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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine. Volume 9 No.1 March 2012
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Ryan Smith, 1991 and 1994 British Pro-Road Race Winner and now Eurosport Cycling
Commentator and Phil Lee, the New Performance Director of Cycling Ireland, guests of Baillie
Mac Something; Mr.Griggs brought with him P J Lane, 2012 Olympic Track Designer; John Herety,
Manager, Rapha Condor Sharp Professional Cycling Team was the guest of Mr Green and
Mr.Smithie’s guest was Peter Ruffhead, Director of Artic Aircon, sponsor of the Artic Road Team.

We also welcomed a bevy of former |Olympic winners, Competitors, National Champions and
Pro-riders, including: Tommy Godwin, Ron Keeble, Colin Lewis, Dean
Dowling, Fred Carol, Daniel Lloyd and Chris Lillywhite.

Principle guest was the comedian (and magician) Tony Roscoe, who
captured the attention
of us all – a great
a c h i e v e m e n t . A
brilliant performance,
especially when he
encouraged a guest
to hold a revolver,
point it and then drop
it into an evidence
bag!

Peter Magnus presented “The Measured Time Trophy” to Mr.Mallard,
seated comfortably at the top table, who received a tumultuous round of
applause for his incredible achievement from which he has now recovered
and in training for another attempt .

The 616 members and guests dug deep
into their pockets and purses to raise
£2500 which was divided equally
between two very worthy causes,
namely, The Rainbow Centre Childrens
Society (see Mrs.Bardell’s photo) and
Save The Children Fund.

The final two items arrived: Sgt Buzfuz was invested with the
Presidents insignia and will, for the next
twelve months, be known as Samuel
Pickwick Esq., the operation having be
actioned by the Captain, and then the last
sing-along

There was the usual hearty singing of
choruses of “Thank You For Those Few Kind
Words”, “Why Was He Born So Beautiful”,
“The Old Brigade” (for the Chelsea men in
Red and, finally, “Auld Lang Syne. Then
some of us, just a few, made our weary but
happy way home.