approx 5 minutes up most of the way to Stokenchurch, where they were 12 minutes down. By the finish after 11 hrs 34 mins 58 secs, they registered a seven minute improvement, subject to ratification by the RRA.

Congratulations to the two of them.

The National Championship 10 and 25 mile time trials were held on a windy Wolvey weekend.
25 riders faced the timekeeper to ride the K41/ 10 with a cross-wind both ways.
Carl Saint winning the Jenny Noad Memorial Trophy with his 23:09.
Morgan Reynolds, having organised the Hinckley CRC marshalling squad, taking the first handicap award with a net time of 21:01.
After applauding the above and other winners, 2nd: Howard Waller; 3rd and 2nd Handicap: Ralph Dadswell; 3rd Handicap: Graham Coulson and Geoff and Liz Booker with 30:13 on the tandem trike, the Midland Region withdrew for their al-fresco AGM with a short adjournment to shelter from the rain. Meanwhile the rest of us prepared for the meal later in the 'Axe and Compass'. After a very sociable evening we retired to our various tents, caravans or B&Bs to return, refreshed to ride the Stan Spelling Memorial 25.

The wind had moved round towards the North which meant a head-wind along the B4114 to Wolvey, a respite for most of the way along part of yesterday's 10 course, then back to the head-wind along the A5, now spiced with the hills. Once again Carl Saint proved a worthy winner, by 15 minutes, from Geoff Booker and Paul Martin, and underlined his triumph by taking 1st Handcap. Alison Purser and Peter Brocklehurst filled the next handicap positions.

Despite the contrary weather, we had a great time at the 'Axe & Compass' who allowed us to camp behind the pub and fed and watered us well. Thanks to Greta for organising another splendid 'Spelling Weekend'.

Kevin Hosking was present on both days, taking photographs of the competitors, copies of which are available from his website.

Members photos

Full Results

As reported earlier, Eileen Keene died very peacefully around 05-00 am on Wednesday 8 September.

Eileen's funeral will take place at Canford Crematorium, Bristol, on Friday 17th September at 15:30 hours. Dave Keene would like everyone to turn up on bikes or trikes and wearing cycling kit if possible.
(Canford Crematorium, Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3PQ; www.bristol.org.uk/info/22366/ ). If you intend travelling by car, please be aware that the Crematorium suffers from bad traffic congestion and lack of parking; allow yourself a few extra minutes and park, if there is space, in a wide service road just north-west of the main gates. If you wish to attend and need help with directions, or anything else, please contact Geoff Lonsdale (ta-sw@hotmail.com, telephone
0117 979 0381, or mobile 07940 207 893 on the day.)

We send Dave and the family all our sympathy and love.

Roger has asked me to remind you all that copy for the Autumn Gazette needs to be in by 14th September.

Please note that with the new publication dates, the Winter Gazette will not appear until the New Year so anything pertaining to the Christmas period needs to be in the Autumn issue.

Entries for the World Championship Tricycle Time Trial, to take place during the Blenheim Palace Festival of Cycling on 3rd October have now closed.

There are 47 Tricycle entries plus Peter Brocklehurst and Peter Daniel, classed as 'Other'. Apparently this translates as Tandem Trike.

There will be a club-run on the Saturday aroung the beautiful Oxfordshire lanes, followed by a buffet meal in the evening.

After the 20km time trail, 350 entries overall, the Brompton World Championship race takes place before the course and grounds are available to explore. The exhibition area has trial-bike demonstrations, cyclo-cross, and plenty of displays, including the Tricycle Association stand courtesy of Martin and Alison Purser. Please come along and, if possible spend some time helping out. Last year there was much interest shown in tricycles, echoed a few weeks ago by the opportunity we gave for folk to try riding a tricycle in the safe environment of Mildenhall tennis courts.

The Tricycle Association National Criterium Championship was held on Sunday 5th September.
There were eight entries including Sid Charlton and Dave Overton, riding again after a lapse of several years. Unfortunately, during the warm-up lap, Ian Matthews caught a wheel on a barrier footing, executing an artistic roll but severely bruising his ribs. He was admitted to hospital for X-rays but thankfully was discharged later in the day.
So Greta led the field off to the first corner, whence Martin Badham had his blaze of glory at the front before the real racing began. Sid streaked through with the two Geoff's (Well, Geoff and Jeff) followed by Dave, steadily progressing through the field to second place on the road. Apart from the occasional sight of Greta, Martin had a lonely ride managing to pass Ferg Muir in his progress, before Sid and Dave came past him again.
The final result is 1st, and the Betty Covington Trophy to, Sid Charlton, 2nd Dave Overton, 3rd Jeff Jones, 4th Geoff Booker, 5th Martin Badham, 6th Ferg Muir, 7th Greta Spiers.

Results and Criterium League Positions.

Link to video on BC website

Another excellent weekend at Mildenhall.
Most of the tricycling contingent were gathered in a corral centred around Captain Dave's camper-van and the 'hostility tent'. This formed the centre of three-wheeled activity during the weekend. Saturday morning saw a run out to Prickwillow for coffee, which those of us partaking in the afternoon's grass track racing. Abstaining from the shot of caffeine, Geoff, Ian, Dave and Martin left the others, some of whom strolled on to Ely, for a tail-wind thrash back to the Rally Ground.
We arrived, signed on and readied ourselves for the first event, a 1 lap time trial. With abilities estimated we were ready for the first of the handicap (even numbers only) events. After a few more bicycle events the odd numbers competed. With a decent recovery period passing the final took place. Martin overtook Adrian and was trying to get past Ferg when the finish arrived. As I looked up from Ferg's axle, I saw Ian coming through on the follow-through from his lunge which snatched 2nd place.
Due to a couple of crashes and inclement periods the programme needed some amendment and we lost the 'block handicap' meaning the final trike event was the Devil.
From within it was quite exciting, I hope theat it was from the perimeter, with all those wheels in close proximity.
All these events were accumulated to give results on an Omnium basis, I guess with the new UCI rules we'll have to learn these terms, which gave 1st place to Geoff Booker, 2nd to Ian Matthews, 3rd to Steve Avery and 4th to Martin Badham. Other positions will be displayed when they are sorted.

For pictures see MildenhallRally2010, Full Results when sorted at Criterium.

Social aspects to follow!

22nd August:
Sandwiched between two wet nights, those of us camping noticed, the TA (Thames Valley) 50 was held in glorious conditions. The sun shone and the head wind on the Watchfield bound leg was amply compensated for by the return to Kingston Bagpuize. Carl Saint and Howard Waller progressed steadily through the field of bikes and trikes with Carl winning in 1:58:58 to Howard's 2:05:22. Geoff Booker celebrated being given the all-clear from his doctor to finish with 2:27:40 leaving Martin Badham (2:46:19) and Ferg Muir (2:56:20) to complete the field.

Meanwhile in Essex, the Nye's were riding the Eastern Counties CA 12 hour, Andrew finishing with 181.03 miles and Caroline completing her BAR distance quota with 150.66 miles.

David Stone has added to his and the country's haul of Gold Medals in the UCI Paracycling World Championships in the Road Race for T2 class riders on the final day.

If I'm translating the reports correctly, that makes four medals with medals for Great Britain in total.

The 2010 UCI World Paracycling Road Championships are being held in Baie-Comeau at present. Two members of the Tricycle Association have triumphed in their classes:
David Stone is World Champion in T2 - Mens Time Trial recording 21:06.91 mins over an 11.4km sporting course, the spectators were thrilled to see the trikes flying round the corners. More information on new.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/Gbr20100820-Para-Cycling-Road-World-Championships-0.

From across La Manche, Quentin Aubage, a regular participant in the TA International Competitions, is World Champion in the T1 - Mens Time Trial completing the 11.4 Kms in 25:30.97. Another friend from the Internationals riding in the T1 group was Mark Homan from the Netherlands, 5th in 30:28.

Congratulations to all of them.

Two tandem trikes lined up to ride the Bridlington CC 10 on the V718 Saturday last (14/08/2010). Carl Saint and Ruth Crossley narrowly missed Mixed Tandem Trike Competition Record by 4 seconds with 20:10. Peter Hopkins(65) and George Dawson(84) set the National Age record for their combined age with 26:39. Tandem event winners, on two wheels, were Andy Fisher and Greystone Small in 19:59.

Photos courtesy of Martin Purser.

For the programme of Tricycle events on the grass track at Mildenhall Click here.

It would be lovely if more of you would consider riding them as Max Pendleton has specially included them in the programme instead of us just having time at the end of the day. However you do need to officially enter as they are BC events.

I know it's more money to fork out but compare it to the price of two or three pints, it's not a lot and much better for you!

Also it shows the spectators what good fun tricycling is.

May I remind you that the National Criterium Championships have been rescheduled to Warwick Town Races on Sunday 5th September
and the Jenny Noad is on the 11th and the Stan Spelling is on the 12th.

Looking forward to seeing you, hopefully at all these events.

Unfortunately the CC Breckland 12 hr time trial, including the TA Eastern Region event had to be cancelled after 9 hrs due to an accident on the course.

Entries close for the TA (Thames Valley) 50 mile Time Trial next Tuesday. Currently Geoff Booker has only received one entry, which is a shame considering it is a Tricycle League event as well as the Tricycle Trophy event for 2010.
So let's have some more entries, I'm hoping to make it down from Norfolk to help make it an event worthy of the name.

The other event that requires entries are the Mildenhall Rally Grass track events.
Ian has arranged for four events on Saturday afternoon:
A 1 lap time trial;
A 1 lap handicap race;
A block handicap race;
And a Devil take the hindmost.

This year our events are on a more formal basis than previously, British Cycling membership or a day licence will be required. Entry fee is £14 in advance or £20 on the day.

Criterium League points to be allocated on the Omnium results from these events.

Entries for the TV 50 to:
Geoff Booker
Fairmead, School Lane Tiddington, Thame, Oxford OX9 2NE

01844 339451

mailto:trykit@tiscali.co.uk

Grass Track Entries to
Max Pendleton,

68 Common Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 4D

max.pendleton@gemestate.co.uk

Unfortunately the grass track events scheduled for 8th August have had to be cancelled due to lack of entries.

Announcing the fulfillment of National Captain, Dave Hardy's long cherished dream. The publication of his book 'Tricycle Racing on the Isle of Man 1960 - 1984'.
For those of us who were there, and anyone interested in an amazing period of cycling history this an essential work.
Dave has collated details of tricycles racing in the Mountain Time Trial over the 'TT' course, in the '10' and '25', and in the two 'Kermesses' that were held annually in Peel and Castletown.
The pages are full of photographs taken during those years, result sheets and saliant facts. A treasure trove of a lost episode.

Dave has told me that demand has exceeded expectations and, out of the 100 printed he has only 27 available for sale. When I turn up at a café on the tricycle, I often find someone reminiscing about the trikes on the IoM, so I'm not all surprised.

If you haven't ordered yours yet then contact Dave Hardy on 0116 267 5979 or write to him at:
15, Woodgate Drive, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3HT.

Price: £4.99 + £1 p&p.

Two tricyclists finished the Mersey Roads 24 hr time trial. Our president Jim Hopper finishing with 360.580 miles and Dave Stokes with 290.864.
By a curious coincidence your webmaster was talking to Dave's nephew in the East, while Dave was riding in the West. We were riding the Dunwich Dynamo and my tricycle sparked an entertaining conversation to while away the balmy night.

Congratulations to Carl Saint on his 241.18 miles trike ride in the Elmet CRC 12 hr. Carl warmed up by partnering Ruth Crossley the previous day in winning the Adept Precision RT Tandem 25 in 53:36 on the tandem trike.

Apologies to Jim for my error of a factor of ten, too long staring at a retreating patch of lamplit road I think.

The Thames Valley 10 mile TT was cancelled on the day due to an overturned lorry on the course.
Apologies to the six entrants for their wasted journeys.

Geoff Booker

On a day full of Championships, the RTTC National Championships were won by Michael Hutchinson (3:23:04) and Julia Shaw (3:45:22 - Competition Record).
But in the main event Carl Saint powered his tricycle around the 26 mile circuit in 4:10:53 to claim the Fliss Beard Trophy. Peter Holland, despite a rear end shunt from a bicycle competitor, finished with a net handicap time head and shoulders above the rest. Caroline Nye finished in 6:28: 01 to add another distance to her tally, we look forward to seeing her qualify for a Major Lyles certificate when she completes the 12 hour in a few weeks time.

On the social side, several competitors camped before the event at a splendid site in near-by New Buckenham to celebrate Gwyneth's birthday. This is a really nice, quiet site which has been earmarked for accomodation when the Eastern 12 draws near.
Results have been posted, the RTTC National Championship providing splits as riders complete a circuit each time.

Photos taken during event, courtesy of David Jones or photos taken by local photographer Mark Cozens.

Attached is the result of the T.A. (SW) 25 held on Saturday 3rd July 2010.
The result proves interesting in many ways, not least the fact that our "new convert" Roger Cook, sporting a brand new Trykit Trike, broke the "Nye Family" stranglehold on awards in the South, and in his first 25 on 3 wheels as well. Such is his "total conversion" that he has already entered the Nationals. Now that he has won a medal he'll need initiating to the joys of the T.A. Dinner & Prize presentation.

All did good rides in warm but windy conditions and, with the exception of our Septuagenarians, were within a minute of each other on handicap. Handicap apart, Bob and Grant aquitted themselves well.

Thanks to all for taking part, and a special welcome to Roger Cook, and a welcome return to Bob West and Grant Sykes.

Photos are available in the South Western Gallery courtesy of Dave Carlsson.

Carl Saint impressively secured both the F.B. Wood and T. Henderson Memorial Trophies by being by far the fastest rider on scratch and on handicap, beating Peter Hopkins into second place in both competitions, the scratch by a staggering 19 minutes on a far from ideal day. Tales have trickled back from the York Rally of another wind swept and damp weekend, congratulations to Carl and to all the riders who braved the conditions. Commiserations to Keith Buck who suffered mechanical problems and did not finish.

Due to insufficient entries the proposed National Criterium Championship event at Ilton, Somerset has been cancelled.
Ian Matthews has been in touch with Peter Mooney, who is pleased to welcome us, competing for the Championship again at Warwick in September. Details on Activities.

Please note that the closing date for booking your site at Mildenhall Rally through the Captain, Dave Hardy has passed. Anybody wishing to camp at the Rally Ground will have to contact the organisers. You will have to take your chance regarding getting a site on or near 'Barrow Lane'

Charlie Cromack is looking for volunteers to marshal for the York Rally “25”.
Anyone able to assist should contact Charlie on 01482 891544.

There were some fast rides in time trials in the Eastern Region at the weekend.
Leigh-on-Sea tricyclist Eric Marsh, who is 80 years old, took his Higgins round the E2/25 course on the Newmarket bypass in 1:6:25.
This was a VTTA East Anglian Group 25 and Eric's beating of his age standard by a massive +30:02 ensured he was event winner by a large margin. He therefore takes the H F Nevill Cup, named in honour Herbie Nevill, a founder member of both the TA East and the VTTA East Anglian Group

In the same event Adrian Perkin finished in 1:3:28, thus breaking his own Godric CC trike club record of 1:5:50 which had stood for 45 years since he set it in 1965,at the age of 22.
The new record did not stand by any means so long - in fact only until clubmate John Dupen, off 91 minutes later in the starting order, came in - with 1:3:17.

Entrants are reminded that entries for the Championship 100 close on Tuesday 15th June.

This info has been omitted from the events listing on page 159 of the handbook but is clearly stated on page 83.
Closing dates for Championships are clearly defined under Championship Condition 2 (e) on page 65.

Entries should be sent to:-

Don Saunders,
Gravediggers Cottage,
Church Street,
Carbrooke,
Norfolk,
IP25 6SW

Tel: 07767 833941

Email

Please note that the organiser's address is not as previously stated in these pages.
Please send entries to:
Mr Richard Jackson
179 Colchester Road
West Bergholt
Essex
CO6 3JY
Tel: 01206 241109

The TA (Thames Valley) 25 on Saturday was hot with organiser Geoff Booker taking first place in 1:06:47, Dave Worsfold won the handicap award with a net time of 56:24.
On the following day the South Eastern 50 was held on the Q50/ 11(Brenzett) course.
Andrew Nye wins the London East Spelling Memorial Trophy for the second year running, despite puncturing and having to ride on the rim for the last 10 miles - there were several punctures in the accompanying Kent CA solo event, after a storm in the night made the roads gritty. Ian rode well to take the handicap, and Caroline Nye did well to complete her first 50 in Kent. Richard Bailey was feeling unwell and tired, so retired at halfway.

Full results

This is being held at Ilton, Somerset. The organiser has specified a minimum of 10 entries for the trike event, so entries are urgently requested. Ian has discovered a camp site nearby Bowdens Crest and will be leading a Sunday club run to wind down afterwards.

Race Organiser:
Miss Anna Ellington
48 Behind Berry
SOMERTON
Somerset
TA11 6JS
01458 272242

Entry £15. by June 7th.

More details on Activities.

This event is being run in the Eastern Region alongside the RTTC National Championship 100 on 11th July. As a result the closing date for entries is 15th June 2010. In retrospect, a Non-standard closing date indicator should have been added when details went to press, but the thought didn't occur last October.

Some riders are camping in nearby New Buckenham before the event, details under Activities.

The weekend was bracketed by rain, though most participants had got home by Tuesday's downpour leaving just those Anfield 100 riders recovering before the long drive home.
Unfortunately Saturday morning was rather soggy and your wimpish scribe stayed in his tent for the clubrun, venturing out in time for the NEC meeting. Celia's excellent catering kept spirits up until the weather brightened.

On Sunday, a stiff wind for the Bruce Kingsford 50 kept all but two rides outside 'evens', the National Championship crown going to Carl Saint, whose 2:05:57 was 17 minutes clear of John Thompson (fastest on handicap). The only tandem (Martin and Adrian's trike) rolled around in just over 3 hours. The competitors were cheered on their way by enthusiastic marshalls and, for the last four miles a welcome tail wind.

Riders, marshalls, supporters and all gathered afterwards in Astley Village Hall for post mortems, discussion, and refuelling on rols, quiche and cake. The prize winners were feted and a birthday cake presented to Cliff Tremaine to celebrate his 75th birthday.

Results

In the afternoon, Edwin Hargraves led a large group of 22 assorted cyclist, mostly on three wheels, to Roden Garden Centre where we created a shortage in teapots.

Photos taken over the weekend

Some folk then headed home while others prepared for the morrow's battle in the Anfield 100. Early in the morning, riders and marshalls congregated at Shawbury Parish Hall before the start.

Thankfully Sunday's wind had become a zephyr, in comparison, but the hills had not changed much overnight. By Prees Heath Howard Waller was first trike on the road, while Martin Badham was making steady progress backwards through the field. Adrian Perkin passed him on the first of the four High Ercall circuits, then Ralph Dadswell and then Howard again.

Overall winner was Andy Bason with 3:44:12, the only ride inside 4 hours.

Tricycle results of Anfield

It was a fine morning, with little wind. Richard rode strongly, and gained most of his advantage over Andrew on the return leg, which was into the wind, and with more climbs. Ian has done no riding recently, so was not surprised to be, unusually for him, outside evens. Alan travelled a long way from Essex in his Austin Ruby, to support the event, and looked as though he enjoyed his ride. Results

To make a block booking for Mildenhall to ensure we all camp together this year, we need individual booking form – sent to me – which I will then submit – I would like to do this just after the May Bank Holiday.

So far we have planned club runs everyday to fit around the Mildenhall programme, grass racing as part of the programme and we hope to have ‘try a trike’ for a couple of 1 hour slots – time to be arranged. No parade of trikes this year!!!!

On the social side as we will be camping together – hopefully – and will therefore have a base, on the Friday catering arrangements will be left to individuals to sort out, on the Saturday we will organise a take away curry – very good discount negotiated and the on the Sunday evening a barbeque – it’s up to individuals if they want to join us or make there own arrangements – in the present economic climate we are making every effort to keep costs down. As we will have a base tea, coffee, cakes will be available all day.

We have a picture quiz planned for Saturday night with prizes!

The cost of camping is:

£25.00 Motorised pitch – doesn’t mean the pitch moves – but is for those with vehicles

£15.00 for tents – those without motorised vehicles

This does allow you to use all the facilities.

The Mildenhall web site does give details of other camp sites – some are slightly cheaper but with fewer facilities and you will miss all the fun of camping on Barrow Row and possible toilets.

