Some South Elmsall Social Cycling Club notes from the past.

Cycling Club Hoyland Barnsley 1900	Richard Watson 1960	Howden 1959 Richard Watson 3rd. from left
Derrick Snowden in the centre 1957	1973 Championships presentation At the back. Jef Rogers Next row left to right Ian Hiendley, Roy Car, Peter Stirk, Barry Dawson, Chris. Watts, Harold Dawson (Algy). Middle row left to right Stuart Rogers, Robert Moxon, Neil Rogers, Keith (Chippy) Parker, Alan Crooks. Front row left to right Silvia Scott, Stephen Scott, John Woodward, ? Parkin.	Richard Watson 1980

1970s  club top		1984-2007  club top

South Elmsall  SCC members on holiday in Germany 1966 Brian Ryley Mervyn Wright  Fred Stubs  Peter Stirk and  Dave Shaw Cruising on the Rhine		South Elmsall SCC members on holiday in Holland  1966 Amsterdam
South Elmsall  SCC trophy presentation  1964 With Algy Dawson left and Barry Dawson top right		South Elmsall  SCC trophy presentation in the 1960s. With Algy Dawson front row and John Laxton top right

In the mid 1970’s Brian Beardsley  was 4th. in the National Championship 24 hour cycling time trial covering more than 420 miles.
 

About the same period Harold Reynolds did personal best times of 24.15 for 10 miles and 64.15 for 25 miles.
 

Bas Swales personal best times for time trials at;

10 miles 20.14

25 miles 53.00

30 miles 68.00

50 miles 1.49.00

100 miles 4.8.00

Allen Smith holds the  5 miles time trial record on the Hampole Upton course at  just over 10 mins.

National School boys time trials

Dean Norton 10 miles 21.46

Dean Norton 25 miles 55.46

National School girls time trials

Kay Charlesworth 10 miles 26.15

Jill Bishop won the junior women’s national BAR in 1980 with an average speed of 25.05 mph. She was the fastest girl in the 10 miles time trial championship with 24.28, and at 25 miles championship with 61.40.

D. Saxton won the junior women’s national BAR in 1985 with an average speed of 24.30 mph.
 

In 2000 Ken Scott did personal best times for 10 miles time trial of 22.12 and for 50 miles time trial 1.59.10. Aged 64 at the time. At the age of 65 he did two consecutive personal best times for 25 miles time trial of 59.35 & 59.10 going under the hour for the first time ever. His best time for the club event on the Hampole Ackworth course in 2000 was 24.35, and for a special club event called the Goole circuit, he held the record of 2-8-30 for the 52 miles. His first race was in .

The Hill Climb record for the 600 yards High Street hill South Elmsall  is held by Murry Burnley  at 57 sec. (1986)

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