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1. Rod Goodfellow & Les Ladbury
(with Gil Taylor of Aston Fields in white hat) leading
reliability trial to Llangollen and back in February
1961.
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2. Club run near Alcester in 1960. Possibly
Alan Smith in striped socks. Chris Goodfellow in foreground
on right.
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3. Crossing the Wye at a Welsh Bicknor
weekend
Charlie Skinner unsuccessfully attempts to ride the
rail while
Kevin Venables leads the way.
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4. Hostel weekend, Welsh Bicknor 1961.
Chris Goodfellow & Avril Clements sittng in background.
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5. 1973 training run
Chris Goodfellow, June Pitchford, Jan Crowther &
Ken Pitchford.
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6. Club run in 1964.
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7. North Worcs RC members on Club run
to Clent - Winter 1960.
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8. Club runs were often covered in the
local press.
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9. 1971 National 50 Team Champions
Chris Goodfellow, June Pitchford, Jan Crowther
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10. Beacon LadiesTeam 1960s
June Pitchford, Maggie Gordon-Smith, JanCrowther, ChrisGoodfellow
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11. 1964 Ladies Road Race Championships.
Left to right: Rhiannon Balch (NorwichCC), Chris Goodfellow,
Ann Horswell (Plymouth CC)
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12. 1966 World Championships Womens
Team. Left to right: Beryl Burton, Ann Horswell, Chris
Goodfellow, Barbara Body & Kay Hawkins (Manager)
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13. June Pitchford 1975 South Staffs
50
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14. Chris Goodfellow 1966 10 mile TT
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15. Jean Clements near the end of the
1962 "Weston and Back"
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16. Rod & Chris Goodfellow 1973
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17. Steve Faulkes Lichfield 25 approx
1968
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18. Rod Goodfellow 1974 National Hill
Climb
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19. 12 hour TT Results sheet - August
1965
New club record set by Rod Goodfellow
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20. 1972 Hill Climb
Rod Goodfellow, Colin Purdy, Dave Sinor
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21. We didn't just cycle....
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22. ....but were better staying upright
on bikes
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23. Front row: Alan Boden, Chris Goodfellow,
?, ?, Rod Goodfellow
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24. Front row Bill Oakley, Pete Ruff,
Chris Goodfellow, Mike Smith, Rod Goodfellow Back row:
Derek Barton, Jeff Gould,
Mick O'Keefe, Alf Howard, Steve
Faulkes, Brian Jackson
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25. Front: Roger Shayes, ?, Jack Clements,
Alan Gayfer (Editor - Cycling), Dave Mason. Back: Oscar
Hopkins), Jeff Gould, Brian Jackson, Rod Goodfellow,
Jean Gould
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26. Front: Eileen Poole, Jean Gould,
Chris Goodfellow.
Back: Bob Foxall, Oscar Hopkins,Rod Goodfellow, Derek
Reynlds, Harry Jackson (National Sprint Champion), Dave
Mason,
Jeff Gould, Dave Barton, Steve Faulkes, Alec Pritchard
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27. Jack Clements rides a Moulton at
club dinner on its first public
viewing arranged by sales manager Dave Duffield.
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28. Club Cross 1973
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29. Christmas 10, Malvern 1964
Pete Ruff, Rod Goodfellow, Charlie Skinner
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30. National 100, Essex 1973
Chris Goodfellow & Maggie Gordon-Smith
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31. Douggie Wright & Derek Reynolds
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32. Gordon Wright - Winnats 1970
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33. Jeff Gould
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34. Margaret Wright
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35. 30 Mile Team Time Trial 1963
Alan Nicholls, Charlie Skinner, Chris Poole, Roger Shayes,
Jim Arnold, Chris Goodfellow, Jack Clements
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36. 4-up TT 'A Team'
Mick Kedian, Barney May, Rod Goodfellow
Eddie Sumner, Jim Arnold, Mick DeMouilpied
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37. Riders: Bill Oakle, BrianBarnes,
Mick O'Keefe, Mick Foxall
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38. June Pitchford &
Chris Goodfellow shortly after breaking
ladies tandem 30 mile competition record with 1-4-32
in
Beacon Open Tandem 30TT, Lichfield 20th May 1973
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39. National 100 Ladies Championship
1972
Beacon take first 2 places and team prize
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40. Jan Crowther 1974
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41. Bill Oakley - Horseshoe Pass
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42. Rod Goodfellow - Horseshoe Pass
1973
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43. Frank Webb - Horseshoe Pass
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44. Pete Ruff - Horseshoe Pass
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45. Derek Barton - Horseshoe Pass
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46. Jim Arnold - Horseshoe Pass
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47. Roger Shayes - Horseshoe Pass
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48. Open Ladies 10 1967 when the Dutch
National RR team rode.
Riders (L-R) Inneke van Ijken, Chris Goodfellow, (Team
manager Corrie van Damm), Jean Gould, Ali Zijlmans.