Any questions – give me a ring 0116 2675979 or email

Thanks

Dave.

John Dupen, Godric CC won both fastest and handicap awards with 1:9:28 (1:02:00 on handicap) to win the Eastern Region '25' on Sunday. His time was a personal best by 3:23 on a day when many were well below their best. In another double, he was followed home by team mate Adrian Perkin in 1:11:52. See our Results page for full details and the East Gallery for pictures of all the riders in action at the turn.

Just a reminder that an early entry for the WTC at Blenheim Palace is recomended as places are limited.
Don't leave it until August as the online entry could close around the end of August or earlier if the field fills up.
Enter now online at www.bikeblenheimpalace.com
And also email Geoff Booker ( g.booker@tiscali.co.uk ) the form at this link myweb.tiscali.co.uk/trykit/Entry%20Form.htm

I have been asked to ask the membership to keep an eye open for a red Mission tricycle that was stolen from outside the lady's home, over night on 11th/ 12th April.
Mountain bike handlebars and a rear white basket are fitted along with a Brooks racing saddle and hand-made lamp brackets.
As this was one of the last gifts from her father, Mrs Clare is keen to have it back for shopping.

Please contact Mrs Allana Clare on 07707 024220 or mailto:clareallana@googlemail.com or mailto:allana.clare@stalbans.gov.uk.

The Holme Valley Wheelers have asked me to bring to your attention that they have decided to reserve a section of their 25 mile event on the V232 for tricycles.

This is the first time they have done this so they could do with a bit of support. It is on Saturday 29th May on the V232.

Entries to Mrs A. C. Tiffany. 46 Highgate Lane. Lepton. Huddersfield. HD8 0HB Phone 01484 604617.

The V232 is on the Disforth - Knayton road near Thirsk.

for the 'Mike Dixie' Handicap Trophies.

Monday 3rd May 2010
On a balmy day the V718 course to the west of Hull is unbelievably fast; but the cold northerly wind carrying occasional showers and a short sharp hail storm, made for difficult conditions for the 17 solo tricyclists facing Christine Minto, the Start Timekeeper. George Mills made the best of a generous handicap to take the ‘Mike Dixie’ Memorial Handicap Trophy by over a minute from his fast improving team mate, Paul Martin; with Lincoln Wheeler, Dom Cunningham in third spot. Dom was also in third place on actual time, behind Dave Keene, and Carl Saint; Carl’s 22.30 being fastest by nearly two minutes. John Dupen and Adrian Perkin (Godric C.C.) were the fastest of the five teams represented. Alison Purser and Clare Ella improved a minute to take the ‘Mike Dixie’ Memorial Tandem Tricycle Trophy.

Results

The May Day Weekend 25 was run on the Sleaford course on Saturday 1st May. Seven solos and a tandem trike lined up to compete with Andrew Nye returning with the fastest time (1:12:26), beating Adrian Perkin, who suffered a puncture, by 1 second. Andrew also secured fastest on handicap, with his wife Caroline finishing with second handicap. Paul Martin finished in third place in both the scratch and handicap competitions.

Adrian Hills and Ray Legg powered the tandem trike around in 1:24:22.

Results

With the completion of the section on Regional Trophies, the Tricycle Association Handbook is complete. Members should be receiving the latest pages with their Spring gazettes, and the on-line version has been updated.

A PDF copy of the handbook has also been made available on the Contents page.

Tricycle Association South Eastern Region 25 held on 18th April 2010.

Congratulations to Peter Holland on an excellent win, amongst stiff competition, and to Caroline Nye for taking the handicap award with a new personal best. Meanwhile John Hastings equalled his personal best.
Results Updated Time Trial League positions

With the wind in the right quarter for the romp across the tops from Hawes to Ingleton, Mark Holton broke the course record on his bike. Further down the field the real battle was going on for the 'Ed Green Trophy', given to the fastest tricycle on handicap.

Edwin Hargraves dusted down his racing machine for his first race of the millennium, finished as fastest trike with a brilliant ride, and swore that it is was the last of the millennium too!

Jim Hopper was sidelined with a bad cold, but was able to give the lads a cheer.

The 'Ed Green Trophy' goes to Peter Holland with an aggregate handicap time of 2:00:50 beating Edwin by a little over two minutes.

Results Tricycle Time Trial League Standings

I am putting together another order for TA clothing from Impsport. Please find the information in the linked documents. If you have any queries please contact me direct. Orders by 31st May please.

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More details

Alison Purser.

Entries for Tricycles, Tandem Tricycles, Recumbent Tricycles for cyclists with Disabilities, and Handcycles.

Registration is now open for the 2010 World Tricycle Championship on the Bike Blenheim Palace website. The event can only be entered via the internet, using the Bike Blenheim Palace website: www.bikeblenheimpalace.com

Early entry is recommended as places are limited.

When registration is completed on line, competitors should complete Geoff Booker's form: TricycleTimetrialAtBikeBlenheim2010Form.doc and return it to him so that he can keep an accurate record of entries to help with race administration.

Just a line to let you know that John went home today, Saturday.
He is not feeling too bad, but has obviously got to rest.
His own doctor will arrange for a heart by-pass operation to be carried
out at Barts Hospital in London, in three or four weeks time.

Chris

John has been visited by his wife and children, and able to talk with them. It appears that he may need a heart bypass operation, but this will not be done for two or three months. It has been suggested that he may be transfered to Romford Hospital and/or allowed back home. More should be known by the weekend.

John has no other injuries, so it appears that he must have stopped or dismounted from his trike, before he passed out. He has no recollection of what happened.

Chrris Hewitt has passed on our good wishes to John, from us all.

News has just reached me that John Lewis was found collapsed by the roadside near Saffron Walden on Sunday 28th March by a doctor. He was returning home from the Thames Valley weekend at Cambridge Youth Hostel. He has been admitted to Addenbrookes Hospital and was due to be seen by the consultant today (Tuesday).

I'm sure that we all wish John a speedy recovery.

Saturday 20th March:
With Mac Timmis sick and Andrew Nye going to the wrong Piddington, thereby arriving at the correct one as his number was called, the Thames Valley Hardriders 31 was held between Ralph Dadswell and Geoff Booker. Ralph won both scratch and handicap awards in dull and drizzly weather.

Sunday 21st March:
The weather was completely different the following day.
John Dupen rode his recently acquired Roberts trike to beat clubmate Adrian Perkin, both with times which would qualify highly in the accompanying medium gear event.
With visitors from Devon, Sussex and Kent competing against local riders, the field of ten equalled that of the medium gear and also the pre-1980 specification.
Ian Mackenzie and Martin Badham both managed to puncture within the first mile, Ian covering several more before the tyre was too soft to ride, whereas Martin's well worn tyre went down on the instant. Post event tea and cakes were consumed in the sun outside the HQ, before we trundled off to Redgrave for lunch and more spring sunshine.

See Results. Photos from event on East Gallery

André Van Bosbeke has been sent the attached photo of Geoff Smith racing during 1962. Do any of our members remember him on the trike, please contact André, Roger Alma or Webmaster.

The South Western Regional 25, shortened to 24.5 miles due to road works just before the start.
The winner was John Thompson, with Malcolm Waters being fastest on handicap. This was the initial event of the Tricycle League series, and so John leads the ratings.

Full details on 2010 Results.

The Tricycle Association Gazette Champions Photographic Competition result was declared at the NEC on Saturday 13 February. Worthy winner is Dave Hardy, our new National Captain. The competition results can be found at Champions Photographic Competition.

Sadly we must report the loss of another long-time member.
Malcolm died in early February. There is a private cremation for family and close friends on 25th February in Cambridge but all are invited to a Thanksgiving Service on 3rd March at 12 noon in Malcom's village church in Wendens Ambo, approximately 3 miles West of Saffron Walden.

Pete Gifford's 100km Audax 'Goodbye Christmas Pud' was postponed due to inclement weather. It will be held on Sunday 21st February instead. See Activities for details.

The news has just reached me that Les Dawdry died last week. He was 98. Les was the first secretary of the Eastern Region, which was founded on 11th February 1951 at a meeting at Ely youth hostel. Les himself had first raced, for the Colchester Rovers CC, in 1937. In recent years he lived at Chelmondiston and he and his late wife Mary walked down to meet the TA East at Pin Mill, not very many years ago.

Here is Les , writing in the Xmas 1952 TA Gazette:

" I cannot let this issue of the Gazette go to print without saying a few words before 1952 is behind us. The Region has come a long way since that day in February 1951 when it was formed, with interest still growing and new faces amongst us.
Bouquets and brickbats have come at me from all angles, but I would like to stress that the bricks I'll keep and the bouquets I'll forward to all of you who have made it possible for the Region to be in its present state, healthy, happy and active. It is good to have a bunch of fellows around with so much enthusiasm and interests. Thank-you for making my job worth doing. All the best for 1953 and a Happy Christmas".

Entries for the Tricycle Association Gazette Champions Photographic Competition close on Tuesday, 9 February. Please send your entry to the Editor by post or e-mail. The result will be declared at the NEC on Saturday 13 February. The competition can be found in the centre pages of the Winter 2009-10 Gazette. The conditions for entry are on page 2.

and that is his 500,000th on a trike. Well done Pat, now it's downhill to the millionth!

Please note a number of South Western events have missed inclusion in the 'Diary Dates' section of the latest TA "Gazette". These include the first tricycle event of 2010 on 28 February - a 25 mile time trial on the U17. This is a Tricycle League counting event. Other South Western events missing from the Gazette list are the July '10', the August '25' and two events scheduled to be held in conjunction with the Charlotteville CC on the 9th May (50) and 3rd July (25). See Activities for details. The 50 will be a Tricycle League event and an opportunity to warm up before the National 3 weeks later.

The final fling of the social season will soon be upon us so now is the time to book your place at the following regional lunches. Visitors are welcome at them all, so take the opportunity to get some miles in visiting another region's do.

31st January: North East Regional Lunch - 'The George' Easingwold - 12 for 12:30 Tickets £16.00. Please contact Noel Knox on 07828 903359, 0191 5271286 or 'e'mail trikie1201@yahoo.co.uk with choice of menu (see Activities entry for menu).
Appetizer Run 10:30 from ‘The George’, Easingwold, North Yorkshire, YO61 3AD. Fifteen very steady miles.
Full details from Keith Buck. Tel.: 01653 628211 or bucksawpit@btinternet.com

7th February: Eastern Regional Luncheon, The Manger, Bradfield Combust, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Organiser Geoff Morse 01787 375983.
Cost - £12.00
Appetiser Run – Meet 10:00 am at "Sweetmeats", Water Lane, Lavenham, opposite the kitchen door to the Swan Hotel.
Details from Martin Badham 01603 897738 or martin.badham@talktalk.net

14th February: Midland Annual Luncheon at Kings Court Hotel, Kings Coughton, Nr Alcester - Bookings to Greta Spiers 01789 491119 - £14.50
Meet at Kings Court Hotel at 9.30 for a ride around local lanes, stop for coffee to be arranged.

28th February: Thames Valley Regional Luncheon at Little Gaddesden
'The Bridgewater Arms', Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 1PD.
£20.00 per head. 12:00 for 12:30
Bookings to Captain by 22nd February 2010: Chris Hewitt 01582 763622

Bon Appetite!

A new page has been added to the 'Activities' menu listing Regional Lunches.

Herbie Nevill who was first chairman of the TA East Region after it was
formed in February 1951, died on 29th December, aged 93.

Herbie first joined the TA in September 1946 and was a regular attender,
together with his wife Joyce, at TA East annual lunches until recently.

Herbie spent his early years in Mistley and joined his first club, the
Brantham & District Wheelers in 1932.
By the mid-fifties he was living in Ipswich and was famous for commuting to
the BX Plastics factory in Brantham, near Manningtree, usually by trike, in
all weathers, and sometimes to the alarm of his colleagues.

(Photo: Herbi Nevill - Ipswich BC - Colchester Rovers CC '25' 1964)

At one stage his brother was a hairdresser in Tunbridge Wells, so every
three weeks or so he nipped over on bike or trike on Saturday and back on
Sunday for a trim - another 170-190 miles under his belt. Never very fast at
short distances, he could certainly keep going, and did 203 miles 1500 yards
in a TA 12 hour in 1957.

Opinions differ as to whether or not a collar and tie was his normal riding
wear, but that is what he was wearing when he rode out to join the TA East
at for a riverside Meet at Pin Mill in 1996 where the top picture was taken.

Herbie's funeral will be on Friday 15th January, 10.15am in the West Chapel at Ipswich Crematorium

The address is:

New Cemetery
Cemetery Lane
Ipswich IP4 4AL

In preparation for the February NEC, I am putting together a short paper on the subject of recumbent tricycles. The UCI are considering introducing recumbent tricycles into international paracycling competition at some stage after 2012, possibly in place of upright tricycles. The Tricycle Association has been asked to comment on this proposal.

Would it be possible to ask our website readers who have experience of riding both upright and recumbent tricycles to contact me with their comments?

I am interested to know how the two types of machine compare in general use and in racing. Are recumbents easier to ride or more difficult to ride ? Are they faster, slower, or much the same? Has any member experience of races in which both uprights and recumbents competed?

How do recumbents compare in terms of cost, weight, maintenance, safety and ease of transport?

It would be particularly helpful if members with disabilities would report on their experiences of the two types of tricycle.

If you can help, please contact Roger Alma

THE WORLD TRICYCLE UNION - www.worldtricycleunion.org

There are men and women all over the world, both able-bodied and disabled, riding tricycles for sport, recreation and work. Some ride thousands of kilometres a year. Some are pleased to be able to ride to the shops and back. Until 1 January 2010, however, there was no international organisation to bring them together in friendship and few sources of help or advice.

2010 marks a new beginning. The World Tricycle Union (WTU) has been established as an association of organisations and individuals whose interest is in encouraging the use of tricycles world-wide for sporting, leisure and domestic activities.

As well as aiming to encourage tricycling for the able-bodied, the WTU has a special interest in the use of tricycles for people with disabilities, for rehabilitation, mobility and sport.

The WTU is an international association. As a non-profit making association, it has no links with any government or political organisation. It communicates through the internet and is open to all interested groups and individuals

Two tricycle organisations, The Tricycle Association in the United Kingdom and 3wielweb in Belgium have committed their support to the World Tricycle Union. Individuals outside these two organisations are invited to become members of the WTU, through application to the WTU Committee. For the first year (2010), as a provisional arrangement, the WTU Committee will consist of two secretaries:

Roger Alma (UK) Rogeralma21@aol.com
André Van Bosbeke (BEL) info@3wielweb.be

In order to extend the network of interest world-wide, the WTU has now Correspondents in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Holland, South Africa and the United Kingdom (see WTU website for contacts). Tricycle riders outside these countries are invited to act as Correspondents for their country.

Please contact either of the Secretaries or the Correspondents if you would like further information about the World Tricycle Union and tricycling in general.

PLEASE CIRCULATE AMONGST TA MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT ON-LINE

What a glorious opportunity to get out your trike and enjoy the delights of cycling through the countryside with reduced traffic numbers. The snow in Norfolk was six or seven inches deep in places as I trundled to Fakenham Farmer's Market in search of a Christmas Pud. The 45 mile trip took just over 5 hours including shopping, but vegetables are now in store, and Mrs Temples Brie-like Copys Cloud to look forward to, washed down with a glass Raspberry wine. The sun shone on the sparkling snow, and the air tasted like champagne.

Following requests, I have created a gallery to display members images of their tricycles in the snow. Please feel free to send Webmaster your pictures. Trikes in the Snow Gallery.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas

Geoff has announced intial plans for the World Tricycle Championships see World Championships.

Geoff Booker has forwarded me the following note from his correspondence with BC:

In 2009, British Cycling introduced a new series of races for riders with a disability. More information on the series can be found on our website: new.britishcycling.org.uk/disability.
Do you have any disabled riders in your association who may be interested in racing? If so we would love to have some tricycles compete at the events as there were none this year.

A comprehensive programme of events for disabled riders was held in 2009, including a handcycle race in conjunction with our own National Championship. Geoff is planning a handcycle event at Blenheim this year.

A copy of the newsletter, issued from the Eastern Region Captain Ferg Muir is now available on East News Letters Volume 4 (2009) click on 2009-11-2009 to read. This contains tributes to Johnny Helms, noted cartoonist and recorder of the minutia of cycling life, from the President and John Purser.

Welcome to the correspondent for Denmark - Alan Schmidt - his website. Thanks to Chris Bolwell for the information

On the international front, I have received an interesting e-mail from Chris Bolwell, a new TA member in Denmark. He has sent some photos of his trike enjoying the autumnal colours of Denmark, more on Overseas Gallery.
There is also a link to his blog at pedal-trikes.blogspot.com/ with copious details about tricycles and unusual bikes. Well worth a browse.

The World Tricycle Union has been established an association of organisations and individuals whose interest is in developing, promoting and stimulating the use of tricycles world-wide for sporting, leisure and domestic activities. As well as aiming to encourage tricycling for the able-bodied, the WTU has a special interest in the use of tricycles for people with disabilities, for rehabilitation, mobility and sport.

The WTU is an international association, open to all interested groups and individuals. It is a non-profit making association and will have no links with any government or political organisation. The WTU will not organise races or events, and will not intervene in the administration or operation of other national or local associations and organisations unless invited to do so. The WTU will fully respect the integrity and independence of all other associations and organisations.

The Tricycle Association (UK) and 3wielweb (BEL) have both committed their support to the World Tricycle Union. Individuals outside these two organisations are invited to become members of the WTU, through application to the WTU Committee. For the first year (2009 -10), as a provisional arrangement, the WTU Committee will consist of two secretaries:

Roger Alma (UK) (Rogeralma21@aol.com)
André Van Bosbeke (BEL) (andre.van.bosbeke@edpnet.be)

In order to extend the network of interest world-wide, we are looking for tricyclists outside Belgium and the United Kingdom to act as Correspondents for their country. Please contact either of the Secretaries if you would like further information about acting as a Correspondent.

The World Tricycle Union website will be launched formally before the end of the year. In the meanwhile further information can be found on the Belgian website, www.3wielweb.be

Roger Alma

Details have been received for the following Regional Lunches:
8th November - North West Closer at Garstang;
29th November - South East Lunch in Tunbridge Wells;
6th December - South West Lunch at Rangeworthy;
31st January 2010 - North East Lunch at Easingwold (Further Details on North East News);
7th February 2010 - Eastern Lunch at Bradfield Combust;

Details of functions are available under Activities.

The traditional gallop around the Warwickshire lanes was curtailed due to roadworks on the main road into Leamington being closed and heavy traffic using the traditional starting road.
So the start was moved around the corner, reducing the distance to 6 miles.
Organiser Geoff Booker was the fastest, with Peter Brocklehurst 2 minutes slower. Ian Matthews filled third spot. Myra Alma received fastest lady and the turtle prize.
Full Results

Hi Martin, Have you seen how far downhill Cycling Weekly has gone? Pages 24/25 of this weeks issue is headed with a photograph of an elderly tricyclist pottering along to collect his pension! Even if he were going fast enough there'd be no hair to blow in the breeze. Age has withered both of us, (I was beaten by George Dawson in a 10 by nearly a minute a mile, & he's older than Methusalah!) All of the above is written in jest, so don't slash my tyres next time we meet. TTFN Bob Nolan

North West 'Closer', Cobble Hey Farm, Claughton by Garstang, Lancs PR3 0QN,
Sunday 8th November, 12 for 12:30
Home made soup, Chicken roast dinner(Veg. option),fruit pie, tea/coffee,bring own wine/beer, no corkage,also donation of wrapped raffle prizes please.
Guest: Joyce Blow,record-breaking tricyclist,plus other lady speakers!
All this,in glorious Lancashire hill country,for just £20,-cheques with booking to Alan Rogerson,27 Milking Lane,Lower Darwen,BB3 0RB,
01254 661486-answerphone.Limit of 45 persons-elbow-room!

With the news of a National Postal Strike being announced Greta has asked that people contact her by ‘phone to make bookings for the dinner and accommodation.
The National Reunion will be held on the evening of 24th October 2009, 6:30 for 7:00 pm at the Ramada Hotel in Warwick.
The traditional 7.50 mile Appetiser Time Trial will take place at 3:00 in the afternoon. Entries on the line, please bring a prize if you intend to ride, these will be distributed after the event.
Dinner Tickets are £25.00; B & B Accomodation £35.00.
Greta can be contacted on 01789 491119 or by e-mail.

