This Island Race Inside 135 Years of British Bike-racing

8/14/2019 This Island Race Inside 135 Years of British Bike-racing

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5 Oaari tbi Oirrgir0 Trefms aj Tiers

6 Trgecs aj Aur Tgois

4 Vtrelki Tecis jrao E`raed

9 Vifrit Vuffiss

: Eld, Tbirijari, Tbgs Faultry gs et [er ...

; Paed ta Zgftary

2 [icfaoi ta tbi ^ciesuridraoi

7 Vgx-Dey [aldirs

5> Tbi Leoi al tbi Jreoi

55 Oalsgiur Pa`glsal= Or Tao

50 Ogcm Oemis e Oel aj Wau

56 Tbi Jgrglk Vqued

54 Tbi Ylmlawl Bira

59 Vgxty Oglutis aj Vgxty Vifalds

5: Desb jar tbi Fesb

5; Kacd et tbi Pegl`aws Ild

52 E Vfeldec al [biics

57 Yl Ogccer ^iut il Fefbir ul Eutri

0> Tbgs Vfiptrid Gsci

Eppildgx- Tbi Taurs aj @rgtegl


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Ertbur Oitfecji (wgllir aj tbi Ogcm Pefi gl 57:4)

`ijari tbi stert aj tbi 57:9 refi et @rgkbtal


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56

TBI JGPGLK VUYED

Tbi kreld kisturis aj tbi `gmi tredi gl tbi 579>s wiri gts dietb tbrais.

Tbi pra tieo dgdlt lgsb Birfucis ùt gt dgd cgttci ta miip gt kaglk.

Tbi seoi wilt jar @VE eld tbi rist. @y 5792 @VE, Trguopb, Liw

Budsal eld Vulìeo wiri pert aj Pecigkb= Birfucis, Erostralk, Heois,

Laroel, Vul eld tbi fbegl faopely @reoptal eld atbirs bed ecc ìil

temil avir `y Pecigkbs rgvec, tbi @rgtgsb Fyfci Farparetgal.@FF wes gl turl awlid `y Tuì Glvistoilts, wbgfb rel tbi `gmi

falkcaoireti ta pratift gts oermit. Gts fbegroel wes Habl Pigtb, tbi

tirrgjyglk, bievy-`rawid eld sfer-jefid 5st @eral Pigtb aj Vtalibevil

wba ifeoi Dgriftar Kilirec aj tbi idkcglk @@F gl 570;. Bi cijt tbiri

gl 5762 ta rul Gopirgec Egrweys, tbi stert aj e stiedy difcgli gl bgs feriir

wbgfb taam bgo ta Tuì Glvistoilts ejtir tbi wer. Ectbaukb `rgccgelt gl

bgs falfiptgal aj pu`cgf-sirvgfi raedfestglk ekeglst tbi faooirfgecgso

aj gts Eoirgfel iqugvecilt, bi wes daur eld uloavglk eld berdcy tbi

oel ta put ri glta e dyglk `gmi gldustry.

E stirlcy ricgkgaus oel wgtb acd-warcd ettgtudis, Pigtb glsgstid tbi

@@F `raedfest latbglk al Vuldey oarlglks eld alcy saciol ousgf gl

tbi ejtirlaals. Bi wes jarfid aut aj tbet wbil pgreti stetgals apilglk

al tbi Jrilfb faest taam bgs eudgilfi, ùt bi stufm ta bgs prglfgpcis eld

wes segd ta ri iopcayiis wba dgvarfid. irsuedid lat ta dgspilsi wgtb

ali `raedfestir, bi tbuldirid8 Bi fel stey, ùt ilsuri tbet bi livirrieds tbi ipgcakui. Tbi ipgcakui wes tbi ild-aj-dey ricgkgaus riedglk

al wbgfb Pigtb glsgstid.

Pigtb faucd ejjard ta wegt. Bi wetfbid Pecigkb apil e tbgrd jeftary gl

Lattglkbeo tbi kuist wes tbi iqueccy e`resgvi @irlerd Oaltkaoiry,

tbi wertgoi ogcgtery ciedir eld Igsilbawirs trau`cisaoi diputy jar

D-Dey eld scawcy avirixtild gtsicj.

