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Massie Plate (Rider BOS aged 65 and over) - Bob a few years ago. Fastest team again this year were
Awcock (Born to Bike) +21:02 Team Echelon (Jon Howard, David Dickerson,
Simon Garrett and David Evans) and most improved
Jones Cup (Rider BOS aged 50 to 64) - Joseph
Costello (Walsall RCC) +56:14 rider was Bob Lane (Leamington C&AC). We would
especially like to thank Tim Wood of Echelon Cycles
Nomads Cup (Rider BOS aged under 50) - Simon in Pershore who sponsor the Midlands Group VTTA
Adcock (Team Bottrill) +31:44 points series.
Best All Rounder Trophies: Top 10 riders in the Midland VTTA Points Series: 1.
Cyclo Shield (BAR – men and women BOS across David Kiernan (Race Rapid); 2. Jon Howard (Team
any open 25, 50 and 100 miles) - Joe Costello Echelon); 3. David Dickerson (Team Echelon); 4.
(Walsall RCC) +53:53 Jon Simpkins (Drag2Zero); 5. Joe Costello (Walsall
RCC); 6. Simon Garrett (Team Echelon); 7. John
Bayliss Cup (Women’s short distance BAR – BOS Lucock (Born to Bike); 8. Richard Coleman
across any two open 10 and two open 25 miles) - (Stourbridge Velo); 9. Simon Adcock (Team Bottrill);
Susan Semple (Born to Bike) +58:32
10. Edward Priddy (Solihull CC)
Godiva Cup (Men’s short distance BAR - BOS Prize Presentation Lunch
across any two open 10 and two open 25 miles) - For anyone interested in joining us in our annual
Joe Costello (Walsall RCC) +1:06:59
celebration, whether Midlands Group VTTA
Les Lowe Trophy (Greatest distance ridden in open members or not, the date for your diary is 12:30 for
events on K courses ~ taken from a riders’ events 1pm on Sunday 26 th January 2020, at the Kings
recorded in the Midlands Points Series) - Joseph Court Hotel, Kings Coughton, Nr. Alcester B49
Costello (Walsall RCC) with 165 miles. 5QQ. For full details contact Margaret Colburn:
Margaret.colburn@martley.org
In the Midlands Group we run a points series for our
members based on their best six results from In the meantime, we in the Midlands Group wish
Midlands K course open events, with points being you and yours, a very Happy Christmas and a
awarded to each VTTA member based on their successful New Year.
overall positon on standard set against the number
of riders participating. This year competition was a
close run thing with just 27 points separating the top NORTH
3 riders and first place going to David Keirnan Gavin Russell
(Rapid Racing) who has been prevalent in the
Midland VTTA competitions since he turned 40 just I must start this report with the sad news that Les
(sometimes referred to as George) Dawson, one of
our group stalwarts and national age record breaker
(173 in total, the most anyone has achieved), sadly
passed away in late October. His son, Paul has
kindly provided an obituary, printed elsewhere in
this edition of the Veteran. He will be sadly missed
by all that knew him.
Elsewhere, the health bug has impacted on a
number of our members, with one of our northern
contingent, Peter Manners, having experienced a
heart attack earlier in the year announcing his
retirement from time trialling. He is however not lost
to our sport, as he has now joined the increasing
number of people who are purchasing electric road
bikes. Also not feeling too well at present is one of
the consistent group trophy winners, Steve
Fullerton, who has had surgery and is hoping to
Prolific Midlands Group award winner Joe
return to action (and winning ways) in the not too
Costello of Walsall RCC

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