Please pass this information on to anyone you know who would be interested and is not on the internet.

Thanks

Unveiled at Blenheim were the new items of Tricycle Association clothing, namely caps and socks enabling you to be properly clothed from head to toe.
Alison has a limited stock of both, though they were going like the proverbial hot cakes on Sunday.
Caps cost £5.50 and socks (currently available as size 8-11) for £6.50.
Please order from Alison.

Details of TA Clothing on About Us > Tricycle Association Clothing

Sunday 4th October.
Seven out of the eight trike entries rode the 20km Time Trial around the grounds of Blenheim Palace.
Starting in the main drive, and heading for the front door before swinging right to drop to the big bridge over the lake. Swerve to avoid the photographers then up the rise, bearing left and through parkland to descend a technical section with left handed corners and adverse cambers, to pop over a little bridge and begin the big hill, The gradient of which eased as one rose, just enough to maintain a constant level of pain. A straightish whoosh down through the woods brought you back to parkland and another rise, followed by a steep descent to another bridge, this time with a switch of direction and a scattering of sand - thank the Lord for three wheels.
Using the momentum to get up the next climb before completing the first circuit, repeat a further two times then, if you've read the instructions properly, roll into the finish lane.
Martin Badham, Ian Matthews and Steve Avery comprised the first wave of trikies, Paul Martin not appearing. Followed, at sufficient gap to enable us to recover and give out tips, by Roger Alma, Dave Hardy, Geoff Booker and Wayne Baker at half-minute intervals.
Tension was high as we witnessed Wayne gradually overhauling Geoff to put 40 seconds into him at the finish.
Results
We then repaired to the Tricycle Association display with photographs and machines on show, ably presented by Martin an Alison Purser. We had many visitors who showed interest in the tricycles, and several who showed a great interest in Mary Hardy's TA gingerbread men.
The whole event was a great family friendly occasion, with hundreds of Brompton enthusiasts supporting or competing in their World Championship, a display of veteran cycles, bicycle polo, trials acrobatics and the returning riders from the Sportives.
Negotiations to have our World Championship there next year are well under way.
Member's photos from the day
Official Photos
To view trike riders put the following numbers in the coloured number categories:
Yellow - 025, 029. 110;
Orange - 003, 004, 005, 006.

In the North Eastern 25, the 'Jack Riley' Memorial Handicap Trophy was taken by Charlie Cromack (Tricycle Association (North East)) with a net time of 54:38. This was achieved from a Personal Best ride of 1:19:38. Congratulations Charlie.
Other placings were:
2. Bob Fotheringham (Gainsborough Aegir C.C.) - Net time of 55:58
3. Steve E Brown (Scunthorpe R.C.) - 57:40
4. Peter Hopkins (Icknield R.C.) - 58:36
=5th. Paul Martin (South Pennine R.C.) }
=5th. Carl Saint (Yorkshire R.C.) SCR } - 59:31
Carl's ride of 59:31 being the fastest ride, Full Results

On 20th September 25 mile time trials were held in the North-West and South East regions.
In the North West, Nick Wood won the Thorburn trophy with his 1:05:51, Dennis Hornby was fastest on handicap. On the previous day Carl Saint rocketed around the 10 in 21:20, beating Nick Wood(22:35). M McAluster was fastest on handicap. This proved to be a successful weekend, and will be repeated next year. Nearer the equator, Richard Bailey was fastest in the South Eastern 25, Paul Ansell triumphing in the handicap section.
Full Results

The East Region 50 was held on the 20th September on a day when an unhelpful NNE wind blew. While Nik Bowdler cruised around on a bicycle fitted with his habitual huge gears, Andrew Nye rode his tricycle to win the relevant event in 2:21:24. Not to be outdone, Caroline Nye in her first 50 finished with a creditable 3:06:45 and best on handicap of 2:11:45.
See 2009 Results

Nick Wood traveled North,and on a cold but fine day,took the course & event record, by a cool 2 minutes, with his 1-5-51, on L2523.Considering that the course is basically a winding country lane across reclaimed marshland,this was a remarkably swift ride.There was also a tie for the Vets Standard award-a mock-vellum certificate produced by Bob Nolan.As the day warmed up,and the sky filled with parachutists from the nearby 'jump school' some of us met at the Pinewood Cafe,some two miles away and sat out in the sun,for a chat & meal.I later trundled round a few lanes,as it was a glorious afternoon,before heading for home.Next year we will be repeating the 'weekend' format, 10 on Sat. 25 on Sunday,in the Cumbria/North Lancs area.Come along!
The previous day Carl Saint won the opening event of the weekend on the L1015. 2009 Results

The Tricycle Association National 10 and 25 Championship time trials were held in good weather last weekend (12/ 13th September). Sunday was more overcast than Saturday's cloudless skies, which was good for the longer distance.
Jenny Noad Memorial 10:
33 solos contested the Championship with Carl Saint heading the honours in 22:53. Pete Martin, in his first event following several years illness, topped the handicap tree with a net time of 16:18.

Stan Spelling Memorial 25:
In the 37th edition of this event Carl Saint again claimed the crown with 59:33. Tim Wardlow was fastest on handicap (Net: 53:35).
Young Emma Kirby stoked the tandem trike piloted by Roger Akers to a 1:43:44, a creditable effort on her first time trial.

Kevin Hosking was around the course for both events and his pictures can be seen on the following link: www.photoboxgallery.com/3010009.
Pictures can be ordered from Kevin at £3 plus p&p, details at the same place.

Latest list if riders for the Blenheim Palace TT on 4th October includes the following notable(disreputable) names:
10 STEPHEN AVERY OXFORD CITY ROAD CLUB
12 Martin Badham CC Breckland
33 Geoffrey Booker Oxonian Cycling Club
122 David Hardy Leicester Forest CC
186 Ian Matthews Team Tor 2000

Entries are nearing the maximum if you wish to join them on your barrow.

See Link to website

Eight trikes, out of nine entered, lined up in Old Square, Warwick, together with several long, low, racing handcycles that were sharing the circuit with us.

National Captain Greta led through the first corner in the Market Place, then as the field shuddered and bounced leaving the pedestrian paving round the County Museum corner, reigning Criterium Champion Geoff Booker put the hammer down and opened up a gap with his wide Trykit machine through the downhill right – left - left corners into Warwick High Street. Ian Matthews (Team Tor 2000) attempted to follow, but could not hold the Oxonian man’s wheel. Passing the Lord Leycester Hotel Booker was away.

Steve Avery (Oxford City RC) took up the challenge and chased for two laps on his own before joining up with Jeff Jones to drive a Jones/Avery/Akers threesome around the circuit.

Behind, Martin Badham (CC Breckland) was steadily drawing away from Ferg Muir (TA East) and Greta was rolling round with a sharp eye on the lookout for what was coming up behind.

The field started to overtake the handcycles, which had started one by one, on a handicap basis. The handcycles were quick downhill but it was fairly easy to overtake on the long climb past the landmark St Mary’s Church.

Geoff Booker was never again challenged, but second place was up for grabs.

With a five-speed block Jeff Jones was dropping into his small ring for the climb, and not always finding it. On the last time round the fast corner leaving the High Street, Steve Avery seized the inside line and charged up the hill for second. Roger Akers got round Jeff Jones and took third. Ian Matthews, Martin Badham, Ferg Muir and Greta Spiers followed, one by one, in that order, while Karen Darke beat all the disabled men to win the handcycle race.
Pictures
Pictures on BC website

Ralph Dadswell and Paul Mace broke the RRA London - Edinburgh road record on Sunday beating the previous record (E Tweddell and C Sandham with a time of 21h 16m (1956)) by 2 hours 1 minute. On the way they improved their own 12 hour record from 262.5 miles to 270 miles.
Well done those lads!

The TA East 12hr was held last weekend in hot sunshine and a steady South-Westerley wind which blew us rapidly towards Norwich, but was rather impeding when heading away.
Adrian Perkin flew around despite the wind to finish with 207 miles.
Jim Pitt started strongly, then had a stop-start approach until he decided to pack at the third attempt. He then discovered that he had to ride to the circuit and half-way round to get to the HQ.
Martin Badham finished a bit short of last years total with 175 miles.

Meanwhile Mike and Steven Keen conquered disaster to steer their tandem trike to 155 miles. What started last winter as a mead-hall boast from two unfit cyclists had come to fruition, with £1,000 having been collected for the Brain's Trust Research charity.
Apparently they had a dispute about which exit to take from a roundabout, which ended up with a rear-wheel belng severely bent.

Photo courtesy of Mark Cozens, other photos available on his website

19/ 20th September:
Please note the North Western Region is having a two event weekend with the Cumbrian 10 on the Saturday at Levens followed by the North Western 25 at Cockerham on Sunday. The Regional AGM will be held after the 25.
The 10 is a Tricycle League event.
It is OK for motorhomes to park in the Cockerham Parish Hall car park on the Saturday night.There is no function in the Hall Sat evening.
Alan Rogerson can provide one or two B&B addresses in the Cockerham area,if needed.

Entries for 10: £7.00 to
George Jackson,
33, West Hills Drive,
Ulverstone,
Cumbria.
LA12 9QA.

Tel: 01229 585609

Entries for 25: £7.00 (£14.00 tandems) to
Alan Rogerson,
27 Milking Lane,
Lower Darwen,
Blackburn,
Lancashire.
BB3 0RB
Tel: 01254 661486

Saturday 8th August - Plomesgate CC at Bredfield:
Results to follow.
More photos on Criterium2009
Sunday 9th August - West Suffolk Wheelers at Bury St Edmunds:

2 lap sprint final :
1 Geoff Booker Behind, Ian loses his line, Martin loses his foot

Devil:
1 Geoff Booker

1 Km
1 Geoff Booker GB comes past RA with 1 lap to go
2 Roger Akers
3 Ian Matthews

Team Race
1 Geoff Booker/Gawain Akers
2 Martin Badham/Ian Matthews
3 Roger Akers/Ferg Muir

Cyclo Cross Relay
1 Geoff Booker/ Adam Gough (U12)

It was decided to determine points to the Criterium League on an Omnium basis. League results will follow when the calculations have been done.

Howard Waller finished with 1:59:27
Other trikes:
Nick Wood 2:01:08
Jim Hopper 2:20:50
Howard says he suffered terribly with cramp in the last 10 miles - "it must've cost me a minute or two. Probably not quite recovered from the 24 yet. First time out with my new trispokes (thanks for the modification Geoff!), and they were fast! Very, very happy to have nipped under the 2 hour mark."

He has entered the Swift 100, intent on topping the Major Lisles table.

Photos courtesy of Martin Purser

Please note that the webmaster overlooked his regional captains note that told of the change of venue for the Grass Track in Bury St Edmunds on Sunday 9th August.

Venue : Priory School
Mount Road
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk IP32 7Bh

Signposted from Bury St. Edmunds East Junction on A14

Location

Calling all those tricycles who like to race in bunches. A reminder that a weekend of grass-track racing approached in Suffolk.

Saturday 8th August: Plomesgate CC at Bredfield Village Hall starting at 12:00 midday. Camping has been arranged off-piste for £4 a night.

Location

Entries to
Mr Evert Wynberg
01473 621659
annelie.wijnberg@btinternet.com
Entry Form

Sunday 9th Augustl: West Suffolk Wheelers at Hardwick Middle School
(Grid ref is TL 858621 Postcode IP33 2PD)
Starting at 11:am.

Location

Entry £12; £15 on day, + £5 Day Licence for non-BC members. Barry Denny 01284 386409. Criterium League Event.
barry.denny@dennybros.com

Photos taken by David Godfellow at this years Mersey Roads 24 are available at Mersey Roads 24 Photos.

Latest addition to the 2009 Results is the Midland Region 25. Dave Keene winning in 59:33, Ted Little claiming the handicap award (Net time 49:51).
The Graham Trophy is awarded for fastest on scratch and Midland Handicap Trophy for fastest on handicap.

The '24' had a good day on Saturday but rain developed Sunday morning and the wind got up a bit.

I have been advised, by the man himself, that Howard Waller (Oxford City RC) retired after 365 miles (19 hrs 48 mins) due to lack of feeling in his hands and feet. This was caused by the cold, wet conditions during the morning. Bad luck Howard, after 234 miles in the first 12 hours it was looking good.

Jim Hopper (Derby Mercury RC) was sick in the night and dropped back to 360.89. It would however appear that the President will be awarded the Tricycle Trophy.

Dave Stokes (Musselburgh RCC) pedalled elegantly round to 302.02.

All distances taken from the CTT website.

John Warnock (Twickenham CC) ran out winner with 497.12 on two wheels.

For the weekend of 8/ 9th August there are grass track events at Bredfield, near Woodbridge on Saturday and at Bury St Edmunds on Sunday. Camping is available after the Bredfield event, £4 per person.
For more details see EastNewsletters

Saturday 11th July: Thames Valley 10 mile TT - Howard Waller (Oxford City RC) continued his storming trike rides by winning the TV 10 with 23:35. Alan Nye, the fastest on handicap.
Sunday 12th July: Eastern 25 mile TT - In the east, Adrian Perkin was fastest with 1:11:27. Martin Badham improved again to claim the handicap award. Mark Ready, Ferg Muir's tandem trike partner, on his first solo trike attempt made it to the start line, to puncture - what rotten luck Mark.
Full Results: 2009 Results

Trike riders entered for the National Championship 24 hr in Cheshire number our President, Jim Hopper, Dave Stokes, John Thompson, Ken Usher and Howard Waller. The event starts at 1:00 p.m. on 25th July at Farndon, (Map Ref. SJ 423 542).

Howard Waller (Oxford City RC) and Ralph Dadswell (Antelope RT) both put in big mileages in the Icknield 12 Hour - now back in it's traditional date before the 24.

Waller did the first 50 miles in 2:12, compared to Dadswell's 2:20. By the end of the 92 miles on the A1 the gap was falling. However it fluctuated throughout the miles across the Cambridgeshire cornlands and back to finishing circuit in Bedfordshire - all in an increasing SW wind. When time was up the gap seems to have been about seven minutes, with the provisional mileages being quoted as Howard 239.96 and Ralph 237.88.

Further east, Adrian Perkin (Godric CC) propelled his ex-Alan Shuttleworth trike to 1:4:50 in the Norwich ABC 25 on the A11 Wymondham and Attleborough bypass - roads that will be used for the East 12 hour on 16th August and the East 50 on it's new "BBAR Last Chance" date of 20th September

I have done some research into this event, details under "Activities". or complete entry form
cyclingtimetrials.janet0102.co.uk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=srVY1ptBtWA%3d&tabid=36 and send to Keith Lawton Word version: Blenheim+Entry+Form+2009.doc

Last weekend, Roy Prockter and Martin Badham met up in Hackney to partake in the annual Dunwich Dynamo.
1000 riders assembled in the park to buy a route sheet and at 8:00 pm a hooter signalled the opening of festivities. Roy and I were part-way through our pints so we didn't leave until 8:30, joining a multicoloured throng of riders on a wide variety of machines -small-wheeled bikes, folders, trade-bikes, fixed-wheel and clubmen on touring or racing irons. One guy turned up looking the spitting image of Monty Holbein on his path machine.
We settled into the midst of the cavalcade weaving through the back streets of East London until we reached the outskirts of the capital. Then bowling along through Epping Forest with a balmy breeze behind we turned onto the B-roads. Roy, with his heavier machine started dropping behind so we separated as a long red daisy-chain of LEDs snaked into the dusk ahead. Families cheered us from their gardens, revellers cheered us from the hostelries as we wound up hill and down dale through the picturesque Essex countryside (It is in the light, anyway). Across the border into Suffolk and a well earned feast at the Feeding Station. The helpers did a sterling job feeding the mob, and refreshed I met Roy again, arriving as I was leaving. After a chat, I rode off down familiar roads, stopping near Needham Market for a short snooze while the light strengthened. Then through the rolling East Suffolk lanes to witness sun-rise, which sparked several riders downing bikes to dance in the fields. A few showers of rain refreshed rather than dampened the enthusiasm as the last few miles were covered. Another long queue at the beach café arrived at after 116 miles and 11 hours in the saddle. We exchanged stories with fellow riders, then eventually into the café where the hard-working staff produced breakfasts at amazing speed.
Roy finished an hour and a quarter behind me, having enjoyed his ride as well.
A truly glorious event, I can't think of a better way to spend a summer Saturday night.

There appears to be some confusion in the world of tandem 15 mile records.
Bernard Lamb has informed me that the mixed tandem Bicycle record of Janet Harris and his of 33:08 recorded in the CTT handbook was done on a tandem Tricycle.

I apologise to Bernard and Janet for being misled by my reporters. It appears we need to sort this out with the CTT before the handbook goes to press for next year.

Mixed tandem tricycle pair Ralph Dadswell (Antelope RT) and Tracy Jaquest (High Wycombe CC) made the long journey to Norfolk for the East District CA evening 15 on the fast Attleborough bypass course. Conditions were not ideal with a hard slog to the turn into a head/crosswind, but the pair flew back to finish in 35:33. This follows hard on the heels of the ride done by Colin Knapp and Ruth Crossley recording 34:38 in the Yorkshire Cycling Federation event on 21st June.

I hope this puts the record straight for now.

Opportunities still exist to improve Bernard and Janet's record with the East Dorset CA (confusing) and Pembrokeshire Velo, both on 31st August, or the East Bradford CC on 13th September.

It was far from an ideal afternoon with heavy showers around the course and a cool North West wind. Riding his first open 25 on trike, John Colman from the Yorkshire R.C. produced a very creditable 1.02.12. with Steve Brown, Scunthorpe R.C. taking first handicap with 1.16.37 (actual) 1.00.37 (handicap).

Held in conjunction with the East District Cycling Association event on a perfect day.
The weather was warm with the odd drizzle cooling the fevered brows, and hardly a breath of wind.
Of the four entries, Martin Badham managed to finish without keeping the timekeeper waiting too long, pleased with his 6:11:15.
Adrian Perkin, now on his own machine, showed that he could still ride a hundred like he used to forty years ago - finishing with a stunning 4:43:38 and best Vet on standard.
Another stunning ride from Ralph Dadswell earned him 1st trike and the Fliss Beard Trophy - his time 4:16:10.

The day was fine, the Belgians were here and much gossip on the campsite about who would take the Champion du Monde title. Predictably Hilde Verbeken smiled away to another victory. For the event she wore her arc-en-ciel jersey and justified its place on her elegant form.
The men's event was not quite so clear cut. It was between Carl Saint and Dave Keene - some reports having it a couple of seconds one way and another the same but in the other's favour. Alan Rogerson kept the suspense and the gossip going until the last moment. Dave's time went up at 35:55, then Carl 35:5.......2. Three seconds and the 'young' pretender showed he was not just a drag strip merchant. The two, who had both turned another year older during the week, celebrated in a sporting fashion by buying each other a birthday beer!
Quentin Aubage holding on to his fitness from Beijing won first handicap by a large margin. Kristof de Plecker World Trike Criterium Champion took third behind Carl and Dave. Ironically after borrowing a trike to win his title last year again he was on a borrowed machine after writing his own new one off earlier in the year. Even more ironically Geoff Booker who was involved in donating the last machine lent Kristof his own and came off six seconds the worse for that coveted third place.

From Adrian Hills

A gallery of photos from the Championships has been added at St Marsault 2009

The article has been deleted, as the machine involved had only two wheels.
Apologies for any excitement caused.

André Van Bosbeke has sent the attached invitation to the races to be held in Belgium during August.
August Races Invitation.doc

It is reported with sadness that Gerald Jameson-Green, the Tricycle Association’s only surviving Subscribed Life Member has died at his home near Wakefield aged 95.

We successfully held the SE '50' today on Q50/11 (Brenzett) although there were only 2 finishers from a field of 4. This is the provisional result:

1 Andrew Nye Ashford Whs 2-36-15 1st Hcp (12) 2-34-15
2 Richard Bailey Redhill CC 2-50-06 (puncture)
DNF Ian Finch CC Bexley (puncture)
DNS apols Roy Canning CC Bexley

There was rain during part of the event and it was also quite windy.

This event was the Stan Spelling Memorial Shield event, and the shield therefore goes to Andrew Nye, as winner.

Those present at Astley during Spring Bank Holiday weekend will have had a chance to view, and possibly purchase John Taylor's latest publication.