Timekeeper Jack Clements
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49. Tea at Great Alne - 1966
Doug Wright, Geoff Hall, Charlie Skinner,
Ray "Ginger" Stevens
(Club Captain),
Chris Goodfellow, Derek Reynolds
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50. Roger Shayes - 1972
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51. Chris Goodfellow - National 100
(1971)
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52. Chris Goodfellow - National 25 (1974)
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53. Les Ladbury at CycloCross
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54. Anne Ladbury
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55. Mrs Beddals Cafe - Clent (early
1960s)
Pete Ruff, Gordon Wright, Chris Goodfellow, Margaret
Wright, Jean Gould
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56. Younger members (1960s)
Foreground left - right: Derek Barton, Steve Faulkes,
Alec Pritchard
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57. Beacon Open Team TT. Around about
1960. Rod Goodfellow leading Les Ladbury on his left
and obscuring Brian Wilson
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58. Brian Wilson, Club Hill Climb circa
1959. Watching are Pam and Nev Billington With Ann Wison.
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59. Conker Competition
circa 1960. Group close up. L to R, Ann Wilson, Mavis
Williams, Les Williams, behind is Alan Nichols with
Ann and Reg Webb to the rear. R foreground is the late
Jim Arnold, [ founder member ] and behind him the late
Mick DeMoulpied, and John Landreth.
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60. Conker
Competition circa 1960. Back row,L to R. ?.?.
Alan Nichols, ?, Wendy Adams, Norman Adams,Reg Webb
Ann Webb, Jim Arnold,? ?,?,?,?, Les Williams. Kneeling
centre: Pam & Nev Billington;
Sitting:
Mick Kedian, Mavis Williams, Ray Stevens, Ann Wilson,
John Landreth, Ken Coxon, Bill Oakley,
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61. The Tramps Run, Circa 1957. Photo
taken outside the cast iron Gents Toilet then situated
at Rubery tram terminus. Rear L to R. ?, Oscar Hopkins,
Tony Webb, ?, Nev Billington, Centre, Avril Clements,
?, Alan Nichols, Brian Barnes, ?, John Landreth. Front,
Bill Oakley, Mick DeMoulpied,?,
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62. Club run group taken near Bewdley.
L to R, Sheila Shayes, Mick DeMoulpied behind, Ann Wilson,
Jean Clements,?,?, Oscar Hopkins.
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63. Group heading to the 1956 bonfire
weekend at Lyonshall Youth Hostel.
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64. David Duffield, Jim Arnold, Norman
Adams and Brian Wilson in Trier, Germany, in 1955.
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65. Bill Oakley, Norman Adams and Brian
Wilson after the Wyndham RCC Open 25 on 6th July 1958
in which they were the fastest team with a combined
time of 3-1-34. Norman was the winner with 58-9 and
Bill and Brian achieved 1-1-54 and 1-1-31 respectively.
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66. Trike run was taken outside the
Crown & Sceptre Hotel in Ross on Wye about 1956/7. L
to R: Brian Wilson Eddy Sumner, Taffy Thomas, Norman
Adams, David Duffield, Stan Wood, Mick DeMoulpied and
Joe Gillespie
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67. Brian Wilson in the National Hill
Climb Championship on Saintbury Hill on 23 October 1960
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68. Norman Adams and Brian Wilson competing
in possibly the first Open Team TT to be held in this
country. The other members not shown were Bill Oakley
and Frank Webb. Beacon RCC were the promoters and had
the winning team.
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69. Prize winners at the Clubs 10th
anniversary dinner in 1956. Men L to R, Norman Adams,
John Chance (winner of the Mountain TT), Brian Wilson,
David Duffield, Neville Billington, Keith Potter, Jim
Arnold. Ladies L to R, Mrs V. Hill Coventry CC (winner
of Ladies Open 50), Heather Duffield, Mavis Deathridge,
Pam Raggett, Pat Crisp
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70. Easter tour in North Wales around
1959 L to R, Pam Bourne, Ann Wilson, Mavis Williams,
Margaret Webb, Brian Wilson, Frank Webb and Les Williams.
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71. The finish of a TTT (date unknown)
with Norman Adams followed by Geoff Gould, Brian Wilson
and Frank Webb.
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72. Evening club run to the Leamington
Lights which ended in the bar of the Globe, Warwick.
L to R are Keith Potter, Brian Richardson, Mick Demoulpied
, Bob Page [ Saracen RC ], Peter Languard, Alan Nichols,
and Ken Coxon
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73. Keith Potter, Alan Nichols, Nev
Billington and Marie Baldarrow at Mickleton
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74. The roads were rough in those days.
L to R. ?,? Keith Potter,Nev Billington,?,?, Tony Webb
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75. Brian Wilson in the National Championship
Hill Climb held on 23rd October 1960
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76. W.C.A, annual dinner at the Blue
Gates Hotel, Smethwick c1955. L-R: Brian Wilson, David
Duffield, Sheila Ragget [ later Shayes ], Norman Adams
and Neville Smith
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77. Annual dinner c1955 at The Bournebrook
Hotel in Selly Oak. Right foreground is Keith Edwards
who was the reporter for The Birmingham Evening Dispatch
and who was involved in cycling in the Midlands. Facing
Keith on the other side of the table is Stan Wood a
great supporter and Club timekeeper. Mick DeMoulipied
at the end of the table is caught with closed eyes.
