Page 31 - Bidlake Booklet
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1950.
1948.
1951.
1949.
cycling,
matches,
Olympics,
Bidlake award.
previous figures.
tually unbeatable,
many RRA records.
Gordon Basham
RRA record in the book,
in succession from 1949-52,
world titles during his career.
obvious choice for the Bidlake,
world title to his amateur one.
himself by saying it was only mild beer.
otherwise he might have won even more.
taking the women’s BAR in 1949 and 1950,
ous records and national championships on the way.
multiple national championships and set multiple records,
Ken Joy’s career ran parallel with Eileen Sheridan’s.
she would certainly have got it later, for she rode as a professional
In terms of sheer speed he was vir-
breaking those of Marguerite Wilson.
Eileen Sheridan was the great star of post-war women’s
and numer-
but he was less happy with three- and four-up
for Hercules from 1952 to 1954 and broke every single women’s
She was an
and in his first pro season he added the professional
but had she not won it in 1950
Reg Harris was the first person to be given a second
He would add three more pro
He had turned professional after the London
a magnificent new competition record in the process of 454.37 miles,
Outstanding among these was his Liverpool-London,
the first man since Southall to win it more than once.
Basham was notable for drinking several pints of beer during his ride,
of the Wessex RC won the first-ever National 24-hour Championship,
but he defended
setting
The Unfinished Story
He won the BBAR competition four times
then he too turned pro for Hercules and set
Like Eileen he won
finishing inside 8 hours for
adding almost 10 miles to the
the lonely work of road record-breaking
Night shot of Eileen Sheridan engaged in
31
1948.
1951.
1949.
cycling,
matches,
Olympics,
Bidlake award.
previous figures.
tually unbeatable,
many RRA records.
Gordon Basham
RRA record in the book,
in succession from 1949-52,
world titles during his career.
obvious choice for the Bidlake,
world title to his amateur one.
himself by saying it was only mild beer.
otherwise he might have won even more.
taking the women’s BAR in 1949 and 1950,
ous records and national championships on the way.
multiple national championships and set multiple records,
Ken Joy’s career ran parallel with Eileen Sheridan’s.
she would certainly have got it later, for she rode as a professional
In terms of sheer speed he was vir-
breaking those of Marguerite Wilson.
Eileen Sheridan was the great star of post-war women’s
and numer-
but he was less happy with three- and four-up
for Hercules from 1952 to 1954 and broke every single women’s
She was an
and in his first pro season he added the professional
but had she not won it in 1950
Reg Harris was the first person to be given a second
He would add three more pro
He had turned professional after the London
a magnificent new competition record in the process of 454.37 miles,
Outstanding among these was his Liverpool-London,
the first man since Southall to win it more than once.
Basham was notable for drinking several pints of beer during his ride,
of the Wessex RC won the first-ever National 24-hour Championship,
but he defended
setting
The Unfinished Story
He won the BBAR competition four times
then he too turned pro for Hercules and set
Like Eileen he won
finishing inside 8 hours for
adding almost 10 miles to the
the lonely work of road record-breaking
Night shot of Eileen Sheridan engaged in
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