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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 16 No.2 October 2019 !11

The Late Lord Chancellor Welcomes the Guests

First of all , we have a couple of birthdays to sing about, so please get your singing boots
on. The Red Nosed Mister Stiggins is celebrating 75 years tomorrow Peter Magnus
(soubriquet) Keith Robins - honorary member, celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday!
Table 15 as guest of Bill Stumps we have Glen Mitchell - 8 times British track champion
and competed in the team pursuit event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Geoff
Roberts of Geoff Roberts bicycle frames.
As guest of Bullman we have Neill Keen, chairman of Foskia cycling jerseys.

Table 36 as guest of Martin the Long Gamekeeper we have Rod Alexander, founder and
Chairman of the London Triathlon.

As guest of Whiffers we have Andrew Deaner who has not only ridden 6 Etape du Tour and
Paris-Brest-Paris twice, but is the cardiologist who saved Bolton Wanderers’ Fabrice
Muamba's life at White Hart Lane.
Table 18 as guests of The Honourable Mister Crushton we have Don Langan, CEO of
Madison Cycles and Team Principle for Madison Genesis Pro Pike Team Bill Baxter, Sales
Director for Madison Cycles.
Madison agents Stu Gwynn, Mark Tallack and Martin Clark, and Adrian Walsh, Ridley Bikes
sales agent.
Gary Beckett, 6 day soigneur and promoter.

As guest of Young Cripps we have His Honour RH Naqvi OBE TD, former resident judge of
British bases in Cyprus.
Table 20 as guest of Joseph Smiggers we have Jeremy White who is Secretary of the
Pedal Club.
Table 23 as guest of Old Lobbs we have Bruce, MD Rouleur cycling publication.

Table 26 As guest of new member David Barry we have Stewart Smith who is National
Secretary of Cycling Time Trials.
And finally Table 30 as guest of The Chaplain we have Phil Taylor, MD Schwalbe Tyres UK.

I now have particular pleasure in introducing our Guest speaker Mr John Virgo, absolute
legend of the snooker world.

Gentlemen, please stand and raise your glasses to our Guests, Thank you!