Mike Waite wrote:- Then Saturday when I got home, I would clean it, fit saddle bag and sprint carriers to hold my sprints, then ride our to wherever the digs were. Sunday we raced, then rode to meet the club members who didn't race, either for cafe lunch or tea. Then we all rode home, often a very long way round, and sometimes getting back home well into the evening. Great days, never to be seen again, but always remembered with fondness.
Mike
Thanks for the above it could have been me writing the article as it
certainly brought back memories. Never to be forgotton times especially
as you point out after the Sunday racing then meet up with club members
on all day ride , midday dinner and tea had to be pre. booked because of
the demand by cycling clubs on the numerous eating places of the era.
Monday I was "stone broke "as all my pocket money had been spent over
the weekend cycling activities. I have always maintained there is no
comparison between the 1950/60's and the club life of today. Membership
and team spirit was paramount if you were to a successful club and
showing respect to the rules of the sport's governing National Cycling
Union .
Now 75 years young still involved with bikes of yesteryear and riding
one or the other out three times a week ,can't be bad!
Best wishes
Doug Smith
North Dorset
UK