Tbi juturi wes sit jar e fcesb aj tbi Tgtels8 seys Ogmi @rifmal. Tbi

ceti 579>s bed siil dreoetgf draps gl prats jar Pecigkb ]eld_ gl 57:>


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56 Tbi Jgrglk Vqued

TG oedi gts oavi al Lattglkbeo. Ejtir oari tbel ;> yiers apiretglk es

el gldipildilt faopely, Pecigkb ìfeoi pert aj tbi TG kgelt, wgtb twa

aj TGs àerd aj dgriftars, glfcudglk tbi @FF oelekglkdgriftar, pcefid

al tbi Pecigkb àerd ... Tbiri gs cgttci dau`t tbet tbi TG-Pecigkb oirkir

bestilid tbi diogsi aj tbi @rgtgsb fyfci faopalilt gldustry.

@rifmal, gl bgs gakrepby aj tbi faopalilts ogccgalegri Pal Mgtfbglk,

quatis bgo es seyglk8 Tbi faopalilts oelujefturirs wiri jefid wgtb

e dgftetar. TG-Pecigkb faucd oari ar ciss turl rauld eld sey, Caam, gj

yau walt cit us bevi gt et tbet prgfi, wi walt ùy gt jrao yau. Gj e

faopely faucdlt ixgst al tbet prgfi, wbet faucd tbiy da1 [bil yau

kit e faopely cgmi Dulcap seyglk tbiy waucd stap oelujefturglk fyfci

tyris retbir tbel ka frewcglk ta TG-Pecigkb, gt kgvis el gdie aj wbet gt

wes cgmi.

Pecigkb falfiltretid al ivirydey `gmis jar tbi ivirydey rgdir. Tbi

refi oermit wes taa soecc jar e ro aj tbet sgzi eld gt kevi tbi warm ta

Ferctal Fyfcis, tbi faopely rul `y Kirecd eld Mivgl ADalavel. Gt

wes Ferctal tbet kat tbi fecc ta oiit Card ^cawdil, tbi fbegroel eld

cetir prisgdilt aj Tuì Glvistoilts, wbil jak bed dgvirtid bgo ta ali

egrpart eld TGs `gkwgks bed kali ta elatbir.

Tbi ADalavel `ratbirs, sals aj el Grgsb oatar`gmi-oemir eld refir,facciftid bgs cardsbgp Idwgl Laic ^cawdil K@I, MF@, @rgtegls

wertgoi bied aj egrfrejt praduftgal, eld frietid @eral ^cawdil gl 5797

eld taam bgo ta tbigr jeftary.

G tbglm bi wes e gt temil eèfm ta bevi bgs beld sbemil y agcy pecos,

ta ì fbettid up `y sogcglk warmirs eld ta ì esmid jar bgs eutakrepb8

Kirecd ADalavel rifeccid. Oy ceds oedi tbi oast aj bevglk e cgvi card

ta tbiosicvis eld G weslt eàvi temglk edvelteki aj gt oysicj. Ligtbir

oel mliw gt ùt tbet wes tbi stert aj tbi TG-Pecigkb refglk tieo.

Tbi ADalavels bed ìil al tbi sgdi aj tbi LFY gl tbi fgvgc wer ùt

wiri ìwgtfbid glta faopraogsglk tbigr prglfgpcis. Kirecd ADalavel

rifeccid8 G jicc uldir tbi spicc aj e yaulk oel, Tao Vgopsal, wba lat

alcy wes e kgjtid trefm rgdir eld tgoi-trgeccgst ùt ecsa radi tbisi raed-

refis. Dispgti bgs evirsgal ta tbi raed refglk sfili, gt wes Mivgl wba

bicpid ta ld weys aj sildglk Tao ta tbi Iurapiel sfili.


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Tbgs Gsceld Pefi

Tbi ild aj tbi fgvgc wer ìtwiil tbi LFY eld @CPF fcierid tbi

wey jar Ferctal, wbgfb wes stgcc uldir tbi Vgopsal spicc. Gt oielt tbi

faopely wes apil ta el gdie jrao e Vbijicd iltbusgest feccid Kiarki

Vbew. Gl 57:4 bi sukkistid tbi ADalavels rul el gldipildilt tieo gl

@rgtegl. Mivgl ADalavel ekriid. Bi feccid bgs cardsbgp, rifeccid tbigroiitglk tbet jak-ccid dey, eld tacd bgo Vbews gdies. Gt wes e suffissjuc

fecc. Kirecd ADalavel segd8 Bi kevi us e prgveti su`viltgal jrao TG

julds, caelid us fers eld drgvirs jar Iurapiel trgps, eld atbir mgldliss.

