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As promised in the last issue there follows a list of Steve Macluskie of VC Glasgow South; Stuart
this season's championship events, (correct as we Maccallum, from Deeside Thistle CC.
go to print)
Miss Christina Murray has transferred from Wessex
10 Miles - Sunday 24th May - Law Wheelers, at group and rides for Army Cycling. After noticing
Cambusbarron some of her times in Wessex's magazine report it
would appear that she will be putting the cat among
50 Miles - 31st May - organised by Mhairi Laffoley
at Freuchie the pigeons up here! (Editor's note - She certainly
will. Christina is VTTA Women's BAR and the
25 Miles Ben Smith Trophy - Sunday 28th June at Women's 12 Hour and 24 Hour Champion. In the
Fordoun 24 she beat all the men on standard!)
25 Miles John Cramb Trophy - Sunday 16th August You can check out our Facebook page for
- St Christophers CC at Bishopton information and pictures. If readers have any
Auld Yins 62 Mile Road Race - Either Sunday 16th information, news, or gossip, get in touch at
or 23th or 30th August (check BC website for race jamesmskinner@hotmail.com or
going live) - Ivy CC at Balfron INFO@SVTTA.ORG.UK
30 Miles - Sunday 23rd August organised by
Michael Devlin at Cambusbarron SOUTH WALES
15 Miles Sunday 27th September, organised by Barry Williams
Mhairi Laffoley at Cambusbarron I start this report with a salutary tale of not heeding
28.5 Mile MTT Tour de Trossachs - Sunday 4th a road side warning. It was 29 th October 2019 and
October organised by Janette Hazlett at Aberfoyle just another Tuesday ride for me, Butch, Gareth,
Richard and Andrew. We headed out through
Regarding the Boomerang 2-up trophy, which is Wenvoe, up Tyn y Rhodyn hill, past Saint Lythams
currently listed for the 13th September. Dave Bean Church and down the hill to Duffryn House. I noted
and Sandy Wallace will now run this event on its a sign advising “Care - Mud on the Road” and
own at some point and will update the committee thought “Not our problem”, we always find a way
with the details later. Sandy is currently in Spain for through. Then, just ahead, Gareth fell and with no
a couple of months but will source a suitable course time to think it was me hitting the road with a
upon his return - word is he is contemplating the resounding crack and a searing pain in my hip. I
Loch Leven/Yetts circuit and finishing near the start.
guessed “broken hip”, a hazard for older cyclists; I
The 100 mile TT originally set for the 2nd August is couldn’t move for the pain, my friends carried me off
not currently listed on the calendar as Scottish the road and called an ambulance. It would take 45
Cycling are struggling to get an organiser. minutes before the paramedics stretchered me into
their vehicle and gave me a welcome injection of
The Tom Anderson 63 mile Road Race originally
set for the 21st June is currently cancelled due to morphine.
no organiser being available. The scene moved to the University Hospital of
Wales. I am on a trolley, in the queue of daily
New Members
accidents, relaxing in a morphine induced dream.
The Scottish group welcomes the following new Luck was with me and by late afternoon I was in a
members: bed on the trauma ward, being told by a young lady
Alastair Scott of Edinburgh; David Mitchell from anaesthetist that I had a heart murmur, a fact I
Kilmaurs; Elizabeth Bondi from Bathgate; Fiona already knew, caused by too many years of cycle
Davidson riding for Dundee Wheelers; George racing. Whatever, I told them to get it done and by
Findlatter of Huntly; Gregor Sharp of Hawick CC; the following morning I was in the operating theatre.
Kevin Earl of Fechan Flyers; Paul Stevens riding for At this point I cannot give too much praise to this
Ayr Burners.; Robert Cowie riding for Aberdeen trauma team, I received the best possible treatment,
Wheelers; Russell Mowat of Fullarton Wheelers; the hip joint was OK but they fixed my fractured
femur by screwing it to a plate bolted to my hip.

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