Memorial Trophy

Competing for the North Road Memorial Trophy, a perpetual Cup in memory of those Club members who fell in the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945

From 1920 to 1946 the event was restricted to the 12 best current 50 miles bicycle riders. 

Year

Name

Club

Time
1920 D. Marsh Shaftesbury C.C.  2:22:52
1921 D. Marsh Shaftesbury C.C. 2:18:02
1922 A. Wilson Hull Thursday RC 2:18:10
1923 A. Wilson Yorkshire RC 2:17:48
1924 A. Wilson Yorkshire RC 2:19:05
1925 W.B. Temme Glendene CC 2:11:43
1926 W.B. Temme Glendene CC 2:12:26
1927 F.W. Southall Norwood Paragon CC 2:06:40
1928 J. Lauterwasser Finsbury Park CC 2:10:15
1929 G.W. Jenkins Hastings and St Leonards CC 2:11:09
1930 G.W. Jenkins Hastings and St Leonards CC 2:11:57
1931 F.W. Southall Norwood Paragon CC 2:08:05
1932 F.A. Lipscombe Ingleside CC 2:10:36
1933 L.J. Ross East Liverpool Wheelers 2:07:20
1934 R. Dougherty Rugby Racing CC 2:13:55 
1935  F.A. Lipscombe Century Road Club  2:07:42 
1936 E.V. Mills  Addiscombe CC 2:06:58 
1937 H. Earnshaw  Monckton CC  2:09:18 
1938 H. Earnshaw  Monckton CC  2:06:43
1939-1944   No Event    
1945  R.J. Maitland  Solihull CC  2:04:21 
1946 A.E.G Derbyshire  Calleva Road Club 2:06:05 

From 1947 to 1957 the event was restricted to tricycles. Distance was 50 miles

Year

Name

Club

Time
1947 F.G. Whetman Wembley Wheelers 2:26:53
1948 Ken Brookler Luton Wheelers 2:23:09
1949 F.N. Whatley Rapier Road Club 2:24:58
1950 Albert Crimes Crewe Wheelers 2:18:50
1951 Albert Crimes Crewe Wheelers 2:15:41
1952 Albert Crimes Crewe Wheelers 2:16:30
1953 J.F. Arnold Middleton CC 2:13:20
1954 Albert Crimes Crewe Wheelers 2:17:23
1955 Micky Dunn Catford CC 2:14:35
1956 Micky Dunn Catford CC 2:19:29
1957 George Clayton Spartan Wheelers 2:15:19

From 1958 to 2002 the distance was 50 miles but open to bicycles as well

Year

Name

Club

Time
1958 Brian Wiltcher Zeus Road Club 1:56:08
1959 Brian Wiltcher Zeus Road Club 1:56:17
1960 Ron Jowers Clarence Wheelers 1:56:49
1961 D. Bonner Old Portlians CC 1:57:52
1962 J. Finch Ross Wheelers 2:01:05
1963 Pat Ryan Sans Souci CC 2:00:08
1964 Pat Ryan Edgware RC 1:58:26
1965 Alan Bridges Mercury CC 2:00:02
1966 Alan Bridges Mercury CC 2:00:47
1967 Alan Bridges Mercury CC 2:00:10
1968 T. Ewing Wembley Phoenix 1:55:20
1969 Robin Buchan Norwood Paragon 1:56:14
1970 Robin Buchan Norwood Paragon 1:58:51
1971 Robin Buchan Norwood Paragon 1:56:31
1972 G. Donington South Eastern RC 2:00:18
1973 C.R. Miller Rockingham Forest Whs 1:54:26
1974 Arthur Metcalfe Hartlepool CC 1:53:20
1975 D. Denson Rockingham Forest 1:59:52
1976 Mike Willcox North Road CC 1:56:01
1977 Roger Queen VC Slough 1:52:07
1978 Sid Lovatt Finsbury Park CC 1:50:34
1979 Sid Lovatt Finsbury Park CC 1:51:02
1980 Ian Cammish Edgware Road Club 1:48:28
1981 John French Coventry Olympic 1:49:12
1982 P. Roe Rockingham CC 1:51:03
1983 Glen Longland Antelope RT 1:48:41
1984 R.J. Collins Bristol South CC 1:55:13
1985 Darryl Webster Manchester WHLS Club 1:47:37
1986 Roger Queen VC Slough 1:50:07
1987 Glen Longland Antelope RT 1:46:13
1988 Glen Longland Antelope RT 1:48:13
1989 No Event    
1990 S. Giles Leo R.T   1:59:54
1991 J. Charlesworth Ace RT 1:54:08
1992 J. Charlesworth Ace RT 1:51:17
1993 K Platts Coalville Wheels 1:54:56
1994 G. Wharton Nottingham Clarion C.C. 1:56:55
1995 G. Platts Coalville Wheels 1:49:21 
1996 D. Staff North Road R.T. 1:51:07 
1997 I. Cammish Velo Vientd  1:51:09 
1998 M. Hutchinson Cambridge University C.C.  1:47:33 
1999 M. Hutchinson  Cambridge University C.C. 1:44:50
2000 M. Hutchinson  Bio R.T.  1:40:32 
2001 K. Dawson Fete Read-Caygill  1:47:28 
2002 No Event    

The Memorial for 2003 & 2004 was a distance of 50kilometres

Year

Name

Club

Time
2003 B. Charley Stourbridge C.C. 1:13:40
2004 A. Bojarski Hemel Hempstead C.C.   

From 2005 to the present day the distance is now 25 miles.

Year

Name

Club

Time
2005 S. Tarry Team Sanjan Design 1:00:05
2006 S. Hunt Icknield R.C.   
2007 R. O'Rourke Flitch Fitness Bike 0:55:35
2008 I. Cammish Planet X 0:56:05
2009 L Clarke Team Milton Keynes 0:54:59
2010 L. Clarke  Team Milton Keynes   
2011 R. Clarke Team Milton Keynes 0:54:23
2012 R. Clarke  Team Milton Keynes   
2013  A. Cox C.C. Luton   
2014 M. Hutchinson In Gear-Quickvit-Trainsharp RT 0:52:46
2015 R. Howells    
2016 A. Cox CC Luton 0:51:19
2017 B. Stowe Hemel Hempstead CC 0:53:41
2018 S. Norman Beds R.R.T   
2019 J. Wingfield Team Signum 0:51:48
2020 No event COVID 19  
2021 A Robertson University of Bath CC

0:53:47
2022 Rob Walker Ward Wheelz 0:51:45
2023 Rob Walker Ward Performance UK 050:57
2024 A Pickering Elysuim Kalas Racing Team 0:54:16
2025 John Wingfield Elysuim Kalas Racing Team 0:53:47
2026 Mike Debney Verulam Megan's Racing Team 0:52:56

 

 

Club Runs

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Join us on a Sunday club run.

We meet from 9:20am on Sunday mornings at Highway Cycles, Hartham Lane, Hertford SG14 1QN, by the coffee kiosk. Rides get underway from 9.40am, and are usually between 20 and 40 miles to a cafe and back.

There's more info in our Club Runs page,