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NATIONAL PRIZE PRESENTATION 2020

By Mike Penrice
The presentation of national awards again formed part of "AGM Day", slotting between lunch
and the AGM and was again at the Ramada in Solihull. 23 members were present to receive
their awards, but a further 60+ were not. Unfortunately Wessex Group, who had taken many of
the major awards through David Shepherd, Christina Murray, Angela Carpenter, Steve
Williamson and others, had arranged their presentation lunch for the same day so were all
absent.
In the absence of our President Carole Gandy the awards were handed out by Alan Colburn,
former holder of that post, assisted by Awards Secretary Ian Greenstreet and Rachael Elliott,
who summarised each rider's achievements.
Steve Lorraine (Midlands) - Team Swift 50 mile club team member in a championship run off
very much on their home turf.
Keith Dorling (East Anglian) - Short Distance Competition group team member, having
completed a packed season of 28 events.
Martin Reynolds and Chris Dyason (East Anglian) - both members of the Short Distance
Competition group team and also Cambridge CC 25 mile championship club team members.
Andrew Grant (East Anglian / Cambridge CC) - also a member of the winning group team in the
Short Distance Competition and both the group and club teams in the 25 mile championship.
Individually he was third man in 10 and second man in the Three Distance Competition (+58:45).
The decision to hold the 30 mile championship in Scotland gave their riders more opportunity to
take awards and several Scotland Group members had made the long journey south to receive
their plaudits. First of these was Catherine Logan (Fullarton Wheelers) who was second woman
in the 30 championship (+10:14).
Women's 30 mile champion (with +14:26) was Patricia Baird of Ecosse Performance CC and with
an appetite whetted for VTTA championships we may see more of her in 2020.
Alan Maclean and Isobel Fletcher (VC Glasgow South) were the next Scotland members up to
collect their medals as 30 mile tandem champions.

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