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Manchester Wheelers' Club
Manchester Wheelers' Club is a cycling club in Manchester, in north-west England. Formation and early history The club was formed on 7 July 1883, as Manchester Athletic Bicycle Club, the name being changed to Manchester Wheelers' Club in 1890. The Manchester Wheelers are the most successful cycling club in Britain having produced countless international riders and several World Champions. Many consider the golden era of the club to be in the early 1980s when the level of success achieved was renowned throughout cycling. Club colours and emblem Club racing jerseys are royal blue, red and white, with the words 'Manchester Wheelers'. Notable riders ;Reg Harris Reg Harris was born in Bury on 1 March 1920. He joined Manchester Wheelers as a teenager in 1939. He won five world sprint championships, one as an amateur and four as a professional, and broke world records. He became critical of British sprint cycling and made a comeback 30 years after his first national amateur championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Downs
Robert Downs (born 24 July 1955) is a former English professional cyclist from Basildon, Essex. Cycling career He won the Sealink International in 1980 and competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial. He represented England in the road race, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the team time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He rode for Manchester Wheelers' Club and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton. Palmarès ;1974 : 1st Tour of Ireland ;19876 : 3rd in Premier Calendar ;1977 : 1st in Gran Premio della Liberazione : 3rd in Stage 3 Milk Race, Sheffield (GBR) ;1978 : 3rd in General Classification Milk Race : 11th Commonwealth Games, Road race ;1979 : 1st in Premier Calendar ;1980 : 1st Overall, Sealink International : 9th Olympic Games, Team Time Trial (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Book Of Cycling
The ''Golden Book of Cycling'' was created in 1932 by ''Cycling'', a British cycling magazine, to celebrate "the Sport and Pastime of Cycling by recording the outstanding rides, deeds and accomplishments of cyclists, officials and administrators." There exists only a single copy of this compendium of illuminated manuscripts. Each page was crafted to honour a single cycling hero. The original book was finished in 1972, but the tradition has been continued by The Pedal Club, who also maintain the archive of the original book. Golden pages * Frank Southall was the first cyclist to be honoured, having won the 1932 British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition for individual time triallists. He signed his page in front of 7,000 cyclists attending the BBAR prize-giving at the Royal Albert Hall, London.''Alpaca to Skinsuit'', Bernard Thompson, Geerings of Ashford * Harry Grant, 1932 * John Ephraim Sibbit (John Sibbit), Citation in 1932 * Albert Arthur Humbles (Arthur Humbles), Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Best All-Rounder
The British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition, organised by Cycling Time Trials, is an annual British cycle-racing competition. It ranks riders by the average of their average speeds in individual time trials, over 50 and and 12 hours for men, and over 25, 50 and for women. There are similar competitions for under-18s and teams of three. Qualifying races have to be ridden between April and September. Certificates are awarded to men with 22 mph (35.5 km/h) or faster and women averaging 20 mph (32.25 km/h) or more. The junior speeds are and 21 mph (37 and 33.9 km/h). Competitions modelled on the BBAR are organised within UK regions, and for over-40s. History The BBAR was announced by the magazine ''Cycling'' on 4 April 1930. It offered an annual trophy valued at £26 and a shield to be held for a year by the winning team. Time-trialling had been the staple of British cycling since the National Cyclists' Union (NCU) had banned massed racing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Williams (cyclist)
Jeffrey Williams (born 18 August 1958) is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles. Cycling career In 1979 Williams won his first British National Hill Climb Championships setting a new course record that still stands to this day. A rival, Andy Hitchens, who remembers it well, said: "Williams looked like he'd been on starvation rations for months — he was built like a sparrow. Some people assume that there was a howling tailwind that day, but there wasn't. It was sunny, but cool.” In 1980 Williams joined the Manchester Wheelers' Club and was expected to win International honours during the next two or three seasons. Later that year he won his first stage in the Sealink International finishing four minutes clear. However Williams was left disappointed in the National Hill Climb Championships that year beaten into second place by Malcolm Elliott by only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Webster
Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall. Cycling career He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games and won twenty three national championship titles. He also famously won a stage in the 1988 Nissan Classic from a 101-mile solo break. Webster has always claimed to be strongly against the use of drugs in sport, but in April 2013 he was caught growing cannabis worth £24,000. He represented England and competed in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit and won a bronze medal in the 4,000 metres team pursuit, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Palmarès ;1978 :1st GHS Schoolboy National TT 10 miles championship ;1980 :1st Overall National Junior Road Series :3rd Junior World Championships, Track, Team Pursuit ;1981 : 3rd British National Hill Climb Championships ;1982 :3rd Commonwealth Games, Track, Team Pursuit ;1983 : 5th Tour of the Cotswolds : 1st British National Hill Climb Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence Tinsley
