The sad news is that Frank Cubis has passed away having been knocked off of his bike in London a month ago. He was a key figure in his club, Kingston Pheonix, and a regular competitor on the trike. At 75 he was still cycling and at the…
Following a request from John Dalton for an Overseas Gallery, this has now been created. John has sent the following photo of him at the Dieppe Raid this year as a contribution. Thanks John, other images from abroad are welcome.
TA EAST E-NEWS JULY 2nd 2016 To TA East members and friends From Ferg Muir There are quite a few points to cover – and it is getting near bedtime – so here goes: Reminder – as listed on p51 of the Spring TA Gazette: The next TA…
After 18 months’ preparation and several thousand miles together in sometimes appalling conditions, Mark Brooking and Jane Moore will set off from Land’s End at 3am on 11 July in an attempt to become the first mixed tandem trike crew to set an End to End record and the first crew since…
It is with great sadness that the death of North Eastern Region member, Terry Kelly (Yorkshire Century R.C.), is reported. He was 87, and first joined the Association in 1956. He continued his enthusiasm for sport through to the end. A formidable distance competitor, he was always cheerful and…
The Longbarrow was in action on the Newbury 12. The only tandem and one of the few machines with zero carbon. The marshalls found that quite refreshing. A certain Mr Culverhouse put in appearance and did pretty well with his useable leg. Some big mileages for the…
With the cancellation of the ‘Circuit of the Dales’ being announced early, I was able to switch to the E-TA ‘EJS Madgett Memorial’ 25 and join 7 other riders on a gloriously bright, sunny morning. With the breeze coming from the SW it was predicted to be harder…
One pair entered the Lewes Wanderers CC 30 mile TT for the Invicta Trophy. Lez Young and Adrian Hills finished the event in 1:31:13, meanwhile Martin Badham rode his solo tricycle to 1:56:37. A week later the South Eastern 100 mile TT was won by Chris Hutchinson in 5:14:51, beating Lez Young…
The Bruce Kingsford Memorial 50 mile Championship TT was won by Andy Newham in 2:18:14 with Michael Gelder and Chris Hutchinson separated by a second (2:32:00 & 2:32:01) in second and third place. Malcolm Waters had a meeting with the puncture fairy, taking his time just outside 3 hours. …
Had a steady tail wind assisted ride home. No sun but dry. Liz arranged a small gathering with the neighbours and her brother. Jane emailed me about the wheel / tyre problems in the 100 today. I told her that I had done the whole of my trip…