Having been involved with the 24 hour time trialling and record breaking scene for over 50 years, either as a rider, observer or helper, John felt a burning passion to preserve this unique history in his second book, which is now ready for sale, entitled 'The 24 Hour Story', a complete history of the 24 hour cycle race 1882-2008, including many long distance road record descriptions.

The 24hr Fellowship allowed John to plunder nearly 50 years worth of journals for many exciting reports and race data. So with approximately 500 pages, 200 photos, 60 championship result sheets since 1948, plus many riders own stories and comments, not forgetting cartoons from Johnny Helms, the book goes some way to redressing the lack of publicity our long distance sport has had of recent years.

The price of 'The 24 Hour Story' is £29.95 plus £7.00 p&p.

The 'End to End Story' is still available, price £19.95 plus £3.95 p&p.

If you should wish to purchase both books, then a special introductory price of £47.95 including p&p is offered.

Cheques should be made out to John Taylor and sent to address below, or may be ordered on-line at www.btownbikes.com or by phone to Bridgetown Cycles on 01922 411180.

John Taylor,
7 Hillcrest Rise,
Burntwood,
Staffs.,
WS7 4SH

Tel 01543 671456

I would like to thank everyone in the TA who sent their sympathy after my father's death or attended his funeral. Dad would have been pleased that so many people attended especially all those that turned up on their bikes and trikes - a fitting final celebration of his passion for riding. His love of the sport was obvious - you couldn't get a word in once he started on the subject - but he never managed to persuade me of the finer things about 3 (or even 2) wheeled activity. I was dragged along to events and dinner dances, not quite screaming but under sufferance, as a small child but as I got older I saw the genuine passion that everyone who has anything to do with the sport displayed. He even got me to feed him in the one and only 12 hour he rode. A man not prone to displaying emotions, I got a full blast when my foot got in the way of his nearside back wheel and caused him to wobble. I soon learned how to hold the feed bottle out a bit further!

My collection of photos of dad on his trike is very limited to a few taken in the Isle of Man in 1972 so if anyone else out there has any that they would copy to me I would be forever in their debt.

Once again, thank you to everyone for all the kind words you all had to say about him.

Photo of Ted holding Bev back in 1955. Please send any photos to the webmaster, and I will pass them on to Bev.

The sun shone on Astley for most of the weekend. Edwin and Shiela Hargraves led a clubrun of two tandem trikes, seven trikes and two local bikes from Wem through tortous lanes around Wixhall to a charming café by the side of the Shropshire Union Canal. The owners being David Garside, son of George Garside who many may remember from earlier days, and his wife. They supplied us with tea, coffee and cakes on the pergolated patio. before we trundled back, some to another café, officials to the NEC meeting.

Sunday saw the Bruce Kingsford 50 contested with Dave Keene triumphing in 2:01:18, Malcolm Waters was fastest on handicap. The afternoon run went to a garden centre before we dined in the evening on Celia's gastronomic delights.
Photos from the event - courtesy Martin Purser

Of the three tricycle entrants for Monday's Anfield 100, two started on a perfect morning. A bright start with hardly a breath of wind, moving to cloudy when it might have proved rather hot. Peter Holland finished with 6:13:10 and Martin Badham, starting from the middle of the field found, when an hour off the back, a contest between finishing and getting to the tea and cakes before they ran out. Needless to say the tea and cakes won. The day was a showcase for a battle between Andy Wilkinson and last year's winner Andy Bason with Wilko coming out the fastest by a few seconds.

2009 Results

Geoff Booker has 3 entries for the T.V 50 on Sunday June 7th

To make it a T.A. event he needs 4 riders.

If you can make it please email Geoff or phone 01844339451 today (26th May) or asap.

The official closing date is today! Geoff will hold it untill Wednesday evening.

THIS IS A T.A TRICYCLE LEAGUE EVENT

Barry Adams, CC Bexley, took about 240 photos on the day of Bill's Memorial '25', and he has produced a set of CDs each containing a full set of these. Barry does not wish to receive payment for the CDs, but we have suggested offering these in exchange for a £5 donation to the fund for Bill's Memorial Seat, which is to be located in Trosley Country Park, near Wrotham, Kent, and which it is hoped will be unveiled in the near future.

Please let Mark Vowells know if you are interested in receiving a CD and making a donation. For CDs needing to be sent by post, he suggests an extra £1 for postage and packaging. Mark will arrange from there.

Not every one who rode or attended the event has the email or internet, so Mark would be grateful if this message can be passed on to any one else who you think might be interested. Barry has kindly agreed to produce additional copies if the ones Mark has at present run out.

Spring Bank Holiday brings the tricyclists out camping again, this time in Shropshire to ride and support the National Championship 50 (Bruce Kingsford) and the Anfield 100 the following day.
The Social side is not forgotten with club runs and plenty of opportunity to meet old friends and talk.

For full details see Activities.

Provisional result of the TA SE '10' held Sat 16th on Q10/22 (Harrietsham, Kent).

Fastest: Ian Finch - CC Bexley 27-06
Fastest on Handcap: Trevor Oliver - San Fairy Ann CC Net 38-33

Very respectable times done considering the conditions - wet and windy!

Full Result: 2009 Results

Photos available on www.flickr.com/photos/kent-guy/sets/72157618243150598/

North and West Home Counties Road Records Association.

The record books of the North and West Home Counties Road Records Association saw a new name added this week end when Carl Saint (Yorkshire R.C.) successfully completed attempts on the solo tricycle 10 and 25 miles Association records. Using CTT approved courses near Newark, Nottinghamshire, Carl, competition record holder at these distances, was close to his best. On the damp and blustery Saturday evening he recorded 22.09 to establish a time for the N&WHCRRA ‘10’. Then on Sunday morning Carl took advantage of the calm and cool, but bright conditions to record 55.52 for 25 miles. Previous Record Holder, Tom Morley, (1.04.09 - 1971) was quick to send his best wishes on Carl’s success. These times are subject to ratification.

On Sunday 10th May, Jim Pitt felt that he had enough ammunition to ask the club committee to permit the TA South West 50 to be run alongside in 2010. Six tricyclists entered,started and finished. The course was an interesting dual-carriageway based on a 20 mile circuit. The weather was warm with a gentle rising north-eastish wind. The night before Ferg and I camped alongside Jim behind "The Cedars" pub in Binstead. A pleasant hostelry serving good food and well kept beer. The afternoon before Mr Muir and I explored the Basingstoke Canal and King John's Castle at Odiham.
Photos available on http://www.davidcarlsson.co.uk/
See the 2009 Results page for trike times.
Pictures in SW Gallery

It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Ted Shuttleworth on Saturday 9th May at Wythenshawe hospital.
Ted has suffered from ill heath over the last few years.
Our sympathy goes to his partner Marjorie, who is also a patient at Wythenshawe at the present time, daughter Beverley, brothers Jim and Alan, brother in law Tom Graystock and all their families.

Ted's funeral will be on Thursday 21st May at 2.30 pm at Altrincham Crematorium, White House Lane , Dunham Massey , Altrincham , Cheshire , WA14 5RH and afterwards at the "Axe & Cleaver", School Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5RN. Altrincham Crematorium Map

Early rain chilled a stiff S.W. crosswind on the V718, where the Tricycle Association (North East Region) promoted a tandem and a solo tricycle ‘10’ on the Holiday Monday morning.

Competition and Course record holder Carl Saint was in a class of his own to win the solo tricycle race with 21.55. Yorkshire R.C. club-mate John Colman, in his first competitive outing on three wheels was second with a 25 + mph ride. The ‘Mike Dixie’ Handicap Trophy went to Charlie Cromack of the Preston Gunners with a very creditable improvement of over a minute on the day.

Manchester Whs, pairing of Martin Harney and Jerry Cross broke the 30 mph barrier with 19.55. Local citruscycling.com pairings of Russell and Terry Beedham, and Steve Paley and Paul Holder’ filled second and third spots with 20 mins rides. Rebecca Rimmington and Scott Walker were the fastest mixed tandem bicycle pairing with 20.46; and Dave and Eileen Keene took the Tandem Tricycle Award with a Vets’ age record Plus of 8.17 recording 21.52

See the 2009 Results page for full details.

Dave Keene was the clear winner of the Eastern Region May Weekend '25' near Sleaford on Saturday. His frustrating 1:00:00 was 12:40 ahead of Adrian Perkin, Godric CC and 13:55 ahead of Andrew Nye in third place. Paul Willsher took the handicap award with an 8:07 improvement on his Bill Finch '25' time for a net 57:05 ahead of Adrian Perkin, 58:10 and Tim Wardlow 59:24. See the 2009 Results page for full details.

Thank you to the six riders who answered the call to make the Charlotteville Open 50 a viable trike event. Martin Badham, Richard Bailey, Geoff Booker, Dave Keene, Ferg Muir and Andrew Nye are all riding. No doubt Dave Keene will be seeking a ride inside two hours, especially after his 1:00:00 25 mile last weekend!

I am putting another order together. Orders with deposit please by 31st May. See attached documents.

Alison Purser
Microsoft Word - Impsport Clothing_e_.pdf

In an event fitting to the memory of a stalwart of the Tricycle Association the Principle Honours were taken by his son Ian.
Not only did he cruise round against the strong Easterly wind and his native Kentish hills in the fastest time. He did it on one of Bill's machines which qualified him for the fastest on a pre-1980 specification machine and led the CC Bexley team win, supported by Roy Canning.
An extra award of fastest lady was claimed by Caroline Nye, who was also fastest on handicap.
Medals for 2nd and 3rd fastest will be awarded to organiser Mark Vowells and Geoff Booker. For 2nd and 3rd handicap to Paul Ansell and Paul Willsher.
A commemorative medal will be awarded to all finishers.
Provisional result has been added to 2009 Results

Acknowledgements:
TA Web Site.doc from Ian Finch;
TA25thanks20090420.doc from Mark Vowells

Latest news from the bottom right hand of the country is that Mark has received a grand entry of 31 riders. Event starts at 7:00 am to avoid getting involved with a road race.

Start sheet: TricycleAssociationSouthEast25ST20090419.doc

Due to a clash with a road race, the start time has been moved to the earlier time of 07.00hrs.

All eight tricycles finished the Circuit of the Dales. Geoff Booker finished with fastest tricycle, best trike on standard and fastest on handicap, earning himself the Ed Green Trophy for the latter.
Trike results transcribed on Results.

The new UCI rules especially regarding a so called 'safety bar' (see above and the article from April 2) are countered with resentment by both riders and manufacturers of modern tricycles. The most technologically advanced tricycle constructors, Trykit in the UK and SuperTrike in Belgium, joined in The League of Modern Trike Builders, cannot but ask who come to think of such rules and on which studies and arguments such rules are based. As for the riders, here first unbelief is shown, then jokes such as "attached with hooks and ropes we can play a train" come forward, to follow with reactions as despair and outrage : "Will we still be able to ride in the paralympic circuit? Do they think we are stupid?"
The Vlaamse Liga Gehandicaptensport (Flemish league for sport for the disabled), let us know that these rules are not yet applied on the upcoming races on a national level, but internationally the rules will be applied immediately.
Much earlier the use of tricycles for sport for the disabled was restricted to only 2 categories CP1 & CP2, considered as the most severely handicapped athletes. Here it was the IPC, the International Paralympic Committee, claiming the right to decide for the riders with which vehicle they must ride. 3wielweb has always put forward the individual and the right to choose for himself. Therefore 3wielweb demands tricycle sport to be possible for everyone. 3wielweb races have also always been open for all riders, be they disabled or not, men or woman, young or old. Even Martians would be welcome, would they exist.
Now this. The UCI reinvents the tricycle. This will make tricycle sport an even more marginal happening, just the opposite of what must be intended. A reaction of Gerry Meyen, Belgian rider in the paralympic and 3wielweb circuit and member of @Finas-Deko Asse Tricycle Team tells it all. An extract : "When trying to stay out of the wind, one will now be forced to ride millimeters from that safety bar and probably touch it constantly. Now one can easily stay out of the wind riding with the front wheel between the back wheels without being too near to the axle. I never had a problem with it and it works very well... When only time trials were permitted, then no problems would arise, maybe there's the answer... Either way, if these regulations are applied at races here, I am off home again... Another thing : I just found out that from now on riders from the same category should wear the same colour of helmet. I for one should wear a red one and guess, mine is red, I'm lucky! Imagine someone is forbidden to start because he has not got the right colour of helmet... With all these regulations, who will still be riding in the paralympic circuit in the future?
3wielweb would like to know on what studies and tests these regulations are made and who finally decided upon them. We will put the question to Ms. Chantale Philie (photo), para-cyling coordinator of the UCI, who already said : "All regulation changes have been discussed with committees of expert (manufacturer, athletes, coach, classifier, …). The rule was already there as a proposition, for us to test, and the decision was taken to have it mandatory." Ms. Philie is Canadian, she came to the Swiss city of Aigle in 2005 to coordinate the para-cycling division of the UCI. In the Canadian paralympic committee Ms. Philie was very involved with BMX riding.

For more details see UCI Regulations.

Hello Roger and Martin

I have sent a couple of emails to the UCI about this and had two replies. Below are copies of mine and theirs.

From Me
Dear sirs
Regulation 16-16-010 now states that a "safety" bar be fitted to prevent a following rider entering the space between the rear wheels. This in my opinion could cause more problems than it solves. If a rider hits the bar with an force it will most likely cause severe damage to the axle of the machine to which it is fitted. Conversely if a rider hit the axle at the same force no damage would occur. There is not a safety issue here as with solo machines touching wheels which causes them to crash.
Is it possible to look into this ruling please with not only safety, but practical issues considered.

Reply

Hi,
All regulation changes have been discussed with committees of expert (manufacturer, athletes, coach, classifier, …). The rule was already there as a proposition, for us to test, and the decision was taken to have it mandatory.

Best regards,

Chantale Philie
Coordinatrice paracyclisme
Para-cycling coordinator
Union Cycliste Internationale

From Me

What are the reasons for the bar?
I attach two pictures of the sort of machine we build and have raced for many years.
How do you attach a bar to these machines without risking a broken or damaged rear end in the event of a collision.
As they are now all that happens is some paint is rubbed off.
These trikes cost over £3500.00 to build. I don't think scaffolding bolted to the back will add to the safety of riders or machines.
Racing cars don't have bumpers. I think your committee has been ill advised.
All this will do is put riders of tricycles off of racing

Sorry to be negative but sometimes regulations are not good for anyone.

Does this rule also apply to non Para-tricyclists in criteriums and circuit races?

Regards
Geoff Booker

Reply
Dear Geoff,

Again, in order to take that decision all the different aspects have been considerate and the decision has been taken on our analysis of the athlete’s security.
The rule has been developing in the context of para-cycling. UCI do not recognize or take responsibility for tricycle race for non-disabled.
For more details see UCI Regulations.

You might be interested in a little controversial piece for the website. See attached document - UCI Para-cycling Regulations 2009.doc

Arrangements are well in hand for the championships at the village of St Marsault, Deux Sèvres, France on Saturday 20th June 2009. The events will be time trials for riders of solo, tandem and recumbent tricycles and are a part of the village fête. The course will be different to previous years in order to centre the events more on St Marsault itself but the distance will be about the same as before ie approximately 15 miles or 24 kilometres.
Camping will again be available on the village sports field from Thursday 18th until Monday 22nd and a social programme of meals and a club run is organised. Download your Entry form and social programme here. World Championship 2009
Entries by May 17th please and also let me know which meals you would like to book for by June 7th. If you still need to book accommodation please do so as soon as possible and contact me if you have any difficulty.
Alison Purser

Results of the Thames Valley Hardriders event.

Weather wise a great day and short sleeve skin suits were the order of the day.
Dave Keene was clearly the fastest rider and also picked up the handicap by 3 seconds from Ralph Dadswell. So that's the first thing I got wrong then! He also managed to get a vets plus with the rest of us in deficit. ( I reckon he got a lift somewhere on the course)!
As if the course isn't hard enough, Paul Willshire decided to follow a rider who was warming up and added a bit more to the 30 miles of this hilly event. Steve Avery punctured just before the last evil hill and called it a day. John Thompson saw the course before the start, and made some excuse about forgetting his wheel bolts! As for me (Geoff Booker) I managed to complete the distance 11 minutes faster than last year and I'm happy enough with that.

Geoff Booker

Results

Disturbing news from our own David Heighway:

I don't know whether you think it worth posting on the site, but both my trikes were stolen over the weekend by toerags who broke into my garage (literally, the door is a real mess!) and removed all my machines, including a very grotty but serviceable mountain bike. They obviously knew what they were after as nothing else was touched.
Anyway, the missing trikes are a Bob Jackson,blue with flat bars and bar end gear shifts on bar ends which are fitted inboard of the grips, and a Higgins racing machine. It has oldish gears etc but is very lively. In need of a respray and has the remains of lugs for a rear carrier on the rear stays. Colour is burgundy.
I'm now on shanks pony for a few days until I can acquire another bike!
Cheers, David.

Please keep you eyes open, I know several members keep a watch on tricycles for sale on the web. Maybe David's machines will be spotted.

The event was held on a bright and windy day, which was a contrast to last year's arctic conditions.
The times were still on the long side, Peter Hopkins winning in 1:18:11 and Ian Mackenzie claiming the handicap with a net of 53:21.
Further details on East News, pictures on East Gallery.

Report lifted from the 3wielweb's site, I do hope André doesn't mind.

It was time-trial world champion Dave Keene who took the first win of the tricycling season in the Tricycle Association, South Western Region twenty-five miles (40km) race on March 1st, St David's day. In second place John Thompson performed well on his new stainless steel Trykit tricycle, made by Geoff Booker, but his time of 1.09.52 was no match for Keene's 1.04.51 (exactly 37 km/hour), a time which beat most of the riders in the cycle race which followed the tricycle event.

The morning was dry but quite cold until the sun broke through later. Andrew Nye travelled from Kent in search of points for the Tricyclists' League, and went home reasonably satisfied with third place, recording 1.21.55.

Wondering how Dave Keene and John Thompson went so fast on a challenging course, the remaining riders, Roger Alma 1.28.07, Ian Matthews, 1.29.13, and Malcolm Timmis, 1.35.02, went home thinking they should train a little harder before their next race.

Roger Alma

Results, Pictures in SW Gallery

A reminder of this special event to celebrate the memory of our late president Bill Finch. Every finisher in the event will be awarded a T.A. Medal as a souvenir to commemorate the occasion. Full details, including flyer, entry form and accomodation can be found under Bill Finch Memorial 25.

Spring colours abounded as several members sported their TA vests on the run to Bildeston on the last day in February. East News

The following items were announced at the meeting in Alcester Market Hall, accompanied by rolls of heavenly thunder and snatches of music as the upstairs room was prepared for a wedding reception:

April 19th: The Thames Valley 25 has been cancelled in favour of the Bill Finch Memorial 25 - see South East activities. Any trike entries will get a ride in the Oxonian CC event.

May 10th: Charlotteville Open 50. Tricyclists welcome, camping is available in pub grounds a mile and a half from the start.

October 4th: Blenhiem Palace event to be held. We are planning on making this the International event for 2010 and hope for a good turnout this year.

The following day the TA was split, fairly evenly by all accounts between the Midland and Thames Valley Regional Lunches, clashing due to a quirk of the calendar. Photos, kindly provided by Gordon's friend Ron Peers, from Alcester on the newly launched Midland Gallery. If you have photos from either event, then please send to me. Martin Badham

Please note that the East Lunchtime meet on 28th February will be at the Kings Head in Bideston and not the Gardeners Arms at Combs. Follow the link for full details.

Message from the Ambulance Service

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As mobile phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a
paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call.
He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognised name for this purpose.
In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as 'ICE'. Please forward this.
It won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest.
For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc

PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY

Thankyou Martin and Alison for suggesting this note.

A new page 'North East News' has been instigated branching off of the North East Regional page. Initial report is of their recent luncheon with guests of honour David Stone MBE and the new president Jim Hopper. Also featuring photos of the Tommy Thompson Memorial seat to be installed and dedicated in April. North East News

The C.A.Rhodes Memorial for 2008 is to be made to David Stone MBE and Edward (Ed) Clancy in recognition of their success at the Beijing Olympics in both winning gold medals.
For full report

Congratulations to George Leslie Dawson (Tess-side R.C.) who has been awarded the C.T.T. Gold Badge of Honour in recognition of his services to cycling.

The assistant webmaster is pleased to report that the online Handbook has been fully updated to reflect the new additions to the Handbook mailed with the Members' Gazette. If you have lost your original, or couldn't follow the update instructions the complete handbook can be viewed via the "About Us" section or by clicking here.

