February 2007 Archives

41st Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation

The Mercia HBM Cycling Club held it’s forty first annual dinner & prize presentation at the Albion Hotel Shobnall Road in Burton. The guests included Trevor Jarvis from Tenbury Wells. The well known manufacturer of the unique “Flying Gate” Cycle Frame & Peter Wain Formerly the landlord of the Beech Hotel in Stretton, with his daughters Margaret & Sally to present the Sheila Wain Memorial Trophy for the first rider on handicap in the club’s 25 mile championship. Presenting the prizes was Mercia’s Professional cyclist David Clarke who gave an interesting speech about the highs & lows of racing on the European Continent.

Posted by Pete Rose on Feb 18, 2007

2007 Reliability Trials

There were sixty seven entrants in the Mercia HBM C.C. Reliability Trials. Fifty one in the 100 km & sixteen in the 50 km.

It was a fine clear day as the 100 km riders started from the Mercia’s club room the Shobnall Sports & Social Club at 10:00 am to cycle over Lawns Farm. The route then took the riders to Abbotts Bromley, then continuing over Blithfield Reservoir to Rugeley, up over Cannock Chase to Milford Common. Stafford was avoided by taking the road to Tixall, then continuing past the Staffordshire Showground to turn left for Hopton, Sandon, Milwhich, Bramshall, Marchington Cliff.

Posted by Pete Rose on Feb 05, 2007