Joe writes:- Maurice Selbach' career was really at its peak prior to the First World War and just after not as they say in the 1920's. He was well on the way down by then and was not even a scratch man. Not sure I can agree with Joe on this one. Selbach held three R.R.A. records in his career all set in the Twenties. London to Bath and back in 1921 11hrs 55min., Lands End to London in 1923 17hrs 47 min. and the 24 hour in 1922 with 397 miles. He broke the record set by the peerless Harry "Goss" Green (no relation)twenty one years earlier in 1901 by just three miles. Goss Green must have been an amazing rider. Six of his records stood for more than twenty years and one for an amazing twenty nine years. In 1909 he took the fifty mile record in 2hrs 1 min. On that occasion he rode a Simplex three speed with gears of 72in. 91in. and 114in. Goss rode for the Croydon Paragon and lived by the A23 London to Brighton road. He held the Brighton and back record four times bringing it close to five hours for the 109 miles. One hundred years later I see guys on carbon super bikes take longer for the one-way trip in the charity ride! The above info. is from Roy Green's (no relation) history of the RRA. Roy Green was Jock Wadley's assistant on Sporting Cyclist and later wrote for Amateur Photographer where he often illustrated his articles with photos of bike racing. Ray Green, Brighton, England
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