In a major effort of International Cooperation the winning pictures from the Photographic Competition on the theme of the Calendar are being installed on the UK and Belgian websites.
A good looking young man smiles out from January's entry. Full set of pictures

'The Manger' Bradfield Combust £11.50.

Organiser Geoff Morse is just back from Arcadia and ready for your bookings on 01787 375983.

Bradfield Combust is on the A134, 6 miles south of Bury St Edmunds. OS Sheet 155 Grid ref TL893574

The Chairman says - meet 10:00 am at "Sweetmeats", Water Lane, Lavenham, opposite the kitchen door to the Swan Hotel for coffee and cakes.

Annual Luncheon & Prize Presentation, The George Hotel, Easingwold.
12 for 12-30. Tickets £15.00

Bookings to Noel Knox: 0191 5271286 or 'e'mail trikie1201@yahoo.co.uk with choice of menu !!!

With the later publishing dates for the gazette, please be aware, and pass the details onto fellow members who are not On-line.

Further to the previous notice, Alison has provided information on accommodation.
For full details follow the link: World Championship Accommodation 2009

David Stone, double gold medal winner in Beijing and world champion, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for his for services to disabled sport.
David came 5th in the World Tricycle Championships in Asse on his way to Beijing.

Congratulations David

Good News from Heather Watts. It is good to hear that you are back with your tricycle.

"Hi Martin

My stolen tricycle has been returned - just in time for Xmas...

Best wishes for 2009

Heather Watts"

Best wishes and pleasant trundles to all tricyclists in the New Year.

I have received the following e-mail:

Hi Martin
I was looking for info on a 1966 Harding trike i purchased reacently on E bay its is not the 2 wheels at the front type you mention on your site but more like a big wheel Pashley but with drum brakes all round (the main reason i bought it) see attached pics. I will be restoring this next year and will send pics of the result for you to use on your site
I guess the age is correct i have taken it from the Sturmey Archer 3 speed which appears to have been there from new. Cant tell much more at this stage but hope you can help.
Many thanks
Trev

More Photos at Harding Gallery Updated 28/12/2008.

If anybody out there can help Trevor, he can be contacted on tastytrev@aol.com

The village of St Marsault, Deux Sèvres, France has once again invited us to hold The World Tricycle Championships as part of their village fête on Saturday 20th June 2009. The events will be time trials for riders of solo, tandem and recumbent tricycles. The course will be different to previous years in order to centre the events more on St Marsault itself but the distance will be about the same as before ie approximately 15 miles or 24 kilometres.
Camping will again be available on the village sports field and I hope to have a list of accommodation in the area and a social programme available early in the New Year.
Alison Purser

The first order for clothing is now completed and in the process of being distributed. Hopefully there will be enough interest to put together another bulk order in the Spring. If you would like to be included in the next order please e-mail me and I will contact you to place an order when the time comes.
Alison Purser

I have received an appeal from Miss Heather Watts. She is asking for help in tracing her stolen tricycle.

My Pashley Tri 1 was stolen on Friday 5 December in Bedminster, Bristol.
I am trying to post images on as many websites as possible, in the hope I can get it back.....

Heather

We regret having to report the death of Hilda Darbyshire on Friday 12th December. Her husband Bob died last October.
Hilda had been in a nursing home after suffering a stroke following a heart operation early this year.

I know she wasn't a tricyclist but you may be interested in the following, with Christmas coming up and all:

Hello,

As a fellow cycling enthusiast/racer and member of the Warwickshire Roads
Club, I tried to source a copy of this title as I had heard what a great
read it was.
To my astonishment, I realised they were not available anymore, and if you
could find a copy on the internet, the prices were extortionate.
Consequently we (Mercian Manuals Ltd) investigated with the Burton family on
the possibility of re-issuing the book.
We are pleased to say that everybody is happy and this book is now available
again.
Please find attached the details and price and where to buy from etc......
If possible, could this be made known to the members of your club and maybe
posted on your notice boards?
If you require any further information, please don't hesitate to ask.

Best regards,

Richard Shimmell
Mercian Manuals Ltd
353 Kenilworth Road
Balsall Common
Coventry
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Phone/Fax: +44 (0) 1676 533304
Mob: +44 (0) 7929 084172
www.mercianmanuals.co.uk

Joseph Young of Keokuk, Iowa has sent me some photos of the trike that he has built. For the full set please see the Trikes Gallery.

Joseph has sent me more details:
I want to thank you for posting the pics of my bike. It is an 18 speed, it is toooo fast but a lot of fun. I fitted and built that particular bike in 2 1/2 day's. I enjoy design and concept and putting the impossibilities into reality and practicality. You guys have opened my eyes up to the need of affordable Trikes to people of all types of disabilities.
I built a conventional Trike that had a very low stance and hand peddles for a gentleman who lost use of his legs at no charge. I am going to put together a facility to manufacture custom Trikes to anyone who needs one at no cost too them. To others without disabilitys at a competative price. I'm still working on patents and all that but look to be up and running in 8-10 months. Some day soon I've got to get over there and meet you guy's personaly. Do not know if I can bring a Trike along but that would be my ultimate goal to ride with some of you guys, and yes I will be a member soon . You guys take it easy and be safe!! Joseph Young Keokuk Ia. USA

Fresh from the Wolds comes the newly compiled list of Tricycle Time Trial League Evens for next year. Tricycle Time Trial League.
Currently the 2008 dates are also displayed. Please bear with past and present webmasters as we sort out the filtering.

Jim Pitt is the Event Sec for the Charlotteville Open '50' for 2009 and has requested the CTT handbook to reflect that Trikes are welcome. This is a precursor to running a SW TA event in conjunction with the 'Ville event in 2010 should there be enough support. The Event is on Sunday 10th May 2009 on the H50/8.

This has also been entered in the Thames Valley Activities list.

We are proud to announce the 3wielweb 2009 Open Tricycle Season :
Click here!

Pictures from the "Strictly Come Tricycling" run on 5th October 2008. Thanks to Charlie Cromack. A new Gallery for the North Eastern Region has been created which these form the first images, available form the "Regions" menu. Click here!

We are sorry to report the death of Roy Davies another long time member of the NW region, Roy died on Monday,October 27th after a short spell in hospital.
He was at one time one of the Associations auditors.
The funeral will take place at Lancaster Crematorium on Thursday 6th November at 11 am.

Phillippe Meyer is making a good recovery in hospital following a car
accident last month. There is no permanent damage from injuries sustained at
the time, and he is hoping to be home soon. He is also looking forward to
seeing everyone at St. Marsault in 2009.

We are sorry to report that Bob Darbyshire, a member for many years and National Treasurer from 1981 to 1994 has died after a long illness. He had been in a nursing home for some time. Bob was warden of Carlisle Youth Hostel where TA members and friends enjoyed many happy weekends.

Ferg Muir has written in his East News about a day spent with Bob: www.tricycleassociation.org.uk/East.html?item=cnt4914add8a52ab

Please note that MacsTATT Tourist Trophy October 12th has been postponed until April/|May 2009, date to be announced when dates of other regions events are known.

Midland Region December lunch on Wednesday 17th at the 'Dog and Hedgehog' at Dadington, approx 3 miles south of Market Bosworth. From Fenny Drayton on the A444 take the road to Sutton Cheney, approx 3 miles turn right to Dadington. From the A447 take the road for Sutton Cheney approx 1.5 miles turn left for Dadington

As my final act as Webmaster, I am pleased to present a gallery of photos taken at our Annual Reunion Dinner and Prize Presentation. All those attending had a wonderful evening made even more special by the presence of Phil and Pat Liggett. Phil entertained us with tales from his second career as a cycling journalist and commentator and then Phil and Pat took over one of the most animated presentation sessions I have ever witnessed. I hope my pictures capture some of the fun and good humour of the event. My successor as Webmaster, Martin Badham, needs no introduction to our members and I commend him to all our readers and wish him well when he finishes his ride back from the Dinner later this week.

Geoff Booker won the Annual Reunion 'Appetizer' by a slim 10 second margin from Steve Avery in 18:46 on a course shortened to 6.7 miles by roadworks. Roger Alma was in clear third with 22:28 and wife Myra fastest lady in 30:56. The tandem trike event sported two mixed pairs of Keenes and Pursers with Dave Keene piloting Alison Purser to a super fast 16:35 and Martin Purser piloting Tyler Keene to a very respectable 21:33. The trio of tandem trikes was completed by Roger Akers ably stoked by Emma Kirby with 25:11. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

This is the TA jersey design agreed with Impsport. The National Treasurer is taking orders from members. You can download the information as a Impsport Clothing Options.doc or Impsport Clothing options.pdf. Please contact Alison if you require further details by e-mail: Alison Purser by 31st October.

Members who have already expressed an interest will be contacted by Alison.

Dave Keene made the long trip up from Bristol to record a double win in the Lincolnshire Wheelers Tricycle Weekend. He won the Saturday '10' in 24:57 with Nick Wood second in 26:51 and Peter Hopkins third in 29:25. He won the Sunday '25' in 1:2:57 with Peter Hopkins second in 1:15:33 and Stephen Brown third in 1:18:15. Alison Purser and Clare Ella were fastest tandem trike in both events with 26:06 and 1:07:42. Full details are on the 2008 Results page.

Organiser John Nicholson reports that the weather on Saturday was fine with a cool southerly wind which made the second leg of the triangle hard work but gave no assistance on the way back! Sunday was a glorious day, hardly any wind and shirt sleeve order for the Marshals. Numbers slightly down but a very enjoyable weekend!” There were Saturday evening gatherings in Dunston for campers, and Auburn. Sunday lunch was at Saxilby.

Photos from the event on www.3wielweb.be/

We are sorry to report that Gordon Brennan, long time member of the North Western Region died on Thursday 9th October after a long illness. He had been in a nursing home for some time. Gordon broke a number of records on his tricycle, which he was riding until only a few years ago. To many he was 'Mr Lancaster Cycling Club' and after being President for 25 years he was made their Honorary Life President.

His funeral will take place next Thursday (16th) at 10.00 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Morecambe.

For those curious about the tricyclists featured on the Doc Hutch pages last week, they were from the Warwick Criterium 2006. The rider whose head had been transplanted for Ken Livingstone's is Dave Overton, with Jeff Jones in his entirety glued to his axle. They finished in the same order.

Jim Pitt points out the tricyclist silhouetted in the Blenhiem mists. He believes, and I tend to agree, that it is George Jackson. A fine issue for the barrows!

Please note that Mac Timmis' TATT has experienced a change of venue to the 'Crown Inn' in the centre of Albrighton.
More details on Activities page under October 12th.

Ralph Dadswell, Antelope RT and Paul Mace, High Wycombe rode Land's End to London on Wednesday( yesterday) on the tandem-tricycle. Progress reports below:-

As at 8.30 am they were on the Bodmin By-pass.
At 11:20 am reported to be at 97.5 miles in 4 hours 17 mins, still on schedule
At 2.25 pm 165 miles covered and about 9 minutes down on schedule
At 4.10 pm about 203 miles covered approx 13 mins down on schedule, place to place looking good, they were not quite so confident about the 12 hour record.
At 6.10 pm approx 246 miles covered, heading towards Hook, may have gained back a few minutes since last update
At 7.14 pm it seems they may have just missed out on the 12 hour record after many hold-ups in Camberley but still looking good for the place to place though.
At 8.25pm they have about 4 miles to go.

"We managed to get back level with schedule by the time we left the A303. Although we lost a few minutes after that, we will claim 262.5m in 12 hours. We then did the Lights and Extra Clothes thing, and rolled in to HPC after 13.37.35. So a few minutes down on what I'd guessed we might do, but comfortably the right side of the old record.
More tomorrow, probably. but not now."
Ralph

Congratulations to Ralph and Paul.

Mark Vowells was the clear winner of the South Eastern Region 25 on 21st September, his time of 1:8:02 was 1:23 faster than runner up Ian Finch with Geoff Booker a further 53 seconds back in third place. Mark also won the handicap award with a net of 1:7:32, again ahead of Ian Finch but with John Hastings in third place. The full result is on the 2008 Results page. This event also completed the season long Time Trial League, won by Andre Nye with Adrian Hills second and Geoff Booker third on both actual time and handicap times. The full details and points for all qualifiers are on the League page.

In the NE '25' for the 'Jack Riley' Handicap Trophy run on the 28th September 2008 on a fair morning with light NW breeze, Alison Purser improved over 3½ mins to take the Jack Riley Trophy awarded on handicap times. Keith Buck returned to tricycle racing after a long lay off with back problems to take 2nd H/cap with a personal best. Carl Saint was well inside the hour to win the scratch race from Dave Keene. Thanks to Martin Purser for the photos in the Activities Gallery. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

Carl Saint, Yorkshire Road Club, broke the 25 mile Solo Tricycle Competition Record with a time of 54:48 on Saturday 20th September riding in the Stone Wheelers event.

Carl finished in 20th place overall, in a field of 90 riders, all the rest on bicycles.

Carl's average speed works out at 27.372 mph.

The course was a broadly out-and-back one on the busy A50 dual-carriageway trunk road near Stoke-on-Trent in the English Midlands. The previous record was set in 1996 by Steve Brown of the East Bradford CC (not to be confused with his namesake in the Scunthorpe RC) in a time of 55:00.

The sad news from the East is that we have been advised that the Ixworth Crits are being given a new format and the trike event is being rested. Can anyone find a crit in Lincolnshire to fit in with Peter and Gwyneth's weekend?

The glad news is that the Plomsgate CC have invited trike entries in their grass track event at Bredfield near Woodbridge on 8th August 2009.
Rumours of a demi-pin of real ale for first prize are circulating.

This fits in nicely with the Bury St Edmunds grass track that we have been visiting for the last few years, which is on the following day. I have tentatively found a camp-site in the Stowmarket area that might suit accomodation betwixt the venues. The old TA East stomping ground of Rattlesden is not far away.

Dave Keene regained the National 10 Mile Championship with a time of 24:23, 38 seconds clear of Ralph Dadswell, 25:01 who relegated last year's Champion Nick Wood to third with 25:14. Mike Moody took first handicap with 22:12 net, just 6 seconds ahead of Roger Alma with Alison Purser third with 22:40. Alison was also fastest lady with 35:34. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

Dave also regained his National 25 Mile Championship on Sunday with 1:2:13, Nick Wood second with 1:6:48 and Steve Avery third with 1:10:11. Andrew Nye took first handicap with 59:28 net with Steve Avery second 1:00:14 and Dave Keene third 1:2:13. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

A gallery of Martin Purser's photos from both the Jenny Noad '10' and the Stan Spelling '25' can be seen Noad/Spelling 2008 Galleries section.

Stop Press:Tricycling Paralympian David Stone takes a second Gold! BBC News story

David Stone won the mixed individual time trial (CP1/2) in 22:14.86, over a minute faster than Germany's Barbara Weise who took silver in 23:28.33. The Czech Republic's Marketa Mackova won bronze.

Stone said: "I am very happy and I want to thank all the people who supported me. It is a very hard course with a lot of curves and hills. Three men were in front of me but at last I overtook all of them."

Picture of David courtesy of Fred Homan.

Talking of AGM's reminded our National Secretary, Norman Fenn, that Rule 31 requires all nominations for National Officers and Committee to be sent in writing (an e-mail will do in these modern times) to the National Secretary not later than 1st October for inclusion in the AGM Agenda. Remember that there are six elected members as well as the officers and it would enliven the AGM if there was some competition!

Andrew Nye was fastest of two in the Eastern Region '50' on Sunday. His time of 2:22:24 was 8:20 too fast for runner up Peter Holland. Andrew was also fastest on handicap. However, the biggest surprise of the day was that they both stayed dry! Your webmaster was less lucky, spending two hours under a continuous downpour on his way to the Eastern Region AGM which followed the event. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

Would all officers and contributors please note that the deadline for the Autumn Gazette is September 16th.  The date is set so that we can get the Autumn Gazette out to members before the TA AGM.  We would welcome articles, information, photographs and reports in advance of that deadline.  We realise that some regional annual general meetings are scheduled after September 16th.  If the regional secretaries let us know we will do our best to add late information to their reports, but advance notice of any perceived problem would be helpful.
Roger Alma, Editor

Geoff Booker notched up his fourth win in the Criterium League grass track event at Mildenhall taking an unassailable lead into the final event at Warwick with 49 points out of a possible 50. Roger Akers second place in the event reinforced his second place in the lead as did Martin Badham in third. The full result is on the 2008 results page.

Fergus Muir, our Eastern Captain reports that Barry Charlton, Lyme RC, missed Competition Record by 3 seconds in the East Anglian VTTA 25 today (Saturday) recording a superb 55:02 on the E2/25 Newmarket by-pass course. Other riders were over 30 seconds behind recent best rides, so it is only a matter of time Barry.

Due to possible road resurfacing and road closures on the day of this event, I have had to change the course from Q25/8 (Chilham) to Q25/20 Harrietsham, with the start time still 08.00hrs. This event is a Tricyclists' Time Trial League event. The SE AGM will still be at The Halfway House, Challock, after the event, as originally planned. Mark Vowells

Results of events in the South West and the South East on 10th August have been added to 2008 Results .
Briefly Adrian Hills had a lonely ride as the only competitor, you can't get a purer time trial than that.
Andrew Nye rode his second consecutive 12 hr to win in windy Kent with Peter Holland not far behind.

Entries are invited for the 10 and 25 mile Championship, details as follows:

Sept 12-14 Fri – Sun Spelling Weekend at Axe and Compass, Wolvey.
Food available all weekend.
Friday - Camping in field at back of Axe and Compass no charge only donation for charity.

Saturday – Morning short Clubrun to local garden centre for 11’s. Afternoon Jenny Noad ‘10’ followed by Midland AGM. Evening get together with meal in the ‘Axe’.
First rider off: 15:01
Entry Fee: £6.00 (£12.00 tandems) to Greta Spiers.

Sunday – Stan Spelling ‘25’
First Rider off: 09:01
Entry Fee: £6.00 (£12.00 tandems) to Greta Spiers
followed by Prize presentation then on to Warwick.

Entries close for both events 2nd September 2008 but the earlier the better, please!

Sept 14 Sun Warwick Criterium – 4.30pm
This year unfortunately the criterium is on the same day as the Spelling 25 but will not start until 4.30pm so we will have plenty of time to get to Warwick after the event.

The Course K41/25 (click for an aerial view)

The course is 2.14 laps of a 11.68mile circuit, as follows:
Start on B4114 0.25 mile southwest of junction with A5 (Smockington) in line with field gate on left opposite western end of layby on right. Proceed southwest to Wolvey (Axe and Compass) Island, where take first exit to follow unclassified road towards Lutterworth to island junction with A5 (Cross in Hand). Take first exit to follow A5 through Smockington to turn left onto B4114 to pass through start point to commence second circuit. Follow second circuit, as above, to pass through start point a second time and commence the third (partial) circuit to follow the unclassified road from the Wolvey (Axe and Compass) Island towards Lutterworth to Finish 0.25 miles past turning for Copston Magna in line with the first chevron bend warning sign.

Distances:	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3(Partial)
Start (see above)	0.0m	11.68m	23.36
Wolvey Island	0.91m	12.59m	24.27m
Finish (see above)	1.64m	13.32m	25.00m
A5 Island	6.38m	18.06m

PLEASE NOTE – This course does not go to the motorway island – it is a circuit with all left turns

Following the re-scheduled refreshment taken at the Scandinavian Coffee House in the centre of Bury, we repaired to Hardwick Middle School for the latest round in the Trike Criterium League.
The West Suffolk Wheelers organised this event and it was a pity there was a poor showing generally. Maybe they were all watching Nicole getting her Gold Medal.
However we had a good showing of the barrow boys and girls.
The League points were settled on the 400m scratch event. Roger Akers, Geoff Booker, Ian Matthews and Martin Badham fought out the final and finished in that order. Ferg Muir, Greta Spiers and Mick Madgett went out in the heats and all score 6 points each.
In the 3 lap handicap, Mick crossed the line first followed by Ferg with Martin trying hard to catch up the last of the 100m. I believe Ian came in next with Geoff and then Greta behind, though Ian and Geoff maybe have been the other way around. I was still getting my breath back at the time.
In the Flying Start1 lap time trial, Geoff carried on flying to finish 2 minutes faster than Roger. Mick, Ian, Martin and Ferg completed the list.
Negotiations were opened with the Plomesgate CC, who hold a grass track nearby on the Saturday and we may be able to make it a two day affair next year.

