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them will re-join when they find they want to enter a MANCHESTER & NORTH WEST
VTTA only event, but it would be much more Ken Workman
positive if their membership was worth enough to M&NW group have made changes to the awards
join automatically, just as they do with their own structure for the 2020 season as we have
clubs.
introduced a new trophy for our own group
Talking of members, I’ve recently had contact with members, using the four events shown below. This
two of our more senior members of the Group. I competition will be known as the President’s Award
had occasion to ring Keith Robbins – the only and will be based on VTTA Standard Times (BoS)
Honorary Life President of the VTTA – for the first over the four events. The awards will be divided
time since his move to Lincolnshire. He’s fairly well, into five year age groups with medals or certificates
though missing (a little) the club life he left behind. I awarded to the first three BoS within these age
also spoke to Jack Williams, a very long term groups.
member of the London & Home Counties. Few of April 25 th - East Lancs. RC 10 - J4/20 - Jonathan
you will have heard of Jack for a while now, but he Preston
too is still well, still living in Acton (West London)
and is looking forward to his 100 th birthday later this May 23 rd - Warrington RC 50 - J4/16 - David Wright
year. May 30 th - Janus RC 25 - J2/9 - Phil Robinson
Coming to the end of these notes, before getting to July 18 th - Seamons CC 25 - J2/9 - Charles Caraz
the list of our promotions, can I just remind all of
you that none of these events can happen without The organisers contact details as per CTT
someone marshalling, pushing off, timekeeping and Handbook.
so many more duties. Can you be available for just In view of the imminent new season, I'll repeat my
one of these events? Remember a free ticket for the appeal for people to help with events. Most of us
Luncheon or paid expenses is now the norm. You have probably benefited from people standing on
can always ring me for details. corners and doing various other tasks so we can
race. An event organiser's job is sometimes a
Event Promotions for 2020
thankless one, and they deserve every assistance,
Sat 25 th April 2pm - National VTTA Championship so please try to make it less onerous by
10 - H10/3a - Rachael Elliott - 07931 722817 - volunteering, preferably in advance. Cheshire area
rachael.elliott@gmail.com locals can offer support to any of the events listed
Thu 28 th May 2pm - Don Byham 10 - F11/10 - Geoff above, please contact me on the email address
Perry - 07808 905879 - geoffreyperry@aol.com below, or on 07765 834161.
Tue16 th June 2pm - Mid-week 10 - HCC178c - Joy At our Prize Presentation Lunch in November, Ian
Payne - 01494 817658 - joypayne27@gmail.com Peacock, on receiving our coveted Lamp Trophy
(for last place in the BAR), gave an appropriately
Sun 19 th July 8am - Ten - F11/10 - Geir Robinson - humorous and obviously well researched version of
07557 398469 - geirrobinson123@outlook.com the origin of the term 'Lanterne Rouge' as used for
Thu 6 th August - 2pm - Mid-week 10 - HCC178c - the last rider on GC in the Tour de France. In the
Joy Payne - 01494 817658 - Tour's early days, those riders who finished some
joypayne27@gmail.com time, perhaps hours after the stage winner were
mainly amateurs who were then obliged to find their
Sun 4 th October 8am - Rocco 25 - H25/4 - John own lodgings. As the professional teams had
Hoskins - 07717 086689 - booked most of the hotel rooms in stage finish
westerleyjohn@btinternet.com towns, and this being France, often the only
available beds were those in houses of, shall we
say, ill-repute, where a red light outside indicated
the type of business transacted therein. Thus a red
light came to be associated with those placed at the
rear of the race. Having acquired several rear lights

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