The hogmanay training led to earache; Tom Simpson emigrating to Canada; Map-reading contest; commuting by bike to King's College has its issues; cold, but club runs continue; club AGM - David now Time Trials Secretary; club roller racing competition.
540 miles
February began cold, wet, icy; 63" gear '10'; Harp RC hilly 100 mile reliability trial; weather and exams limit cycling; annual Winslow Bash.
416 miles
The club now has its own duplicator for startsheets etc; At Dirty Dicks for a send-off for Tom and Sheila Simpson who emigrated to Canada this month; too wet for the medum gear '25'; a pretty cold and wet month; the month ended with a (non-cycling) trip to the Isle of Man with King's College.
502 miles
No diary entries for the first week owing to the Isle of Man trip; very cold for the club '30'; cold for the club '50'; Northwood Wheelers track cycling; entered to North Bucks '25' (must have been one of the early events organised by the North Bucks Road Club (Robert's club and one which formed in 1953).
773 miles
Yet another cold '25'!; North Bucks '25' 1:07:40; won the club '100' with 4:50:08, on another cold and wet morning. Commuting to King's College on Wednesdays.
1119 miles
Evening training; WLCA '50' on the Bath Road - shared digs with some pre-war cycling luminaries; inter-club '25' with the South Ruislip CC.
899 miles
Failed to get in to the South Ruislip '100'; summer job; cycling to Harrogate; a tough '25'; complaining about the poor summer weather.
1195 miles
Quite a lot of time trials this month; Norlond Combine '50' with a pb of 2:16:56; club '30' with a pb 1:21:03.
1263 miles
September began with a long ride ahead of the '12'; amusing dribe to the WLCA '12' - and a good ride, recording 225 mile and 1661 yards which is a new club record; rode to Gower peninsula for a King's College trip; the Last Chance '25'.
1214 miles
Club runs; social season seems to be starting; joined the University Cycling Club and will race with them next season.
507 miles
Very much into the social season; Cycle Show at Earls Court; Club dinner; WLCA annual general meeting
259 miles
Winter so fewer miles, finished term at King's; started Christmas postal work
349 miles