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OBITUARIES






                                    DAVE BATES
                   22ⁿd February 1948 - 10th September 2019


         Dave Bates, South Pennine Road Club,  national tandem age records, 14 of which
         died after a collision with a lorry close to  remain unbroken.
         his home in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
                                             His funeral took place on 30th
         Dave Bates, along with his wife Ellen,  September in the church at Clifton, near
         joined the South Pennine Road Club in  Ashbourne, where Dave had grown up
         the late 1980s.  They soon became well  and had returned to live several years
         known in the club and the time trialling  ago.  His coffin was escorted to the
         scene and he was always supported by  church by club mates and friends on
         Ellen until her death in                           bikes.  The church
         2015.                                              was full to capacity
                                                            with many mourners
         Dave was quite a late
         comer to the sport of                              having to stand
         time trialling, having                             outside in the
         been a keen amateur                                churchyard.
         footballer for much of                             Dave had been
         his life.  One of his                              diagnosed with a
         proudest                                           heart condition in
         achievements was                                   early 2019 which had
         winning the match ball                             curtailed his racing
         in the annual                                      but he was still able
         Ashbourne Shrovetide                               to ride his bike for
         football festival.  His                            pleasure.  He was
         other passions, as                                 also an ever
         well as his family,                                presence at open
         were motorcycling                                  events on marshalling
         and breeding canaries                              duties.
         and budgerigars.
                                                            His ready smile and
         He started competing in time trials in his  good humour will be missed, not only by
         late 30s or early 40s, riding in solo  his club mates and the wider cycling
         events for a number of years.  He then  community but also by his family.  Our
         joined up with Jeff Bowler to ride tandem  thoughts are with his daughter Margaret,
         events.  This partnership lasted 23 years  son-in-law Phil, two grandchildren Scott
         with numerous wins in open events as  and Colette as well as the latest addition
         well as VTTA national age records and  to the family, great -grandson Riley.
         age group standards ranging from ten  Sue Bowler.
         miles to one hundred miles.  Over this
         period he and Jeff broke a total of 28


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