Behind Mick head is Colin Coupland and next to him Bill
Glaze, both of the Warwickshire Road Club.
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78. 10th Anniversary Dinner in 1956.
Prominent in the left foreground are Peter & Shirley
Prestcott, On the top table is Jack Clements with his
wife Jean. On Jean's left is Phil Brown the then Chairman
and on Jacks right is Alan Tomkins who was a prominent
midlands timekeeper and a guest at the Dinner. On the
far right is Norman Adams and behind him Peter McHugh
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79. An Annual Dinner from the late 1950's
at the Black Horse Hotel.
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80. Brian Wilson, riding at the time,
for Saracen RC in the 1954 Saracen Championship 25 in
which he was 2nd to Barry Freeman a well known Midland
time trialist.
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81. Kellogg's Tour of Britain 1988.
L-R Andrene Skinner, Jim Arnold, Nita Hopkins, Jean
Arnold, Dave Cox, Oscar Hopkins
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82. Holt Fleet, September 1996. L-R
Ricky Campbell, Phil Colman, Dan Mayho, Oscar Hopkins
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83. June 1983 in Northfield Park.
Charlie Skinner - John Marshall
Richard Steel - Dean Baker - Jack Clements
Alan Reynolds - Tony Webb - Ian Swapp - Peter Ryan -
Dennis Baker
Dave Hughes - Lynn Ryan - Diane Hopkins - Steve Chiswell
Trevor Shipway - Roger Shayes - Oscar Hopkins - John
Green - Pat Baker
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84. Oscar
Hopkins and Alan Nicholls at the Vine Inn, Clent 1963
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85. Ken
Coxson - Vine inn, Clent
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86. Royal
Oak, Catshill. Mick De Mouilipied, Jeanne Clements,
Ken Coxson, Dave Cane, Liz Stevens, Pet McHugh, Oscar
Hopkins, Ray Stevens, Les Ladbury, Bill Oakley
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87. 50th
Anniversary celebration in 1996. Ron Green, Dennis Baker,
John Green, Harry Morris, John Green, Jim Arnold, Peter
Baker
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88. Founder
member John Green with his collection of legs
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89. Steve
Jones at a professional race in Harrogate during the
1980s
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90. JIm
& Jean Arnold and Oscar & Diane Hopkins
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91. Oscar
Hopkins, John Pottier, Dennis Webb and Phil Colman going
for a MTB ride in AUgust 2005
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92. Tony Webb & Bob Reynolds - Two-up
25 on K16 in the 1960s
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93. John Hitchcock in "Dark Horse"
1981
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94. Dr Geoff Howell (Warwick University
Professor of Aerodynamics) and John Hitchcock help Tony
Webb & Dave Hughes prepare to demonstrate "Flying
Greenhouse" at Herne Hill in 1981
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95. Tony Webb & Dave Hughes demonstrating
"Flying Greenhouse" at Herne Hill in 1981
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96. Trevor Bull & Dave Hughes throw
Tony Webb & John Hitchcock into action at the Isle
of Wight Human Powered Criterium 1983
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97. Tony Webb & John Hitchcock on
the way to winning the Isle of Wight Human Powered Criterium
in 1983
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98. Tony Webb & Dave Hughes at the
Astro Clear Challenge 1980 (Fastest European Team)
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99. Tony Webb & Dave Hughes at the
Human Powered World Chamionships Los Angeles 1981 (2nd
place in road race)
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100. Line-up for
the distance event at a 1980s club track championships
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101. 1980s track championships, L-R:
Tony Webb, Dave Sinar, John Hitchcock, Richard Steele,
Steve Chiswell
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102. Martin Gledhill & John Hitchcock
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103.Tony Webb & John Hitchcock -
Isle of Wight 1983
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104. Tony Webb in a 1960s Mountain Time
Trial at Stanford on Teme
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105.Celebrating riding the "Dark
Horse" to Harrogate for Sport Aid 1984
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106. Tony Webb riding an evening 25
in the 1960s
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107. Tony Webb at Salford Park
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108. Nigel Price & Tony Webb
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109. Eddie Sumner
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110. Brian Wilson at the 1955 National
Hill Climb Championship held at Holly Lane, Ambergate
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111. Brian Wilson on the start line
of a time trial in the 1960's
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112. David Duffield, Jim Arnold, Mick
De Moulipied and Brian Wilson on a trip to watch the
end of the 1955 Tour de France following David's ride
in the Mersey 24.
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113. David Duffield's trike attracted
a lot of attention from the French locals who believed
that the Brits were mad.
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114. The French pavé which resulted
in David Duffield's trike taking a battering.
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115. Damage to David Duffield's trike
was rectified by a mechanic at a small French garage
with an excellent brazed repair.
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116. Late 1950s prize presentation.
Left to right: Back - Bill Oakley, John Perks, Norman
Adams, Oscar Hopkins, Alan NIcholls, Reg Webb,
Dave Duffield, Frank Hollis, Mick Kedian. Front - Pam
Billingham, Pauline Terry, Shirley Prescott
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