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Competition (over 2x10s and 2x25s) with +1:08:10 article. Richard is the "not quite a vet yet" husband
and the full BAR (over 25, 50 and 100 miles and 12 of the speedy Fiona Sharp. Well done to you both.
hours) with +1:15:16. Of the ladies, Karen got the The AGM went off smoothly in November, with
better of Fiona in the Short Distance Competition, about 10% of our membership present. All officials
with +57:45 to Fiona's 56:10; no lady completed the remain in post and the group remains solvent due to
full BAR, which requires a 12 hour ride.
another modest surplus. A big thank you is due to
It will be interesting to hear about Andy's season, all those who have contributed to the Yorkshire
following some tenacious training and his victory in Group’s success, particularly Blair Buss, Mike
the World TT Championship in the USA. He not Williams, Tony Stott, George Young and Mike
only won the 24 hour race with 528 miles but did the Penrice, plus all the helpers who assisted at events
clean sweep, in previous years having won both the this season. It will be good to see some of our
6 hour and 12 hour championships. Nearer home newer members coming to the meetings that are
he also won the RTTC 12 Hour championship in held in the Memorial Hall, Collingham, near Otley,
2019, following the DQ of the leading rider for failing and perhaps offering to help out at one of our three
to follow the correct course. Remarkable. events next year. We have a 25 mile TT on
Sunday, 12 April (V236/1), the National 30 mile TT
Talking of 12 hour races, Yorkshire long distance
enthusiasts were despondent earlier in 2019 when on Saturday, 20 th June (V241) and a 10 mile TT on
Team Swift announced the discontinuation of their Saturday 19 th September (V714).
12 hour (also incorporating a 50 and 100) as Have a good winter and if you are short of a present
organiser Keith Lawton was retiring. Fortunately for a friend or a member of your family consider
this important event has been rescued thanks to the William Fotheringham’s biography of Beryl Burton,
Yorkshire Cycling Federation with our group entitled "The Greatest". Some of our members get
member Ed Nielson (Vive le Velo) in charge. Ed a mention including Malcolm Cowgill (Morley CC)
practices what he preaches, having won a club and former member Barbara Penrice, to mention a
team medal in the 2019 VTTA 12 hour few. It is a good read and sits well alongside Beryl’s
championship in Norfolk. Hopefully some of our autobiography that came out in 1986.
current ladies will step up to ride the 12 in 2020.
Sadly Barbara Penrice has been out of action during
There will be more to be said about the trophy 2019 but has now had her total knee replacement.
winners in the next report. Some of you will have She is recovering slowly and hopes to be out and
read in Cycling Weekly in mid-November about the about more in 2020.
resurgent interest in Road Record Association place Keep those wheels turning and have a successful
to place attempts. Doug Hart (Ilkley CC) has had a 2020, our Group's 75th year. We finish with a photo
very successful campaign in the last two years and from our inaugural meeting 75 years ago.
Richard Sharp (Team Swift) was also featured in the

Yorkshire Group inaugural meeting at
Clifford, near Boston Spa, September
1945, taken by Charlie Bradley. L to
R: Bert Fretwell, Arthur Rogerson,
Harry Helstub, E H Strevens (The
Boss), unknown, Fred Hartley and on
the trike Fred Bause.

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