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and,
1937.
1938.
press,
misleading.

establishment,
riders were Hill,
for the first time.
and road safety.
Syd Ferris.
Frank Urry
character in Britain,
Johnson,
BAR competition this year.
served on many committees,
an eye-patch over his left eye.
Earnshaw was not preferred,
as “four bronze medals,”
as well as being a vegetarian,
Ferris also took the 1000-mile record,
him competion record at 100 miles,
cyclists on the Transport Advisory Council,
two and a half hours from Opperman’s time.
End record-breaker captured the Bidlake award:
technically correct,
bronze medal on the track in the team pursuit,
For the second time in three years,
Charlie Holland was fifth in the road race.
he was a distinctive figure,

which was attempting to get to grips with road traffic management
Ferris rode as a professional for Sturmey-Archer,
bringing it inside three days
the End-to-
Mills and King.This was reported in the
with
but still a little
Oppy was a popular
and clearly a member of the cycling
a governmental body
was honoured for defending the interests of
but no doubt there was a sigh of satisfaction
Syd Ferris took
for the brilliant rides that brought
and his clear victory in the
where the four
that this supreme record had been recaptured by a home rider.
Urry was one of the top-ranking officials who
and it appears slightly surprising that Shake
Frank Southall

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