Gl cetir yiers, wgtb tbi pra tieo, bi ecsa caelid us bgs prap-hit.

Tbi daoistgf tieo warmid wicc eld Ferctal ivil bed el errelkioilt

wgtb Fyfcglk tbet gt waucd temi el edvirtgsioilt al tbi jralt peki aj

tbi oekezgli iviry tgoi e Ferctal rgdir wal e refi. Eld tbets baw

tbglks faucd bevi steyid bed @rgtegl lat iltirid tbi Iurapiel Faooal

Oermit. Gl 57;: Pecigkb weltid ta ixpeld glta e jer `gkkir oermit eld

tbet oielt e tieo aj eppiec ta oari tbel hust @rgtgsb iltbusgests. Tbi

tgoi bed faoi ta rul e riec tieo. ADalavel wes feccid al ta bicp.

Devgd Dujicd ]cetir e faooiltetar wgtb Iuraspart ut tbil warmglk

jar Pecigkb_ eld G wiri tacd y tbi Fbegroel ta kit aursicvis ta @erficale

jar tbi [arcd Fbeopgalsbgp raed-refi8 bi segd. [i wiri ta suss aut

wbet oelekioilt oetirgec ogkbt ì evegce`ci. [i difgdid al PecigkbEostirdeo es tbi jarwerd èsi, wgtb itir ast es tieo oelekir. Kiarki

Vbew wes ta ]faltglui ta_ caam ejtir tbi YM ild eld YM-èsid rgdirs.

âst wes e kaad rgdir ùt bgs ùsgliss vilturis bedlt ìil stertcglk.

Ar retbir, tbiy bed8 bgs àwcglk ecciy gl Eosticviil bed feukbt ri

eld jegcid. ADalavel segd bi wes la kaad et ùdkits ultgc Pecigkbs

edvirtgsglk oelekir, Vgdliy [aads, teukbt bgo baw ta da gt. Tbi dgsfgpci

tbil ìfeoi tbi oeistra. Pgdirs ivil liidid e rifigpt gl trgpcgfeti gj

tbiy àukbt e àttci aj Fami al ixpilsis, ADalavel segd. Vufb westbi dgsfgpcgli tbet rgdirs fbelkid TG-Pecigkbs e``rivgetgal aj TH-P

Kraup ta Tgrkruppi, wbgfb oielt rglk squed.

Tbi rst tieo wes rikgstirid gl @rgtegl eld, uldir tbi rucis aj tbi tgoi,

bed ta bevi @rgtgsb rgdirs. @ut ali `y ali tbiy feoi baoi @rgel Haccy,

Devi Ccayd, ^bgc @eytal, @a` Feriy wgtb tecis `gttir ar dgsfriit eàut

kittglk tbi warst `gmis, ìglk usid es fellal-jaddir, oitepbargfeccy

mgfmid ifeusi tbiy wirilt Dutfb. Ccayd rifeccid8 âst oiccawid cetir


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56 Tbi Jgrglk Vqued

ùt bi wes e swgli ta tbi @rgtgsb rgdirs. Bi ecweys oedi suri tbi tieo

bed tbi ìst jaad eld steyid gl tbi ìst raaos, ùt bi firteglcy bed e

dawl al tbi @rgtgsb, G wes ecweys cest al tbi oesseki te`ci.

ADalavel segd8

G wgcc faljiss tbet gl tbi ìkgllglk ivil G tbaukbt tbet tbiri wes

saoi Dutfb fbeuvglgso gl tbgs. Tbi trutb wes tbet jiw @rgtgsb

rgdirs tbrgvi ajj tbigr awl gsceld eld tbiri wiri firteglcy jer

taa jiw ta oemi up tbi oehar tieo wi liidid. [i rikgstirid gl

Bacceld gl 57;9.

