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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 13 No.2 October 2016 2

Editorial ramblings…………………….

In the March edition I questioned whether our
sportsmen & women could emulate their London 2012
success - well, didn’t they just and then some. Obviously
our specific interest was the cycling, and once again Team
GB stepped up to the plate and produced magnificent
entertainment with medal after medal and so many
emotional moments for the riders. Congratulations to them
and to all of the other participants from across the world.
And we mustn’t forget Chris Froome winning the Tour for
the third time. Then there were more amazing feats at the
Paralympics with plenty more cycling medals, with special mention of Dame Sarah Storey.
Then an incredible Tour of Britain. And still more to come with Sir Bradley Wiggins and
Mark Cavendish in the London 6-Day later in October.A glut of British cycling at its best.

Earlier in the year Mrs. Winkle accompanied me by coach to Rochester (car and M2
actually), and we alighted outside the Royal Victoria & Bull Hotel where our illustrious
President and his friends spent the night. Wandering the old town we found Eastgate
House (built in 1590-91) and ‘renamed’ as Westgate House in the early chapters of
Pickwick Papers. Of interest was that the same house was seen again in the unfinished
Mystery of Edwin Drood but this time as The Nun’s House, Cloisterham. Rochester is a
treasure trove of memories if you are a Dickens historian, and with the castle as a back
drop, it’s well worth a visit.

As you will read further on, we have again lost some club members during this year,
the most notable being Mr. Cycling - David Duffield (aka Mr. Ayresleigh). We have been
fortunate to obtain a professional bird’s eye profile from Peter Lumley (editor of b2b
Bicycle Trade and Industry magazine) of his friend David.

Finally and regrettably, it is again necessary to remind everybody about their manners
at the Club luncheons. Note carefully what Buzfuz has to say, and remember it!
…………….Mr. Winkle Snr/Editor

Closing Date for the next issue - January 31st 2017