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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 14 No.2 October 2017 @20

On our return to the square, we were greeted with the wonderful sight of the ‘mini-depart’.
Scores of kids and (some) parents were lined up waiting to get away for their ‘race’ around
the city. The announcers were still giving their all to help these ‘mini-Jan Ullrich would-be’s’
to get away on their fun-ride. The whole thing was a beautiful example of how much more
community appreciation for two wheels there is on the ‘mainland’, than here on our little
island

I introduced myself to the officials, and explained that I was
a member of ‘probably the most esteemed bicycle club in the
world’ and ‘certainly the oldest’. This had little effect, mainly
because my Italian is really poor, and they must have thought
me a little crazy! They managed to do the right thing and take
my email address for sending me the results – nothing in the
inbox yet!

Sunday was the full blown (amateur)
race, with an early (for me) start and many kilometres. We missed the
start, although my daughter caught the peloton whizzing past her
window as she took breakfast. Unfortunately, we had already decided to
hire our own bikes to cycle the city walls and finding the places we
wouldn’t normally see on foot.This meant that we missed the racing, but
enjoyed the history and sights of a beautiful city.

Cobbled Streets as well

50km riders on AnWque Bikes C1900-1950 Best Dressed Award