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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 12 No.1 March 2015 !11
Quanko Samba’s Guest List……(without the jokes!)
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“Good afternoon Gentleman. Today I have the honour of proposing the Pickwick Bicycle
Club toast to our guests, and may I start with an apology that if I have missed anyone
that was notified, the error is mine and not intentional. Then may I on behalf of the
President and members, welcome you all to this venue and I hope you have enjoyed the
festivities thus far.

Gentleman, we are honoured to have in our presence today as guests of Mr Blotton of
Aldgate, Stuart Hallam and John McClelland. Stuart was a major figure in the British &
USA telecommunications industry for many years until he made a career diversion and
became the successful CEO of Cycling Ireland. He then returned to Britain, heading up
the ‘Trois Etapes’ venture which he describes as ‘Races for the rich corporate types.’ He
describes himself as a happy club cyclist, and the elder brother of Olympian track rider,
Ian Hallam MBE. John can be described as Northern Ireland’s finest veteran. Winning
two gold medals in the 2013 Worlds Master’s Championship, and repeated the feat this
year in the Team Pursuit and Scratch races.
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As a guest of Mr Jinks we have Howard Ashmore, Kevin Neary, and Alf Engers who was
a multiple 25mile TT championship winner in the 60’s. The guest of Crushton today is
Roger Hammond, current Genesis Team Manager who was 3rd in Paris-Roubaix as
Britain’s best ever finisher; plus he was a former junior cycle cross champion. Mr
Smithie’s guest is Dave LeGrys (aka LEGRO) who is the holder of a number of world
records on rollers (126mph), British & Commonwealth speed record (110mph - on the
M42, …..where were the police?) but his real claim to fame is beating Seb Coe by 20mins
in the London Marathon.
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Bullman’s guest is 1992 Commonwealth Games Team Pursuit Silver medalist Guy Rowland,
(riding with Chris Boardman), and Mr Justice Stareleigh guest is former National
Champion, and 6-Day professional, Maurice Burton. Mark Brooking, the former National
Audax Champion is the guest of Mr Mallard. Job Trotter’s guest is Joe Waugh, a prolific
road rider throughout the 70’s in the UK, Europe and the USSR including the Milk Race.
And George the Father has guests Andy Jeffries & Ian Alexander from Whyte Bikes.
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A special mention goes to Brian Foxton who with his wife entertained us so well at
Harrogate last year, and also to Steve & Peter Walsh, owners of the Downs Hotel
Hackney, where the Pickwick Bicycle Club first met back in 1870.
Please raise your glasses to welcome our guests!
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