Terrence Tinsley (born 6 July 1957) is a British former cyclist. He competed in the sprint and the 1000m time trial events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Cycling career In addition to his Olympic Games representation he also represented England and competed in the 10 miles scratch race and 1,000 metres match race and won a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Tinsley was a 12 times British track champion, winning the Sprint title in 1980, 1983, 1984 and 1985, the Time Trial title in 1981, the Tandem title from 1980 to 1982, the Omnium in 1983 and the Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ... from 1983 to 1985. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tinsley, Terrence 1957 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sibbit
John Ephraim Sibbit (Jack Sibbit) (4 March 1895 – 5 August 1950) was a British track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. By age 41 he had held twelve national titles including tandem sprints, with Dennis Horn. Sibbit built, rode and sold his own 'Jack E Sibbit' bicycles from premises at 475 Stockport Road, Manchester. Personal life Sibbit was the son of a butcher from Ancoats in Manchester. Career Competition Sibbit began racing in 1919 when he joined the Manchester Wheelers' Club. He won his first national championship in 1922, the 5-mile track. In 1925 and 1927 he was quarter-mile champion and in 1929 he was 25-mile champion. The 1,000-yard sprint championship was introduced in 1930, and Sibbit won in 1931 and 1932. He won the tandem championship eight times - in 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936 and 1937. Sibbit rode on the front of the tandem; Ernest Chambers was his stoker for five of the national championship victories. His oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Newton (cyclist)
Alan Newton (born 19 March 1931) is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain. Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Newton began cycling in 1946, with the Manchester Wheelers' Club. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Ronald Stretton. He also competed at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships where they finished 4th. Newton was completing an apprenticeship to become an electrician at the time he was competing, and said the training consisted of 40 hours a week, riding his bike with a toolkit on his back. An off-road cycling route from Marple Marple may refer to: Places * Marple, Greater Manchester, a town close to Stockport, in England ** Marple Bridge, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester ** Marple railway station in Marple, Greater Manches ... to Stockport, the Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lloyd (cyclist)
Dave Lloyd (born 12 October 1949), is an English former professional cyclist. Life Lloyd began racing in 1969. In 1972 he came seventh in the Milk Race before going on to win the William Tell GP, beating Francesco Moser and Freddy Maertens, and riding in the Munich Olympics. In 1973 he turned professional with Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ..., and over the next three years he won the national 5000m Individual pursuit, pursuit championship twice and set a national 50-mile road record. In 1976 a heart condition forced a three-year break from cycling. On recovery he restarted as an amateur and over six years won 125 of 133 races. In 1982 he won the Points, King of the Mountains and Overall in the Girvan 3-Day beating a strong field of riders that included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Joughin
Steve Joughin (born 23 June 1959) is a former professional Manx road racing cyclist. He was the first Manxman ever win the British professional road race title. He is arguably one of the best UK riders of his generation, riding in the 1980s. Cycling career His first cycling race as a youngster was around King Georges Park in Douglas racing in jeans and trainers. However he enjoyed the camaraderie of racing and soon joined the Manx Road Club. By the age of 16 he realised he had talent and won the Merseyside divisional road race championships in 1976 and 1977. He then became the first Manx rider to win the national junior road race series and the British Junior Road race championship. In 1978 he competed in the individual road race at the Commonwealth Games, finishing 27th after crashing on the final lap. The gold medal was won by Phil Anderson. The race featured in a National Film Board of Canada documentary about cycle racing called 'Cycling: Still The Greatest' (https://www ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Higgins (cyclist)
Ernest Wilfred Higgins (1908-1996) was an English cyclist who competed for England. Cycling career Higgins won a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have be ... in the 1000 yards sprint at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. He rode for the Manchester Wheelers Club. References 1908 births 1996 deaths English male cyclists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Cyclists at the 1934 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{England-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