Sunday 3rd August 2008 dawned with a scurrying in the car-park at Scoulton Village Hall, deep in the heart of Norfolk. Martin Badham arrived to find John Thompson preparing for his ride.
Soon Don Saunders and his merry band of helpers (early shift) arrived and the competitors started to roll in.
Six o'clock and I rolled away from the timekeeper to get the show on the road. Andrew Nye and John soon caught me, Jim Pitt was DNS with apology, as we wound through the quiet roads before joining the A11 for the next nine hours. The weather was over-cast with occasional showers, which kept the temperature down after last year.
About tea-time we left the A11 for the 5 mile ride to the circuit, riding at our best possible speed to finish at our selected time-keepers.
Back to the village hall for tea, cakes and discussion of the event befor packing up and heading home.
John was the fastest on scratch with Andrew top handicap performer. I was satisfied with exceeding my distance last year, and being within spitting distance of my vets' standard.
Unfortunately after 12 hours I didn't have a lot of spit left.
The result is on our 2008 Results page.
Photos on http://www.mphotography.co.uk/ and http://ccbreckland.fotopic.net/.

This is a plug for the West Suffolk Wheelers Grass Track on August 10, at Hardwick Middle School , Bury St Edmunds. Starts 12 noon.

Mixture of events, including trikes, and races for cyclo cross bikes, for those riders without track bikes, who want to see what its like.

Entries accepted by email, or on the line.

Signposted from Bury St Eds East junction on A14

Barry Denny barry.denny@homecall.co.uk

John Purser tells me that he would have space for tents or caravans for the Bury grass track weekend, but emphasises that people interested should give him and his wife plenty of warning - anyone interested should ring - 01787 377060. He is about 12 miles from Bury.

Peter Holland was the clear winner of the Eastern Region '25' on the "sporting" B25/17 course between Diss and Thetford. His 1:18:24 was 3:29 too good for second place Ian Mackenzie, with Martin Badham in third with 1:25:00 and his net time of 46:59 gave him the handicap award by 3:28. The full result is on our 2008 Results page. Half the field, or to put it another way, Martin and Mike Moody continued on a club run afterwards, which is reported on in the recently introduced East News page.

Nick Wood repeated his recent win in the North Eastern '25' across the Pennines in the North Western '10' with a clear win in 24:23 with Alan Shuttleworth second in 29:31 and Brian Moore third in 30:03. Brian Moore won the Cumbria Shield for the fastest on handicap with a net of 18:23, 19 seconds ahead of Nick. The full result is on the 2008 Results page. These results moved Nick up to 10th on actual and 12th on handicap in the Tricyclists Time Trial League but the top places remain unchanged.

Ralph Dadswell found a new stoker from High Wycombe CC, Paul Mace and they delivered one of the fastest 10's of recent years on a tandem trike in the Antelope RT Tandem '10' on Saturday. Their 20:55 was just 5 seconds slower than Dave Keene and Barry Charlton in 2006.

The Great Britain Paralympic team for Beijing was announced on July 7th. It includes our World Champion David Stone, who, after his brilliant riding is Asse, must be one of the favourites for gold. Picture of David courtesy of Fred Homan.

This afternoon Carl Saint of the Yorkshire Road Club did 10 miles on trike in 21:02, (3 seconds faster than Glenn Longland's record ).

He was off at 15:30 in the Yorkshire Ladies CA Men's 10 on V718 near Hull

Comments from Carl to congratulations posted on a forum:-

"Thanks guys"

"Little bit more will come off once I can corner on it faster than walking pace They were all shouting at me to get a move on, at the roundabouts."

Thanks to Martin P for photos.

Geoff Booker won a closely fought Thames Valley '10' on Saturday in 25:12 by just 19 seconds from Steve Avery, with South Eastern visitor Mark Vowells third a further 20 seconds back. Mark had the consolation of winning the handicap award with a net of 24:36, 21 seconds ahead of Geoff. The full result is on the 2008 Results page.

Although Ralph Dadswell was the only rider in the National Championship '100' on Sunday, with Jim Pitt a non-starter, it should not detract from a superb ride of 4:32:54 on a difficult, windy day as everyone will testify. He was also 14th of 47 finishers. The conditions stopped 20 from starting and a further 11 from finishing!

This was held on Boroughbridge on 21st June 2008 and as befits mid-summer day the rain started at the same time as the event. Nick Wood sped round to claim the Bernard Wood trophy and The Henderson Cup for first handicap went to Frank Whitelock. Although five of us rodeout to the start in not too inclement weather we managed to squeeze machines and bodies into all sorts of corners in vehicles to splash back to the Knavesmire.
The evening persisted with plenty of rain, which gave way in the morning to high winds, making the ride back from the Minster hard going, especially fo those aboard ordinaries.
See 2008 Results

A Gallery of photographs taken by Johnny Pardoe plus a few from the Webmaster at the Bruce Kingsford 50 mile Championships won by Dave Keene is now avaiable for viewing.

Mark Vowells returned to his winning ways to take the South Eastern Region '50'. A slightly windy morning and a headwind finish took the edge off the times but his winning 2:22:10 was almost 6 minutes better than second place Chris Bramwell with Andrew Nye in third with 2:37:22. Andrew just took the handicap award with 2:21:22 net ahead of Mark and Ian Mackenzie. The full details are on our 2008 Results page.
This was also the eighth event in the season long Time Trial League. Andrew Nye increased his lead with Adrian Hills moving up to 2nd just ahead of Jim Pitt. The full details are on the Time Trial League page.

The VTTA (Kent) Tandem 30 was held on Sunday (1st June), incorporating the Invicta Trophy for the fastest pair on tandem trike.  Mark Vowells reports that the winners of Invicta Trophy were Andrew and Caroline Nye with 1-30-36.  This was their first tandem trike ride in open competition, and an excellent ride.  Unfortunately the other tandem trike pair, John Healey and Tim Wardlow were DNS, as Tim was unwell on the day.  There were no other tandem entries, so Andrew and Caroline also won the VTTA event itself. The 30 was held on Q30/12 - Lydd to Ashford and back.
 
Andrew then led the club run that followed, from Charing to Rhodes Minnis and back, a 47 mile ride that was well supported with 20 members and friends of the Region at the lunch, including eight who arrived by trike or tandem trike.

The Bruce Kingsford Memorial 50 was held again on the roads of Shropshire, and again Spring Bank Holiday weather prevailed. At least the start and the first half was dry with the added relish of a stiff South Easterly wind. By Prees Heath, Steve Avery was first on the road and he carried on to finish with second place. All the barriers that kept the rest of the field outside evens seemed to melt before Dave Keene's wheels, who finished in 2 hours 7 minutes and 35 seconds. At the other end of the field a hot tussle between Roger Alma and Martin Badham resulted in the latter claiming First Handicap by 31 seconds. Full results in the 2008 Results.
The afternoon club-run to Roden Garden Centre was rained off but Ferg valiantly rode into Shrewsbury to view the twin pumps that were being steamed at the sewerage works. He assures me that they no longer pump in anger and the real stuff goes through electric pumps. After marvelling at the engineering Ferg followed the cycle path alongside the canal to the East and returned to Astley by a nice quiet route.
Celia's catering was in great demand, A second version of chicken casserole appeared soon after the demise of the first on Saturday night. The rain stopped before Sunday evening and a blustery night dried off the tents ready for packing on Monday morning. I doubt if the riders in the Anfield 100, including our own Peter Holland, were as appreciative as some of us. Peter finished with 6:20:58 with two bikes behind him, Chapeau!
While Andrew Nye stills heads both Scratch and Handicap tables in the 2008 Tricyclists Time Trial League, the subsequent positions have been shuffled somewhat.

Ian Finch continued his domination of South Eastern Region events with a clear win in their '10' held on Saturday. Ian's 25:58 was too good for Mark Vowells, second in 27:11 with Richard Bailey completing the top three in 28:39. John Hastings took the handicap award with a personal best 31:57 - 24:27 net.

Gerry Lewis (Retired National Treasurer) had a triple bypass earlier this week (in Bordeaux) and is doing fine. Due to go to a convalescence home next Monday. John Purser may get to see him next week and can take your bunches of grapes, but they may have been crushed on the way.....

A familiar figure in Eastern tricycling events for more years than most people can remember Albert Saunders, founder member of Cycling Club Breckland, died on Monday 28th April after a long illness aged 87.
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.

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

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

Geoff Booker continued to show the rest of the field a receding view of his broad gauge machine as he whipped it around the streets of Ixworth on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon. The chasing trio, Jeff Jones, Roger Akers and Mick Madgett finished in that order after a fine piece of working together. Ian Mackenzie managed to keep in front of Ferg Muir and Ian Matthews swept up the finishing straight with Martin Badham clutching at his coat-tails. Gawain Akers and Greta Spiers completed the field on a warm day. Then it was back to the HQ for tea and cakes. Results 2008 Results and Criterium League positions have been updated. Photos of this event are on http://www.mphotography.co.uk/ and in our own Criterium 2008 Gallery courtesy of Emma Kirby.

Carl Saint continued his high speed introduction to tricycling with a clear win in the Mike Dixie Memorial '10' with 21:28, the third fastest ride ever (behind Glen Longland 21:05 and Steve Brown 21:14). On a near perfect morning on the fast V718 Course on the A63 near Hull there were records and personal bests galore. Carl's ride was an event record and Les Dawson also set a Vet's age record with a remarkable 26:55 at the age of 81! Dave Keene was runner up in 21:53 and Jenny Noad winner Nick Wood was third in 23:05. The tandem event was won by Charles McCulloch and Richard Bailey of Shorter Rochford RT in an Event and Course Record of 17:45, the Mixed Tandem event was won by Mark & Liz Johnson, also in an Event and Course Record of 19:57 and the Tandem Tricycle event was won by Jim Hopper and Andy Eagers in 21:39.

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 was again in a class of his own when he won the Eastern Region '25' near Sleaford on Saturday in breezy conditions on a challenging course in 1:01:52. The ride was also good enough to take second handicap. Andrew Nye was another of the travelers making a long weekend of it at Peter and Gwyneth's May Day Weekend in Lincolnshire and took second place, narrowly failing to beat 'evens" in 1:15:08 and took third on handicap. Completing the top three was Jim Pitt whose 1:16:08 netted to 1:01:08 to win the handicap prize. Photos from the event can be found on Steve Foreman's www.lincsracephotos.co.uk website. The weekend continued on Sunday with an enjoyable saunter around the Lincolnshire lanes for a Pace Judging Competition, where Ferg Muir achieved the remarkable feat of riding three trikes in seventeen miles to within 3 minutes of his target time! The webmaster's family came an honourable second. On Monday four left for the North and the Mike Dixie 10's and another four went south to Ixworth for the Criterium Championship.

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.

A brisk south westerly breeze failed to slow Geoff Booker as he returned to riding in straight lines to win the Thames Valley '25' on Saturday 26th April. His 1.7.08 was enough to take first on actual and handicap and move him up to third spot in the Time Trial League. Andrew Nye improved by almost 7 minutes from the South Western '25' two weeks ago to take second on actual and handicap (1.7.47). Clifford Tremaine was third with 1.13.55 and Jim Pitt 4th with 1.15.02, but his handicap time of 1.9.35 was good enough for third on handicap. The full result is on the 2008 Results page. The Time Trial League Tables have also been updated, with Andrew Nye remaining in the lead 13 points ahead of last years winner, Adrian Hills. It looks as if this will be more keenly fought for under the new rules with all todays five riders in contention.

Another foul day for time trialling saw Dave Keene win the South Western Region '25' on April 12th by almost quarter of an hour in 1.3.41. Andrew Nye continued his tour of the regions for second place in 1.18.25 and Jim Pitt third in 1.20.08. Not surprisingly, Dave also took the handicap award but with Jim Pitt second with a net of 1.7.08 beating Andrew Nye into third in 1.7.25. The full rsults are on the 2008 Results page. This was the fourth event in the Time Trial League and confirmed Andrew's position at the top of both the Actual and Handicap tables.

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!)

The Nelson Wheelers CC 'Circuit of the Dales' 50 was held in near freezing conditions on Sunday, but at least the snow held off until the riders had finished. Fastest trike was Geoff Booker in 3:05:22, meaning that Geoff took over the lead in the 2008 Tricyclists Time Trial League by 1 point from Andrew Nye. Second fastest in 3:20:35, winner of the Ed Green Memorial Trophy for the fastest trike on handicap with a net of 2:10:35 and also the new leader in the 2008 Tricyclists Time Trial League Handicap competition was Malcolm Walters. Roger Alma, Peter Holland, Martin Badham and Adrian Hills also braved the elements, although Adrian failed to finish. The full result is on the 2008 Results page. There is a fine set of photos of all the riders including Malcolm (left) to see and buy at Martin Henson's www.cyclingimages.co.uk website.

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 was discussed at the NEC and Jim Hopper and I were given the task of approaching manufacturers for quotations and arranging the procurement. We are currently in the process of doing this. We will only be ordering cycle tops to keep things simple. The design agreed was for crimson and gold tops featuring the TA logo and plain black shorts. A sample is shown on the left. The size of the logos is fixed and it will therefore occupy less of the jersey on larger sizes. It would be really helpful if members wishing to order any would contact me just to express an interest at present. Once we have agreed a supplier I would then contact those interested to place orders. E-mail me at trikingpursers@btinternet.com
Alison Purser

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.

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.

In the Winter 2008 edition of the Gazette we plan to publish a “Tricycling Through the Year” centre section of photographs.  (A similar feature was published in the Winter 2006 Gazette.)  For this year’s edition we invite members to submit photographs for inclusion.  We need photographs for all the months of the year, covering as wide range of tricycling activities as possible, from racing, though touring to carrying out repairs.  There will be a prize for what we consider to be the best contribution.  You can send in your entries at any time, the deadline being the deadline for the Winter Gazette.  We will need pictures from 2007 for November/December.  For the rest of the months the photographs should be taken in 2008.  Please indicate the month in which the photographs you send in were taken and suggest a caption for each.  We can copy prints and return the originals.
 
Roger and Myra Alma

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.

The 2008 National Criterium League starts on 12th April with the Victoria Park Criteriums. Full details and the organiser's address are given on the British Cycling website Victoria Park Criteriums. Allow plenty of time for signing on due to the large fields for all events. Geoff Booker faces stiff competition this year as Jeff Jones has just joined the Association so is obviously aiming for a first year win. Greta is again offering accommodation over the weekend from Friday evening and a club run on Sunday but we must have 12 entries for the event to go ahead and these must be in advance as entries are not allowed on the line. See the Winter Gazette for full details.

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.

Tricycle Association President Bill Finch passed away on 10th January 2008 after losing his year long battle with cancer.

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.

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.

The menu for the North Eastern Regional Lunch at Easingwold has been released. Whet you appetite here.

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.

Tricyclist League events are listed here, so start planning now. 30 points in each event for the fastest ride reducing by one point for each lower placing. New for 2008 - A minimum of 6 events to count, points decided on the best 10 events of the 16 events on offer. Events comprise 1 x Overseas, 2 x 10's, 8 x 25's, 2 x Hilly's, 2 x 50's, 1 x 12hr so there is something for everyone. Traveling can be reduced by picking the 10 nearest. Why not give it a try this year. There is even a handicap prize.

You will have heard that THE 'Cycling' photographer Bernard Thompson has died, Although I don't think that he was ever a tricyclist there must be many TA members who were 'snapped' by him in his long and busy career.

Bernard's funeral will be on Thursday next week, the 29th, in Lyddington Church, Rutland, at 2.30 pm.

I don't know if this is really TA News: but Bernard and Eth were truly committed cyclists through and through, and so nice, and kind.

Submitted by Martin Purser, I certainly remember Bernard at National Championships and even appeared in Cycling's pages, caught plugging through the dusk in the Wessex 24 by Bernard's lens.

The photograph of Bernard was taken by Eth and comes from "A Time Trial Album" - A selection of 300 of his photographs.

Next morning after breakfast we held the AGM, Business was fairly brisk with all officials holding their jobs. There were changes to the committee with Martin Badham and Pete Martin being replaced by Jim Pitt and Geoff Booker.
The Tricycle League constitution was discussed and for 2008, each region will nominate two events to count, plus the Circuit of the Dales and the International event, this year in Asse. A minimum of 6 events to count, points decided on the best 10 events. The Criterium League points system was reversed to make it simpler to administer. The Bruce Kingsford 50 will maintain it's position on Spring Bank Holiday Sunday, and any change of date of a National championship to be brought to the NEC meeting 18 months before the AGM prior to the event being held. Tommy Thompson and Stan Tuffnell's names will be added to the "Role of Honour". The other major change was a further reduction of membership fees to £10 (£5 for family members at the same address as main member).

So would all regional committees let Peter Holland know their proposed pair of events for inclusion in the League as soon as possible. Thankyou.

A little later we gathered in the restaurant for the pre-prandial noggin and natter. Due to the building work the meal was held in what we remember as the restaurant behind the hotel, and 81 diners enjoyed a jolly good meal. Unfortunately the acoustics were more suitable for intimate conversations than cross-toasts, although the tradition was upheld valiantly especially when saluting the three tandem trike End-to-enders in the room. Similarly the speeches suffered a little, Chief guest, John Arnold taking a central position in the room for reminiscences of his record breaking career, notably the Tandem-trike End to end that Ralph Dadswell and Dave Johnson attempted in the summer. Prizes for the afternoon’s event were awarded, followed by the raffle and the awarding of trophies and certificates for the past season. Then more chatting and bed, remembering that hour that had to go back.

Members are invited to take part in a photographic competition, the results of which will be published in the Winter Gazette. You may submit one or two photographs taken by yourself in the last year. A tricycle should appear in the photograph. The photographs may be in black and white or colour, but will be printed in black and white. There will be a prize for the winning photograph. Entries may be sent as prints or e-mail attachments to the editor, Roger Alma, Rogeralma21@aol.com to arrive by the closing date for copy for the Gazette: November 13, 2007. Please identify the subject and suggest a caption.

Aperitif:

The Quality Hotel, undergoing extensive refurbishment, was the venue for the weekend as in recent years. We arrived, changed and assembled for Greta to hand out jobs before a much reduced field (2 tandems and 4 solos) lined up to navigate the 7.5 mile Appetizer time trial. All competitors got round successfully to the cheers of the gallery at the finish. Results available on 2007 Results. Pictures of all the riders are in the Activities Gallery.

Having replenished calories with Greta’s famous cakes at the tea stall, thank you ladies, we drifted back to our rooms for a wash and brush-up.

With great sadness we have to inform you of the passing away of Arthur 'Dad' Johnson on the morning of 30th September in hospital.

Preliminary details for 2008 time trials for all regions except South Western have now been entered in the Activities list.

Brian Moore made a worthwhile trip to the South (for him) to win the Jack Riley memorial Trophy in the North Eastern '25' held on 23 September with a net time of 1:16:45. George Dawson was fastest, his 1:19 29 beating Brian by 16 seconds. The full result is on the 2007 Results page. You can see larger photos of Brian and George in our Activities Gallery.

Making a long trip North, John Thompson secured third place in the Tricyclist's Time Trial League by winning the North Western Region '25' in 1:7:38, also taking the Thorburn Trophy for fastest rider. Peter Brocklehurst was second in 1:14:14 and Vic Trigger third with 1:15:34. Brian Moore took the Handicap award and Thorburn Handicap Trophy with a net 47:44. The full result is on the 2007 Results page.

The North Western Lunch and Prize Presentation has a new venue:
Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens, Hobbs Lane' Claughton-on-Brock, Garstang, Preston, PR3 0QN, Map ref: SD 536449

12:00 for 12:30 - Cost £16.50 per person, cheques to E.A. Rogerson please. See Cobble Hey's website for directions. It will also be signposted with TA signs from the A6. Alan Rogerson 01254 661486.

Adrian Hills extended his lead in the season long Tricyclist's Time Trial League competition with fifth place in the South Eastern Region '25' to win the competition with 162 points, having ridden seven of the 10 events. League organiser Peter Holland was second with 132 points and John Thompson overtook Geoff Booker for third place by winning the North Western '25". The full table for the season can be found on the Tricyclist's League page.

Mark Vowells, San Fairy Ann CC again dominated the Soth Eastern Region '25', his winning time of 1:7:56 being over 3 minutes faster than second place Ian Finch. Andrew Nye was third with 1:14:29 and the handicap award went to Ken Pay with a net of 54:25. The full result is on our 2007 Results page. Adrian Hills 5th place consolidated his lead in the season long Time Trial League.

