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Daniel Grummer introduces the Honoured Guests

Gentlemen…… Good Afternoon, may I on behalf of the club extend a warm welcome to all of
our Guests, to the 149 Annual Garden Party. I trust our members have treated you to a
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fine festive fare, and you are enjoying our proceedings thus far. I now have the pleasure of
introducing guests whom have been drawn to my attention, by members dining at their table,

On Table N – guest of Gabriel Grubb we have Stewart Smith he Cycling Time Trials National
Secretary. Table D – guest of Joseph Smiggers is Chalky White, the Honorary Secretary of
the Pedal Club. On Table F – guests of The Honourable Mr Crushton is Dom Langham, who is
CEO of Madison Cycles. With Dom is Sean van Waes; Sean has just flown in today from
Japan and is Head Helmeteer at Laser Helmets and accompanying them Sean Igoe; Editor of
Cycling Weekly. -
On Table P - guest of Smangle is Malcolm Elliott who won 2 gold medals in the 1982
Commonwealth Games, 3 stage wins in Vuelta Espana, Finished the Tour de France in 1987
and 1989, as well as competing in the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1996. On Table G – guests
of Mr Watty are Neil Laughton,Secretary of the Penny Farthing Club, who also tutors in the
art of riding these wonderful machines. In November Neil broke three Guinness World
Records by riding no handed a Penny Farthing, greatest distance in an hour- 26km; fastest
10k in 23m.23s.; and fastest 100m sprint at 29.6kph. He also climbed Mount Everest with
Bear Grylls in 1998, on his Penny! Also there is David Herlihy, a renowned cycling historian,
who is involved in researching our Club for an article to be published next year in America.
And finally Martin Chaldecott, who in 2018, cycled the coastline 4000+miles of the UK
unsupported, and raising £3000 in aid of the Matt Hampson Foundation.
On Table W – guests of George the Father include Dr Richard Usher, chief medical officer
of Team Ineos and formally of Team Sky, and Liam Killeen 5 times British Mountain Bike
Cross Champion, who in 2006 won a Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games.
On the Top Table –Mr Phunky’s guest is Guillaume Hoareau, who has travelled all the way
from Reunion Island – on his bike. And also on the Top Table is our guest speaker, Roger
Dakin. Roger played hockey for England in the 1970’s as well as coaching the team. Cricket
and golf are still on his active agenda, where he’s a renowned non-turning off-spinner and a
self-proclaimed bandit at golf. He’s has gained vast experience of speaking at many different
functions for over 25 years.

Members of the PBC, please be upstanding and raise the toast to “Our Guests”.