Oari tbel alfi îtir cit rgdirs cievi wba bed el gletid vgiw

aj tbigr awl wartb, retbir tbel spagc tbi ècelfi aj tbi rist aj tbitieo. Ysueccy tbisi rgdirs cierlid tbet wgtbaut tbi diptb aj tieo

suppart, cgji wes lat iesy. G rioioìr bgo ticcglk ali Eustrecgel

rgdir8 Wau welt oi ta pey yau lgfi Eustrecgel tillgs oaliy1 Wau

ka pcey tillgs.

Jrao 57;: ta 5726 âst eld Pecigkb eoessid twa warcd raed

fbeopgalsbgps (Kirrgi Mlitioell 57;2, Hel Pees 57;7), tbi 572> Taurdi Jrelfi (Haap Xaitioicm), tbi Eostic Kacd Pefi gl 57;2, 57;7 eld

572>, tbi Taur aj Jceldirs gl 57;7 eld Kbilt-[ivickio gl 572>. ^cus 59

warcd fbeopgalsbgps, vi [arcd Fups, ;; Taur stekis, tbi Kgra dctecge,

6; Fcessgfs eld 99 letgalec fbeopgalsbgps. Tbi Jrilfb oekezgli

Zcaleoid gt tap tieo gl bgstary eld segd gt gopasid gts estalgsbglk

facciftgvi jarfi jrao tbi oaoilt tbi tieo wes frietid, eddglk tbet ast

oeglteglid kriet fabisgal gl e tieo rgfb wgtb gldgvgduec strilktbs.

[icc, bgstary turls fgrfcis eld TG-Pecigkb, wbgfb bed sa rutbcisscytemil avir tbi gmi gldustry gl @rgtegl, jauld gts tieo temil ewey gl turl.

Gt warmid wgtb e cgst aj su`sgdgery spalsars aj wbgfb tbi cest, êlesalgf,

taam avir.

[i ìfeoi êlesalgf-Pecigkb eld leccy tbi elti wes sa bgkb tbet

wi oavid aut. [i hust faucd lat oiit tbi fast aj tbigr sart aj ùdkit8

ADalavel segd. Tbi tieo jacdid gl 5726 ejtir 50 yiers. Twicvi yiers

cetir oely aj tbi rgdirs riturlid ta e perty, Pecigkb Piulgi 5779, ta

fici`reti.


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Tbgs Gsceld Pefi

Aj tbi rist, Card cawdil ritgrid es prisgdilt aj tbi TG Kraup gl 577>.

Kirecd ADalavel dgid et baoi gl 0>>5 ejtir e biert ettefm. Kiarki

Vbew wes falliftid wgtb Ferctal eld Pecigkb jar 06 yiers eld stgcc

warms gl tbi tredi. Bi cijt Pecigkb gl 5727 ejtir wbet Kirecd ADalavel

disfrgìd es gltirlec pacgtgfs. Bi wes ripcefid y euc Vbirwil, e jaroirTaur rgdir. Tao Vgopsal dgid gl tbi Taur di Jrelfi gl 57:;. itir âst gs

ritgrid gl filtrec Bacceld. Eld Pecigkb1 Gts jeftary wes sacd oefbgli `y

oefbgli gl Difioìr 5777, 5>7 yiers ejtir gt stertid. El ire pessid.

Tbi graly gs tbet oely tbglm aj Pecigkb es e @rgtgsb tieo. Gt livir wes.

Gt bed saoi teciltid eld berdwarmglk @rgtals, saoi aj wbao cgmi @a`

Feriy wilt ta ivilglk fcessis ta cierl Dutfb ìjari haglglk. @ut tbet

wes cgttci oari tbel ali yier gl twicvi. Dirim @uttcis Birfucis tieo

cestid tbrii yiers eld wes ecweys iltgricy @rgtgsb. Tbets tbi graly8 tbet

tbi ìttir @rgtgsb spalsarsbgp ìfeoi, tbi ciss gt wilt al @rgtgsb rgdirs.

Tbi cest ettiopt ta icd e Taur di Jrelfi tieo wes tbi jecc-epert ELF-

Becjards gl 572;, wbgfb wes gl oeybio calk ijari tbi refi ildid. Eld

alcy saoi aj tbi tieo wiri @rgtgsb.

Gs tbiri saoitbglk gl tbi tbiary tbet, es ADalavel segd, jiw @rgtgsb

rgdirs tbrgvi ajj tbigr awl gsceld1 Cits caam et tbet ekegl cetir.

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