Barry Charlton stormed round to produce a Course and Championship Record winning 57:05 in the National Championship '25' for the Stan Spelling Trophy on Sunday 9th September. Dave Keene, Champion for the last three years, had to settle for second place with 59:30 and '10' Champion Nick Wood completed a successful weekend with third place in 1:03:11. The handicap award went to Ted Little, now in his 80's. He has ridden more Stan Spelling '25's' than any other rider and his actual time of 1:20:10 was only 10:46 slower than his first ride 34 years ago in 1973 when he did 1:9:24! Andrew Nye was second on handicap and Roger Alma third. The full result will be published as soon as it is released.

Nick Wood, South Pennine RC, was the clear winner of the National 10 Mile Championship for the Jenny Noad Trophy held on 8th September. His time of 24:11 was 16 seconds ahead of Ralph Dadswell, 24:27 and 1:24 ahead of third placed Wayne Baker. Brian Griffiths took the handicap award with a net 22:16 with Vic Trigger second with 22:49. A gallery of photos from the Championship weekend is rapidly expanding. My thanks to Paul Kavanagh and Martin Purser for providing them. I have included a picture of Jenny Noad taken many years ago so we can all remember her. The full result is on the 2007 Results page.

BBC have made two Horizon programmes about the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Project, of which our South Western Region member Ian Matthews was part. These programmes will be shown on Sunday 23rd and 30th of September on BBC 2 at 8 o'clock. You can read Ian's article on the expedition here

Held with the CC Breckland using the recently dualled Attleborough by-pass, Peter Holland finished inside evens with Jim Ithell, Ian Mackenzie and Adrian Hills completing the field. Results at 2007 Results.

TA Member David Stone, who many of you will have met at our World Championships and the Hyde Park Criterium, repeated his wins of last year and took double Golds in the World Disability Championships in the Time Trial and Road Race in his CP2 (trikes) class. Full details can be found on the 2007 World Disability Cycling Championships page - Day 6 for the Time Trial and Day 8 for the Road Race. Congratulations. David on your wonderfull achievements. David now heads for Hong Kong for some acclimatisation time in the BPA holding camp in preparation for the Paralympic Games. We all wish him well.

John Thompson completed a South Western Region double by winning their 25 with a storming 1:08:07. Second was Geoff Booker in 1:11:13 and third Steve Avery in 1:17:40. First Handicap went to Mac Timmis with a net 1:3:38. Due to the Webmaster's holidays the result of the South Western Region '10' on 28th July has only just been added to our 2007 Results page, with business as usual. John Thompson won in 27:04, Geoff Booker second by 15 seconds in 27:19 and Wayne Baker third in 27:26. Handicap went to Ian Matthews in a net 25:27, proving that training at altitude does work.

On the 12th August 2007 Andrew Nye of the Ashford Wheelers was the fastest tricyclist in the TA (South East) 12 hour amassing 194.985 miles. Close behind was Peter Holland, returning to Kent for 186.644 miles. He overtakes Adrian Hills in the Tricycle League points.
See results on 2007 Results and Tricyclists' Time Trial League.

It is with sadness that we inform you that former TA President Stan Tuffnell died at midnight 14/15th August, following a severe stroke about a month ago. The funeral arrangements are as follows:

Luton Crematorium at 11.15 am on Tuesday 28th August.

Because of Bill Finch's illness Mark Vowells has agreed to take over the running of the SE Region 25 on 16 September at 8.00hrs on Q25/8. The entry fee is £6-50 and his contact details are:
Mark Vowells, Denebank, Ash Road, Hartley, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8BH. Tel. 01474 705006.

Ferg has passed me on the following comments from David Johnson regarding last weekend's valiant attempt at Crimes & Arnold's Tandem Trike End to end RRA Record:

"We stopped because I, at least, couldn't go on. Age and infirmity may only just be peeking over the horizon, but I'm in my 50th year, and my resilience isn't what it was even when I was 40 or more. We were down on Schedule, but not down on the record, but all that is academic when you can't even freewheel any more."

"Perhaps hindsight indicates that a sleep, a good rehydrate, some painkillers, a wash and a change of clothes may have made a temporary respite possible, but I'm convinced that we could not have got to the top end of the land. The record was made by men who were better than us. My respect for them is unbounded."

All the best Ralph and Dave, it certainly was an exciting start to the weekend.

There was only one entry to the TA (East) 12 hour, Martin Badham of CC Breckland. On a rather hot day he finished with a provisional distance of 164 miles.

For those of you who miised Ralph Dadswell and David Johnson's attempt at the End to End Record we show below the log of the reports recieved during the attempt.

10 miles north of Lockerbie
Attempt abandoned.
11.20: The riders have had a short stop at Lockerbie. They are 35 minutes down on schedule after the section heading NW which has had a cross wind. Wind should now be more behind them again.
10.32: Tim Dadswell reported drying roads, and warmer conditions on the B7076 with a good following wind.
09.35: 3 miles south of Carlisle. Frank Minto reported that the riders had a good stop at 24 hrs for dry clothes and food. Good following wind.
24 hrs. Again (!) too close to call!
08.18: A66 roundabout at Penrith. Riders have pulled back the deficit to 11 minutes.
07.34: Ralph and Dave lost time on the climb of Shap Fell. 'Deeply horrible weather', but a following wind.
Now 24 mins. down on Schedule.
06.04: Tim Dadswell reports that Ralph and Dave had 5mins. nap during the night.
At Carnforth they were approx. 15 mins. down on the schedule, but they were riding well through wet weather, but with a strong southerly breeze.
02.24: North of Holmes Chapel and going better once more and regaining time. Now only 17 mins down on Schedule.
23.10: Following car reported that the tandem is now north of Wolverhampton. They passed the Waterloo Road check at 22.59 25 minutes down on schedule.
22.01: Riders were seen at Kidderminster 24 minutes down on schedule.
21.30: Ralph and Dave stopped at 12 hours to change and put on lights. The 12 hour distance is so close to the current record (257.75) that it will have to be measured before anyone will know if they have got it. At 21.30 they were underway again and joined the A449 north of Worcester.
19.45: At A38/A40 (231 miles) junction they were 2 minutes up on Schedule.
19.15: Following car reports that the riders were 5 minutes down at Slimbridge.
18.19: Riders seen at Filton, Bristol 8 minutes down on schedule. They have been slowed by heavy traffic.
17.25: Following car has just met up with riders again at Churchill. They are now on schedule leaving Churchill at 17.19.
17.20: Ralph and Dave were seen near Axbridge just before 17.00 so are still about 15 minutes up on schedule.
14.43: Ralph and Dave were 19 minutes up at Cullompton .
13.17: Ralph and Dave are 7 minutes up on schedule on the Okehampton bypass. Reasonable following wind.
11.30: George Smith reports that Ralph and Dave were half way along the Bodmin bypass (on schedule).
10.29: Dick Abram reports that 'they are going well' at the junction of the A390/A30.
09:00 Ralph Dadswell and Dave Johnson have left Land's End in fine conditions exactly on time.

FRIDAY AUG 3rd - the Ralph Dadswell/Dave Johnson attempt on the LANDS END - JOHN O'GROATS TANDEM TRIKE RECORD left Lands End at 9am. You can download their schedule here End To End Tan Tri v1.0.doc.

Saturday 4th August as at 13:07

Regretfully the attempt by Ralph Dadswell and Dave Johnson on the RRA Land's End to John O'Groats Tandem Tricycle Record has been abandoned, we understand to the north of Lockerbie. Commiserations to Ralph, Dave and the team out on the road. A big thank you to all of you for your interest, help, and support over the past days.

If you missed the attempt live and would like to follow the progress of the attempt, a log of the reports is available in our News Archive.

Held over the weekend, on a very soggy day but this didn't stop bicyclist Eamonn Deanne topping 500 miles by just over a mile. Tricycle honours went to Jim Hopper (Derby Mercury RC) with 376.47 miles from Steve Poulton (Cheltenham & County CC) with 324.83.

Peter Holland finished the fastest of the four competitors riding the East Region Summer 25 on Sunday last, beating Peter Hopkins, Cliff Tremaine and Adrian Hills on the sporting course between Bressingham and Thetford. He also moved up to second in the Tricycle League behind Adrian.
Results posted in 2007 Results.

John Thompson won the Tricycle Trophy with a fine 4:56:56 from Jim Hopper 5:18:37 in the RTTC National Championship '100'.

Steve Avery was on form to win the Thames Valley Region '10' with a 27:25 actual. His 26:28 on handicap also took the Handicap award. Geoff Booker was second, Alan Shuttleworth third and George Jackson fourth, all inside thirty minutes. The full result is on our 2007 Results page.

Racing in the North Notts Olympic '50' on Saturday night Dave Keene and Barry Charlton reduced their own 50 mile Tandem Tricycle Competition Record by 1min 27 sec to 1:43:46. Our roving reporter, Peter Hopkins, also recorded a personal best 2:26:58. No wonder they didn't fancy a trip to London on Sunday! Many congratulations to them both. This looks as if it will be a record breaking season all round.

Ralph Dadswell and David Johnson have given notice of an attempt on Albert Crimes and John Arnold's 12hr, 24hr, Land's End to John O'Groats and 1,000 mile records set in 1954. The ride will take place on or after 10th July but will only take place if weather conditions are suitable. You can download a copy of the schedule End To End Tan Tri v1.0.doc here. I will attempt to notify readers when and if the attempt starts. Details on following progress are given in the schedule.

Barry Charlton, Lyme RC, soon recovered from his splendid second place in the World Championships to record 1.00.34 to win the York Rally '25' and take the F B Wood Memorial trophy. His ride also earned second place on handicap behind Peter Brocklehurst whose 1.00.01 took the T Henderson Memorial Trophy for 1st Handicap. Geoff Booker was second in 1.08.59 and Peter Hopkins third in 1.13.29. Full details on our 2007 Results page.

Wet conditions failed to prevent Dave Keene taking his third World Tricycle Championship in succession in 35.07, but his margin of victory was a mere 8 seconds from his tandem partner and 50 mile Championship winner Barry Charlton. Antoine Bavay of France repeated last years third place three minutes behind in 38.07. Geoff Booker was fourth in 40.05. The handicap prize went to Dave Hardy in 30.06 followed by Roger Alma in 34.38. Christine Minto was fastest lady in 52.42 and Bernard Guenand of France fatsest recumbent in 54.25. Full details on our 2007 Results page.

We have received a request from Keith Lawton, Elmet CRC/ RTTC National Championships '12' Secretary for marshals, checkers etc. to help on Sunday 29th July 5.30 am start. The event incorporates the VTTA Yorkshire and North Midlands and the NMCF Championships.

Would any volunteers please contact Ray Charles on 01757 269287 as soon as possible. Thank you.

I have just time for a brief report on the 7 of Kettelo race in Asse last Sunday, June 3, before shooting off to France.

The 7 of Kettelo time-trial organised by Andre Van Bosbeke on a country circuit near Asse was a great success. The short seven kilometres race on closed roads was designed to attract local people as well as to serve as a showcase for tricycling, with the Belgian riders competing for the Belgian championship. It served both purposes well. Ten tricycles entered, and over eighty riders in total completed the course. Some were top level amateur cyclists, and others fun cyclists, including five local politicians and the local fire-brigade, complete with helmets and boots.

The fastest ride on the day was by Dieter Baumer, who finished in a remarkable 09.14. Wayne Baker took the tricycle event by half a minute from Michael Vanhaelen, in an impressive 11.36, with Jim Ithell third. Wayne's ride gave him 35th place overall. Mark Homan, the Dutch paralympic champion, and the only tricyclist not a TA member, travelled 250 kilometres with his parents to ride in the event. All the tricyclists were presented with a fine trophy.

Results in 2007 Results.

The Thames Valley Mid-Summer Meet has been moved to 1st July to avoid the clash with the Tout de France in London. Click the link for full details.

Barry Charlton won the Bruce Kingsford Memorial and National Championship '50' at his first attempt, missing the course and event record by 15 seconds to record 2:03:57 despite pouring rain and cold more usual in February. The quality of his ride is shown by him also being second on Vets Standard to John Thompson and third on Handicap. John Thompson put in another strong ride to finish second in 2:22:18. The Handicap award went to Jim Ithell, fifth overall with 2:42:05, net 2:00:50 with Roger Alma second. The full result is on our 2007 Results page. My thanks to Johnny Pardoe for his fine pictures taken in difficult conditions which can be seen in the Bruce Kingsford 2007 gallery. Special thanks to all the martials for braving the weather and Celia Elliott for feeding us all.

Firstly may I take advantage of my position as webmaster's apprentice to thank all those good people who administered to my needs when I appeared wet, cold, exhausted and blooded at Astley village hall after the Bruce Kingsford 50. I really ought to know better than to ride in such conditions in summer clothing. As Bob Nolan and I agreed on the start line. There's no fool like an old fool.

Martin Badham

Found at Astley Village Hall after the event: One umbrella (floral pattern if I remember rightly) and two waterproof jackets left with the timekeeper - one yellow unlabelled and one orange, made by Eager. I assume that Celia will be holding on to them - phone no.: 01565 722732

Mark Vowells continued his domination of South Eastern Region events with a 27.25 to win their '10' from Richard Bailey with a creditable 28.32. Roy Canning was third in 31.33 and the Handicap award went to John Hastings with 25.03. The full result is on our 2007 Results page.

The closing date for entries to the Hyde Park Criterium is 21st May. It does seem a great deal in advance of the event but the Tour de France in London organisers have to have secure numbers for several excellent reasons. If members have overlooked the deadline, could they telephone (01633 861266) or e-mail rogeralma21@aol.com Roger Alma to signal their intention to ride?

This is the best opportunity for many years to put tricycling in the public eye. Let us all make the most of it.

The 21st Mike Dixie Memorial ‘10’s were run on the V714 starting at Gilberdyke west of Hull. 100% started and finished from fields of 11 tandems and 18 solo trikes. There was rising westerly breeze, but the forecast showers did not materialise.

With three ‘55’ minute men in the field on the comparatively slow V714 course it was still a fast event with the scratch men Dave Keene and Barry Charlton returning to the timekeeper in very close order, only 3 seconds apart. Possibly, it was Dave’s out of the saddle sprint for the line that clinched the verdict, recording 23.25. (Barry’s not into excuses, but I can say it for him: he did ride a very hard ‘25’ the previous morning, recording a short ‘1’ on his trike to finish 43rd in an event with 160 bike riders. He did look a bit tousled and tired!!) Steve Brown was third with an excellent short 25, and was pleased with that as his first real competitive race for a number of years.

72-year old Ken Usher took 4th place ahead of Charlotteville’s Jim Pitt; and incredible Les Dawson, nearly 81, came in 7th. Ken Usher took the Handicap Trophy, one second ahead of Steve Bullas . 20 years ago Steve also took the second Handicap in the first Mike Dixie ‘10’ – in a bit of a rut!!

Peter Hopkins and Ken Usher won the team for Icknield R.C. /Compomotive Wheels.

Last minute pairing, Alison Purser and Christine Minto, rode the only tandem trike this year to claim the Tandem Trike Trophies with 28.29.

Ken Usher made a storming return to Eastern Region events with a 1:11:51, beating team-mate Peter Hopkins by 1:01. Jim Pitt was third with 1:13:55. The handicap award went to Martin Badham with a handicap time of 1:03:43. Most of the competitors went on to Sunday's more gentle Pace Judging Contest, were the required speed was 12.5mph, before moving on on Monday to either the Mike Dixie '10' or the Ixworth Criterium.

Due to the death of the organiser (see next item) this event will now be organised for the TA by:

John Coulson,
1 Carrowmore Road,
Garden Farm Estate,
Chester le Street,
Co. Durham,
DH2 3DY.

The sudden death of Tommy Thompson, a Hon. Life Member of the Association and in his 40th year as North East Region Secretary, is reported with great sadness. Tommy suffered a severe heart attack whilst on his way home from a club run on Sunday, 22 April 2007. He died in Durham University Hospital at 11.30 on Thursday evening (26th April) without regaining consciousness.

Tommy was not only an enthusiastic and hard working official for this Association, but also his own cycling club, the Houghton C.C., of which he had been a member for over 50 years. His quiet unassuming manner belied his engineering skills that he was able to use to great effect at the Beamish Museum. His dry, wry sense of humour was always a treat, whether in conversation or in speeches.

Tommy developed the Stand and input of the T.A. at the annual York Rally over many years. He was the Secretary for the ‘F.B. Wood Memorial’ ‘25’ at York; and he also made the Trophy!

Over 150 friends and relatives gathered at Gateshead Saltwell Crematorium on Friday, 4th May 2007, to say ‘goodbye’ to Tommy, and celebrate a very full life that had made such an impact on so many people.

We send our sincere condolences to his wife, Amy, daughter, Julie, and other members of his family.

A full appreciation of Tommy’s life and work for the Association will appear in the Summer Gazette.

Tony Pell of South Bucks Road Club won the Thames Valley '25' with 1:9:22 from Steve Avery (1:10:52) and Clifford Tremaine (1:11:31). He also took first handicap. His ride was overshadowed by Ralph Dadswell and Dave Johnson who started their season with a storming 54:31 on their tandem trike. Is this the start of a serious campaign? Full details are on the 2007 Results page.

Dave Keene wins SW '25' in 59:35, over five minues faster than last year, but then it was seven weeks later in the season and a beautiful day. John Thompson took second with 1:08:35 and Jim Pitt third in 1:18:59. First handicap went to Brian Griffiths. The full result is on our 2007 Results page. Dr Adrian Hills continued his tour of the country and his efforts paid off as he took the lead in the Tricyclists' Time Trial League, as shown in the latest points table.

It was business as usual for Jim Hopper who again took the Ed Green Memorial Trophy for fastest tricycle on handicap in the Nelson Wheelers CC Circuit of the Dales '50'. Jim went one better this year as he was also fastest tricycle in 3:01:55 beating last year's fastest Geoff Booker by 11:39. Malcolm Waters was third fastest followed by Jim Ithell, Peter Holland and Adrian Hills. The full tricycle result is on our 2007 Results page. This was the second event of the Tricyclists Time Trial League and the updated League Table shows Geoff Booker in the lead after two second places.

The 2007 got off to a cold start with business as usual for Ralph Dadswell who stormed round the Thames Valley Hardriders 30.4 course in 1:28:24, a time most riders would be happy with for a flat 30! Geoff Booker took his new trike to a well deserved second place 17 minutes behind, followed by Clifford Tremaine a further 11 minutes back the only other rider inside two hours. Pictures of all the riders are in our Activities gallery. You an also follow your points score for the Tricyclists' Time Trial League from the League page of this website.

Next day Mark Vowells confirmed his superiority in the South East, winning their 25 with 1:12:54, seven minutes ahead of Richard Bailey. John Hasting took the handicap award with 1:7:26

A week later and Barry Charlton took his trike for a long trip to East Anglia for a very windy ride on the testing B25/17 course on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. The quality of his 1:04:28 ride can be seen from the fact that he also took the handicap award by 5 minutes and beat all the riders in the following pre-1980 classic bike and medium gear events except Martin Pyne who could only manage 1:03:07. Peter Hopkins repeated last year's second place but 5 minutes slower in 1:22:36 followed by Fergus Muir, the only other rider to beat 1:30 with 1:29:07.Photos of the riders can be seen on Mark Cozens www.mphotography.co.uk website under Diss & District CC '25'.

See the Results page for full details. Perhaps Spring will arrive next week ...

Your webmaster has had his spies out this Spring and can report the sighting of a new species fresh to the UK. Geoff Booker was snapped by "stevethetrikee" riding a new machine sporting the TRYKIT logo. Further details are on the Trykit frame page of the Trike History section. You can also read about the development of Geoff's two wheel drive axles on the Trykit axle page.

Albert and Margaret Saunders, who have been members of and served faithfully the Tricycle Association in the East for a good many years, are celebrating their Diamond Wedding on the 27th January 2007.

We congratulate them and send our best wishes for the future.

Please go to the Accommodation page for the latest list of accommodation in and around St Marsault. Book early to avoid dissapointment and be prepared to negotiate prices and length of stay. David Heighway has contacted most of the people on this list and they await your bookings.

