Maurice Carpenter St Leonards character, Maurice Carpenter, is one of the town’s best known racing cyclists. As far back as 1952 Maurice, at the tender age of 19, recorded over 225 miles in a 12 hour race and took the Hastings & St Leonards Cycling Club record that had stood in the name of J F Mackie … Continue reading Still Going Strong at 82
Tag: Southborough Wheelers
Southborough Wheelers runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “Sprocket Page March 06”, “Local Riders in 10 Mile Cycle Race”, and “Success for the Wheelers”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Local Riders in 10 Mile Cycle Race
Southborough Wheelers 10 Mile Time Trial Tenterden Course – Saturday 16 May 2015 Result
New Cycling President
NEW CYCLING PRESIDENT FOR ESCA Esther Carpenter, one of the best known cycling organisers in the South-East, became President of the East Sussex Cycling Association at the Annual Luncheon and Prize Presentation held at the Roebuck
Sprocket Page March 06
February is a quiet month for the Wheelers usually but this year there has been a lot going on in preparation for the racing season ahead.
Success for the Wheelers
Success for the Wheelers Four riders represented the Rye cycling club in the first race of the season, run off over 12 torturous miles of Sussex roads near Battle, three of the steep hills had to be climbed in this time trial event, aptly named the Hard-riders Twelve and organised by the East Sussex Cycling … Continue reading Success for the Wheelers