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

Editorial chit chat…….

Another autumn is upon us, where did the summer go?; Very
pleasing to hear both Sir Chris Hoy, and Dame Sarah Storey
commenting on the pointless waste of money spent on cycle
lanes across the country, which serve little purpose and offer
very limited safe use for cyclists. We’ve all seen them; where
they suddenly stop without warning; with no where to go; or where they are blocked by
parked vehicles; plus when, (when!) the roads are swept, all the debris ends up in the cycle
lanes! No doubt everyone has their own pet location, but mine is south of London where the
westbound A23 splits at the start of the M23. The cycle lane stops, and cyclists are advised
to dismount and cross the motorway feeder road to re-join the A23. Hardly a safe option.
On the active cycling side we’ve seen more Pickwickians on the road this year, which is
great news, with the indefatigable Mr Watty doing more amazing rides in aid of his
fundraising charity, such as his imminent Paris to Rouen ride; Wilkins Flasher & Price(the
debtor) in the Ride London; and Smiggers targeting 10000 miles in the year, to name just
some of them. If you’ve done a special ride, then let me know so we can include it in the
magazine. We also saw the Ineos (revamped Sky) team in action, albeit without Chris Froome,
but what a star Geraint Thomas is – a real professional ensuring that with a well oiled team
effort, Egan Bernal was able to win the Tour. An amazing Tour all round this year for it’s
100th anniversary of ‘Le Maillot Jaune’

Apart from the President’s chosen charity during his year of office, we do get requests to
support fundraising by various members, and whilst this is not a primary function of the Club,
I am always happy to give a mention of such efforts in this magazine, if you let me know in
time.

This is the last editorial before we reach our 150th anniversary year in 2020. A lot of
effort has gone into making it hopefully as memorable as possible as you will see further on in
this issue, so please spare a thought to those club members responsible for its organisation.
Hope to see you all at the December Garden Party ………..Editor

Closing Date for the March 2020 issue is 31st January 2020.
All contributions are welcome and should be sent to the Editor, by email to:
pickwick2610@hotmail.com
or to: Taverners, Warninglid Lane, Plummers Plain, West Sussex RH13 6NY