Dave Hardy and Martin Purser have been researching Jack Taylor frames for some months and Dave visited Norman Taylor at home. As a result we now have a brief history of Jack Taylor frames, bikes and trikes and the start of a Jack Taylor Gallery. Jack Taylor's made their first trike frame in 1957 and finally finished production in 1997.

The Webmaster's Annual Citation for Ride of the Year must go to Dave Keene. Following his 50 Championship and World Championship wins Dave decided to tackle the BDCA 100. The result, a spectacular 4:00:01, breaking Ben Elliott's 1995 Competition Record by 10 minutes 13 seconds, the biggest improvement for 76 years! Don't expect it to stay one second over 4 hours for long. Dave will be trying again in 2007 and facing competiton from his tandem partner Barry Charlton. Roll on the new season.

A brief history of the Holdsworth Tricycle Conversion Set has been added to the Trike History section. The information is taken from the adverts and catalogue entries for the set from 1935 to 1975 originally shown on the fascinating Holdsworth site. There is also a Holdsworth Gallery showing all the adverts and catalogue pages in detail plus a copy of the original "Cycling" review by Nimrod from 4 March 1936 (thanks to Ferg Muir). If you have a picture of the pre-war set your webmaster would be most grateful for a copy.

The third edition of Chris Hewitt's Register of Higgins Cycles has just been published with details of 118 bicycles and 373 tricycles, a brief history of the marque, photos of a wide range of machines, axle diagrams and the register of current owners and machines from 1933 to 1966. A must read for all owners and trike enthusiasts alike, copies are available for £6.00 plus £1.00 P & P (UK) from Chris Hewitt, I Coleswood Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1EF. Telephone 01582 763622. We have also added a price list for Higgins & Ken Rogers spares, also obtainable from Chris.

A new section of Trike History has just gone on line dedicated to Trevor Jarvis of TJ Cycles and his unique "Flying Gate" tricycles. There are sections on the axles, frames and a gallery showing larger versions of the pictures. My thanks to Martin Purser, Chris Hewitt and Trevor Jarvis himself.

There is now a photo gallery from our Annual Reunion at Chesford Bridge last month. Another really enjoyable and successful event wonderfully organised by Greta. See all the trophy, medal and certificate winners except one who walked away before i could click the shutter! The photo is of our member and guest speaker Phil Wray and the team of minders who made sure he got to the finish of the Appertiser!

The Lincoln Wheelers Trike and Tandem Weekend was a great success despite extremely stong winds. The 10 on Saturday was won by Wayne Baker, making a rare trip to the East for a fighting 27:35. Peters Hopkins and Holland were second and third after an 8 minute late start ruined Sid Charlton's ride. Peter Hopkins also took the handicap. On the Sunday Dave Keene and Barry Charlton had a terrific battle to follow on from the Stan Spelling with Dave winning by 16 seconds in 1:02:14. Stephen Brown again won on handicap with 59:08. Organiser John Nicholson partnered clubmate Alan Tibble on a tandem trike for both events with a 29:04 for the 10 and 1:17:20 for the 25. An honorable mention goes to Greta Spiers and Gwyneth Holland who made their long awaited debut on a tandem trike with a 39:22 in the 10. They even promise to be back again next year!

Stephen Brown won the Jack Riley Memorial 25 with a handicap time of 1:07:10. Howard Heyworth was fastest with 1:11:31.

Dave Overton of Rugby Velo clearly won the final event of the Criterium Championship held as part of a superb days racing in the ancient heart of Warwick, with Jeff Jones of Leicester RC second and Roger Akers third. Thanks to Richard Robotham of Rhodospin Photography for his photo of Dave. You can see all 26 of his superb photos by visiting his website. I have now added a gallery of photos from Chris and Steve Walker. Put this event in your calendar for next year. It featured racing at every level from unicycle to pro!

Mark Vowells continued his dominance of events in the South East, winning the Region's 25 on 17 September by over 6 minutes with a 1:07:44. The handicap award went to Roy Canning on 1:06:08.

Peter Brocklehurst won the North Western Region 25 on 17 September to take the Thorburn Trophy with 1:12:42. The ride also won him the handicap award as well.

Writing on Tuesday 26th September Adrian reports that:

"Jill is now fully conscious and will be leaving intensive care very soon for a more conventional ward. It will be a long rehabilitation - 1 to 2 years, but at least we are out of the worst part of the woods."

We wish them both well.

The Jenny Noad ‘10’, won by Barry Charlton and Stan Spelling ‘25’ won by Dave Keene were overshadowed by an accident to new member Jill Cole, the girlfriend of Adrian Hills. Riding her first event, the Jenny Noad 10, she was hit from behind by a car on the Alcester by-pass and seriously injured. Jill continues to progress in her recovery.

Dave Keene's baptism into 12 hour racing proved to be a windy one! His eventual 223.38 miles for ninth place, with less than half the field finishing and only two riders beating 20 mph, was a creditable performance on an extremely difficult day, but bearing in mind Dave's other rides this year it just highlights the quality of Ralph Dadswell's Competition Record of 255.88 miles. Try again next year Dave!

Ralph Dadswell produced another storming ride to win the Eastern Region '12' run in conjunction with the RTTC Championship with 243.76 miles setting a difficult target for Dave Keene to chase in his first 12 hour in September. Peter Holland improved by over 5 miles compared with last year to record 203.22 miles.

Dave Hardy took a long trip up to Cumbria to continue his season long improvement and win the Cumbria Shield for the fastest rider on handicap in the North Western Region '10' on 5th August with a net 17:10 (Actual 29:31). Fastest rider was George Jackson with a 28:50 in a close run race with the first four all within a minute of each other.George was also fastest Vet on standard.

Geoff Booker had revenge over Mark Vowells, who beat him a fortnight ago in the Thames Valley '25', winning in 25:51 to Mark's 26:31. Dave Hardy took the Handicap with 24:27.

Mark Vowells clearly won the Thames Valley '25' with a 1:5:31. George Mills took the handicap award with 58:53.

Jim Hopper won the North Western Region Albert Crimes Memorial '25' on 1st July with a 1:10:34, beating Peter Brocklehurst whose 1:13:18 gave him the John J Davies Memorial Trophy with a handicap time of 1:8:38. Jim was also fastest Vet on standard.

Following on from their 25 record, Dave Keene and Barry Charlton just added the 50 record with a 3 second beating of Ralph Dadswell and David Johnson's old record to lower it to 1:45:13 in the North Notts Olympic 50 on 8th July. They also just missed the 10 record with a 20:00 in the South Elmsall 10 (the record is still held by Steve Brown and Steve Wigglesworth at 19:50).
Dave has also promised to attempt his first 12 hour in the Icknield 12 on 3rd September - certainly unknown territory!
Dave and Barry are still planning an attempt at the 30 record and another go at the 50 record later in the year. Dave also did a 56:52 in the Team Sanjan Design 25 on Sunday 23rd July on an F1 course modified because of roadworks and I hear Barry Charlton is trying another solo 25 soon. It all makes for exciting armchair cycling for the rest of us. Well done to all those currently engaged in the battle for records, it gives great publicity to the TA.

At the Annual Reunion Dave Keene and Barry Charlton promised to get together on a tandem trike. They have been creeping closer and closer to Steves Brown & Wigglesworth's Competition Record of 50:25 for a 25. On 10th June they did 52:01, the second fastest ever and improved this to 50:57 on the K16 on 11th June. They received the incentive they needed when they found that multi-record holders Ralph Dadswell and David Johnson had wheeled their tandem trike out for a head to head battle in the Walsall Roads CC 25 on 2 July. Ralph and David produced what is probably their best ever effort at 52:15 but were caught on the line in front of a cheering crowd as Dave and Barry clocked a record breaking 50:13. My thanks to Martin Purser for the photo of them in action earlier in the year.

Mark Vowells, San Fairy Ann CC won the South Eastern Region '50' for the Tricycle Trophy on 11th June from Roy Canning, CC Bexley, Richard Bailey, Redhill CC and National President Bill Finch, who took the handicap award. Full details on the 2006 Results page.

Dave Keene just can't keep out of the headlines. Following his 50 Championship and World Championship you would think he would take a rest but no; last weekend while most tricyclists were attending the York Rally and possibly riding the 25, Dave decided to tackle the BDCA 100. The result, a spectacular 4:00:01, breaking Ben Elliott's 1995 Competition Record by 10 minutes 13 seconds, the biggest improvement for 76 years!

Dave Keene used his superior speed in the Time Trial, which he won by 58 seconds to retain his World Championship. He proved he can also handle a trike on the demanding criterium circuit, just being edged out in the final sprint by Michael Vanhaelen and Sid Charlton (photo - Martin Purser). Sid Charlton took second place in the time trial, the criterium and overall and Antoine Bavay of France was third overall after a being fourth in both events. New tricyclist Michael Vanhaelen used his local knowledge well, with fifth in the time trial to take fourth place overall ahead of Geoff Booker.

Hilde Verbeken won the Ladies Championship with two fine rides, finishing 20th and fastest lady in the time trial and 11th and first lady in the criterium, finishing on the same lap as the men. Details are on the 2006 Results page.
A big thank you to the town of Asse in general, the Gemeentelijk Wielersportcomité Asse (GWSCA) for organising the event, the Rondom KetteloBos FietsersGenootschap for the social side and TA members André Van Bosbeke and Roger Alma for making the whole weekend such a resounding success.
A Championship Gallery is starting to take shape from your photos. More welcome.

Dave Keene stormed through the field to take The Bruce Kingsford Memorial Trophy and the National Championship '50' in a course and event record 2:03:42 depite a difficult wind and some very poor road surfaces. John Thompson was the only other rider inside two and a half hours and took second with 2:18:37. Dave also took the award for first Vet on standard with a plus of 31:50! John Reynolds, who won the Handicap award with 1:57:00 and Ian Matthews, second Handicap with 2:00:22 were the only riders to deny Dave a clean sweep of the awards. The full result is on the 2006 Results page and a gallery of photos from the weekend has also been added with action shots from Johnny Pardoe and Mike Moody.

Thirty seven riders are entered for the World Championships on 18th June. Have you planned your trip yet? Dave Keene is on scratch for the Time Trial in the morning. Although the official closing date has passed I am reliably informed that late entries will be accepted at present. You can download an entry form as a Word Document: Entry Form.doc or a PDF: Entry Form.pdf from here. The programmed for the whole weekend from Friday evening Jazz on 16th June, through visits to a local cycle museum and leisure rides on Saturday and on Sunday 18th June 2006 the full Championship Programme and an organised ride to visit local specialist breweries on Monday 19th June has now been released. Follow the links for more information and visit the Championship Site for detailed information including a map of the course, which looks technically demanding.

Continuing his run of good form, Sid Charlton quickly worked his way through the pack to win the second event of the Criterium Championship at Ixworth. Thanks to Andrew Pattle we now have a series of photos from the event in our Activities Gallery to compliment the great series of photographs by local photographer Mark Cozens which can be found and ordered from www.mphotography.co.uk (if you have a broadband connection click slideshow for a full screen run through all 67 pictures). The full result is on the 2006 Results page.

Continuing his good form, Peter Hopkins followed his win in the North East 25 and second in the North East 10 with a clear win in the Mike Dixie Memorial 10 on Bank Holiday Monday. The wind continued to trouble riders. The tandem event was won by Christopher Goode and Andy Fisher in 23:19 with Brian Moore and Simon Symonds the only trike in 27:02. Brian then went on to ride the solo event as well, finishing second on actual and handicap. A special mention for Bob Fotheringham and Pete Martin who both rode while recovering from surgery.

Dave Keene, Bristol South CC and Barry Charlton, Stone Wheelers finally got together on a tandem trike to ride the North East 10 (as promised at our Annual Reunion). We all thought it was a promising combination, but tandem trikes are strange beasts. On a twisting single carriageway course, complete with rough surfaces, bends and reverse cambers they stormed to a 20minute 50 second ten mile ride, just 1 minute short of competition record. Sid Charlton continued his run of form to be fastest trike in 26:42. The rest of the times are on the 2006 Results page. Many thanks to race photographer Steve Forman for the image of Dave and Barry at full speed. You can see two or three shots of each of the riders and the presentation afterwards on the www.lincsracephotos.co.uk site. 7x5 prints are £3-£5 plus £1 p&p. Dave and Barry also rode the 25 the next day on a similar course in even harder conditions to win with an impressive 53:43. The solo event was won by Peter Hopkins in 1:13:31. All the riders and supporters would like to thank Peter and Gwyneth, ably supported by Greta, for a wonderful weekend of tricycling, companionship and great fun. Make a date for next year.

Sid Charlton finally broke clear of Dave Keene, riding his first criterium on a trike, to take the first round of the new Criterium Championships with Steve Avery third. A handicapped start and lots of lapped riders made the full result difficult to finalize, but the final positions can be found on the 2006 Results page. Thanks to Steve and Chris Walker for a fine set of pictures of all the riders and of the action which can be found in our Activities Gallery

Geoff Booker was fastest trike in 2:59:55 in the 'Circuit of the Dales' Jim Hopper was second fastest trike by a mere 21 seconds in 3:00:16 and with a 10 minute handicap advantage took the Ed Green Memorial Trophy with a net time of 2:00:16. A fine piece of handicapping as the winner and scratch rider on a solo, Gethin Butler was just 17 seconds faster! Jim Ithell completed the trike trio in 3:12:41. The 2006 Results page gives the full result.

Spring arrived in the East with sun and temperatures in the mid teens, but someone forgot to turn the wind off! Terry Anderson, Shaftesbury CC battled his way to a winning 1:15:57 and took first handicap. Mark Cozens took some great shots of the riders. Proofs can be seen in his Event Gallery. The 2006 Results page gives the full result plus details of the freezing cold events of previous weeks.

If you have just received your Spring Gazette and wondered where the Midland Region Report is, I am afraid it didn't get to the Editor in time for publication. All is not lost, however as you can read it by clicking here.

The first event of the new Criterium Championship will be held at Victoria Park, Leamington Spa on Saturday 8th April at 10.30am. We have at least 14 scheduled to ride. This is a great opportunity to see just how exciting a trike race can be. Greta has organised a great weekend and accomodation is available. Full details are here

Ralph Dadswell had an early and successful start to his season beating Organiser Geoff Booker by over 15 minutes to win the Thames Valley Hardriders event. He also took the Handicap prize. Clifford Tremaine and Steve Avery were the other early birds. The full result can be found on the 2006 Results page.

Some photos from the Eastern Region Lunch and a photo of members on their run before the Midland Region Lunch have been added to the Activities Gallery. The action starts on 18th March with the Thames Valley Hardriders 30.

Have you planned your trip to the World Tricycle Championships yet? The Championship weekend is taking shape with the release of the provisional Programme for the racing on 18th June 2006 plus a full Social programme to accompany the event including a trip to the National Cycle Museum on Saturday 17th June and an organised ride to visit local specialist breweries on Monday 19th June. Follow the links for more information and visit the Championship Site for detailed information including a map of the course, which looks technically demanding. You can download an entry form as a Word Document: Entry Form.doc or a PDF: Entry Form.pdf from here.

Photos from the South East Luncheon and Prize Presentation and the Thames Valley weekend at Jordans Youth Hostel have been added to the Activities Gallery. Thanks to Greta for the photos. If you look at all the photos you will see that our newly elected President, Bill Finch, gets the girl (left) while immediate past President Clifford Tremaine got the washing up!

In light of the terrible catastrophe that occurred last Sunday in North Wales in which four cyclists from Rhyl Cycling Club lost their lives, the word is spreading through the cycling world that as a mark of respect to the riders and to their families left behind, that all cyclists that take to the roads on Sunday 15th January 2005, either in group clubruns as the Rhyl CC did, or on their own, as so many do every weekend, that people could wear a black armband . It doesn't have to be ornate, indeed black tape would suffice, anything to show that our thoughts are with them.

Cyclists all round the country have been rocked by this accident as we all feel so vulnerable on the roads anyway with increasing traffic volume, we all go out on group rides and the thoughts of most riders with which I have spoken is that "it could so easily have been them."

Did you make the most of the snow last week? Ferg Muir took this shot on a cyclepath through the University of East Anglia where it looks as if he had the Campus to himself. Certainly, the roads soon got very mucky so you had to be quick to catch clean snow. Go to the Activities Gallery and click on the image to get a better view. If you have any good snow shots with your trike, please send them to me.

In the Webmaster's opinion, there is only one choice for the ride of 2005. Ralph Dadswell, Antelope RT and David Johnson, High Wycombe CC's stunning 466.72 miles in the National 24 Hour Championship, breaking the previous record by over 38 miles. That's an average speed of 19.45mph continuously for 24 hours! I am deeply grateful to David Goodfellow for the photograph.

The new Gazette Editors, Roger and Myra Alma are now online. Contributions for the Spring 2006 issue are due in by 28th February 2006 at the latest. Their e-mail address is Rogeralma21@aol.com Hard copy can be sent to them at 28 Lansdowne Gardens, Llantarnam, CWMBRAN, Gwent, NP44 3GB.

The Annual Reunion Dinner and Prize Presentation was held on Saturday 29th October 2005 at The Quality Hotel, Warwick. There is a new gallery showing both the Trophy winners and mileage certificate recipients. The main speaker was designer Mike Burrows, shown here presenting incoming President, Bill Finch with his mileage certificate. Times for the surprisingly hard fought 7.5 mile Appetizer are on the 2005 Results page.

Thank to TA East member, Bill Gridley for this fine series of photos taken at the 2004 East '10' showing many of our regular riders. A special mention for the photo of our President, Clifford Tremaine, flat out but still finding time for a supportive smile to the marshalls. Contact the Webmaster if you would like a copy.

Lincoln Wheelers again provided a fantastic weekend for trikes, tandems and tandem trikes on 8th/9th October. Barry Charlton continued his fine run of trike rides to take the '10' in 25.02 and the '25' in 1.4.35 on two cool and windy days. See 2005 Results for full details. It looked like a family weekend with Sid (no relation) Charlton taking second in both events! Handicap in the '10 went to Jim Hopper and in the '25' to Peter Hopkins. Add to this the Bernard Rosen Memorial Tea Run, a Dinner on Saturday night, a Prize Presentation on Sunday and a campsite available and it looks like we should all put it in our diaries for next year. Thanks to John Nicholson and his vast team who made it all possible.

Dave Keene, Bristol South CC clearly won both the Jenny Noad Memorial '10' and the Stan Spelling Memorial '25' to dominate the National Championships Weekend. Dave was pushed all the way by Barry Charlton, Stone Wheelers riding for the first time. Full details are given on the 2005 Results page.

Pictures of most of the competitors in the Stan Spelling Memorial '25' and some of the riders in the Jenny Noad '10' are on show in the Spelling 2005 Gallery. If you recognise yourself, or any other rider please email the webmaster giving the reference number and I will update the list.

Eight photos of the parade and events at the Mildenhall Rally have been added to the Activities gallery. If you couldn't go to this wonderful celebration of everything cycling then share the moment here! If you would like to see more, there are about 60 photos of the Trike Parade and Trike races on Mark Cozens website. They are only proofs, but you can buy prints,images etc from Mark.

Not a TA event, but ...
Congratulations to member Oliver Jones on his bronze medal winning (bike) ride of 266.58 miles. Oliver started his cycling carrer on the back of the family tandem trike, before moving to the front and then very effectively onto two wheels. Jim Hopper was the only tricyclist to finish with 209.27 miles while Peter Holland rode his second 12 in two weeks losing a wheel and gaining 7 miles.

Terry Anderson, Shaftesbury CC clearly won the East Region '50' in 2.23.46. The other three riders had a battle only decided in the last ten miles with less than two minutes between them. Special mention to Peters Hopkins and Holland who have battled over a '100', a '12hr' and a '50' in the last four weeks!

After a day long battle with Peter Holland, Peter Hopkins won the East Region '12hr' by 6 miles with a distance of 204.157 miles.

Riding in the National '24hr' Championships, the designated event for our National Championships and the Tricycle Trophy Ralph Dadswell, Antelope RT and David Johnson, High Wycombe CC smashed Knapp and Tylers tandem tricycle record by over 38 miles with a final distance of 466.72 miles (subject to confirmation).

Riding in the National '24hr" Championships which was also designated the TA Championships and Tricycle Trophy event Jim Hopper (391.49 miles) beat Colin Knapp (373.58 miles) to again take the Tricycle Trophy.

Ken Usher wins the Fliss Beard Memorial Trophy by winning the National '100' promoted by East Region on 17th July overhauling team mate Peter Hopkins in the last quarter of the race.